Harry Hairston joined NBC10 in 2004 as an investigative reporter and substitute anchor.  Before working at NBC10, Hairston was an investigative reporter at WXYZ in Detroit, Michigan. Prior to joining WXYZ, Hairston was an anchor and investigative reporter at WKBD and the now defunct WWJ  in Detroit.

Prior to his appointment at WKBD and WWJ Hairston worked as a news reporter and anchor at WTOG in Tampa, Florida. Before that, he was an anchor/reporter for WICU-TV in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Hairston's journalistic excellence and dedicated community service have earned him numerous awards and citations.  In 2011 he was named Journalist of the Year by the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, and he is the recipient of multiple Emmy nominations and awards.

In 2002, Hairston covered Pope John Paul the second at the World Youth Fest in Toronto, Canada, and in 2001, Hairston covered the murder mystery of a college girl in Cabo San Lucas. NBC Dateline and CBS 48 hours followed the coverage of this story. Additionally, Hairston lead the way in breaking and uncovering the sexual assault allegations by a Canadian woman against entertainment icon Bill Cosby.   

A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Hairston holds a bachelor’s degree from Gannon College in Erie, Pennsylvania. Hairston and his wife live in the Philadelphia area.

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