Tracie Potts is an American journalist lives in Maryland. She is a Correspondent at NBC News. ^{[2] [1] [3] [4]}

Potts earned both a Bachelor and Master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. As a master's candidate, she served as a Washington-based Correspondent for WDAY-TV and radio in Fargo, North Dakota. ^[4]

Prior to moving to Washington in 2003, Potts covered the west coast from NBC's Los Angeles, California Bureau. Her major assignments include the 2008 and 2004 Presidential Elections and inaugurations, the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympic Games, the 2008 and 2000 Democratic National Conventions, and the 1998 Superbowl. ^[4]

She also provided live reports from a number of hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, plane crashes, trials, school shootings and protests.

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In addition to broadcasting, Tracie has a solid background in print journalism and education.

She taught journalism and communications courses at Knoxville College and at Biola University in California. At Knoxville College, she resurrected and advised the student newspaper, assembling and training a staff of reporters to run a publication, which had been dormant for 20 years.^[5]

Tracie, her husband and their three children live in Maryland and are actively involved in church activities.^[5]