Tracy Davidson

Anchor, Consumer Reporter

Updated 6:21 AM EST, Fri, Sep 25, 2009

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Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist Tracy Davidson anchors NBC 10 News at 5PM. She delivers comprehensive consumer reports daily and is consistently hosting community events to help people manage their money, their careers and their personal information. Consumers from Greater Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, South Jersey and Delaware have taken advantage of resources made possible at Great Shredder events, NBC10's Money School seminars and Jump Start your Job Hunt events. With the recent launch of her own Web site, Davidson also aims to help consumers world-wide keep up with the latest consumer news and make educated financial decisions.

Davidson joined WCAU in March 1996 after spending nearly ten years anchoring and reporting for CBS affiliate, WTVH, in Syracuse, New York. In addition to her television experience, she has a very extensive background in radio. From 1981-1986, she worked for several New York radio stations.

Davidson has earned several prestigious awards for her work in broadcasting. In 2008, she was awarded a Mid-Atlantic Emmy for "Best News Anchor." The Philadelphia Business Journal and the National Association of Women Business Owners honored her with “The Woman of Distinction” award in 2004, Women in Communications named her the 1995 “Communicator of the Year,” and in 1992, her dedication to community service to women and children of Vera House, a battered women's shelter, earned her the Sister Mary Vera Award.

Davidson currently serves on the March of Dimes Board of Directors and has served as the Honorary Chair of the March of Dimes’ WalkAmerica for several years. In the past, she has served on the Board of Directors for CORA, an organization serving families in Northeast Philadelphia, and on an advisory board for Laurel House, a domestic violence shelter in Norristown. In 2004, Davidson was honored by Laurel House for her work and continued support of the non-profit organization. Davidson and her friends spent hours training and fundraising, and then completing “The 3-Day”, 60-mile breast cancer walk held in Philadelphia in October of ’07.

In addition, she is a member of St. Matthias Church in Bala Cynwyd, PA, where she serves as a Minister of Holy Communion. Davidson recently completed a religious Studies Certificate at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA. She is currently working toward a degree in pastoral counseling.

Born in Oil City, located in Western Pennsylvania, Davidson attended the State University of New York at Geneseo and graduated from Temple University.

Members of the NBC 10 News team make appearances at civic, community and corporate events free of charge. In lieu of payment, a contribution can be made to one or more of Tracy’s favorite charities:

www.laurel-house.org, www.marchofdimes.com, www.saintmatthias.org

To invite a member of the NBC 10 News Team to emcee or speak at your event,

please email the details to Jo Anne Wilder