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Asha Blake

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Asha Blake
Born (1961-08-20) August 20, 1961 (age 63)
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
OccupationNews Anchor

Asha Blake is a five-time Emmy Award-winning television news journalist. Her US-based career has spanned anchoring ABC and NBC network newscasts, daytime- and entertainment-based talk shows, and local news anchoring at flagship news stations KNBC and KTLA. In 1999, Blake co-hosted NBC's Later Today, a spinoff of the Today Show, with Jodi Applegate and Florence Henderson.

Early life and education

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Born in Guyana, South America, Blake grew up in Toronto and in Minnesota. She earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota's journalism school.[1]

Professional career

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Blake began her career at KJCT-TV in Grand Junction, Colorado.[2]

After "Later Today" went off the air in 2000, Blake hosted two syndicated programs, "Smart Gardening" on PBS and the nationally syndicated "Life Moments".[1]

In 2005, Blake joined KWGN-TV.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b http://www.ktla.com/print_landing?Asha-Blake=1&blockID=13359&feedID=556& [permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Archived copy". www.saja.org. Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Denver | Services > Business Services from AllBusiness.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-09.