Jericka Duncan
Jericka Duncan
Jericka Duncan is an award winning CBS News correspondent based in New York, New York.
Education
Duncan graduated from Ohio University in 2005 with a degree in Communications. [1]
Career
She began her career in 2005 in nearby Elmira, New York, where she covered the search for Ralph "Bucky" Phillips -- the longest manhunt for a fugitive in state history.
Before joining CBS News in 2013, Duncan spent three years at KYW, the CBS owned TV station in Philadelphia. At KYW, she earned first place from the Associated Press for a series of reports on disabled adults that were held captive in a social security scam. [1]
Awards
The Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists honored her in 2012 with the Journalist of the Year Award. Duncan was a reporter for WIVB (CBS) in Buffalo, New York, from 2007 to 2010. While there, she received a local Emmy Award in the best morning show category for her winter storm coverage in 2008.
In 2009, she was one of the first reporters at the scene of a plane crash near Buffalo that killed 50 people. Her coverage contributed to the station winning two national Edward Murrow Awards.