Meet Angela Davis
Angela Davis is the host of MPR News with Angela Davis, a weekday talk show that airs Monday through Thursday at 9 a.m. She joined MPR News in November 2018 after more than 25 years of television reporting and anchoring in the Twin Cities and throughout the country.
Angela leads conversations on a wide variety of topics including how the state is changing, Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities, economic issues, education, mental health and the climate crisis. The award-winning program includes insight from experts as well as listeners who call in during the live broadcast.
She is the host of Call to Mind, American Public Media’s initiative to foster new conversations about mental health. These hourlong specials are made by MPR News and air on public radio stations across the nation.
Before joining MPR News, Angela anchored morning and evening newscasts and worked as a reporter at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis and KSTP-TV in St. Paul. She has won five regional Emmy Awards for anchoring and covering breaking news. Her television career included jobs at CNN in Atlanta and local stations in Washington, D.C.; Dallas; and Lexington, Ky. She is also a two-time Gracie Award winner for her work in public media. In 2022, she received the YWCA St. Paul Change Maker Award.
Angela graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, with a degree in journalism. She was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the university’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism in 2024.
She grew up in southern Virginia and is a member of the local and national chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
She frequently emcees community events and moderates panel discussions in Minnesota. She also regularly speaks to students. In 2013, she was honored with the Widening the Circle Award by ThreeSixty Journalism for her work mentoring young journalists.
Angela hosts international trips with listeners through Minnesota Public Radio’s custom travel program. She’s led tours through South Africa, Cuba, Cambodia, Vietnam and Mexico City.
Angela is married and has a son and a daughter.
You can find Angela as Angela Davis MPR on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Bluesky.
Recent Contributions
- One year later: How tariffs are changing trade, travel, and ties between the U.S. and Canada
- Historically Black colleges and universities and the role they play today
- Understanding addiction and recovery
- Turkeys, coyotes and other city critters
- Behind the scenes with 911 call takers and dispatchers
- What will bring visitors back to the Science Museum of Minnesota?
- Getting ahead of the sneeze: Preparing for spring allergy season
- How philanthropy can shape a community
- How are farmers coping with rising costs and uncertainty?
- Power Pair: A college president and a relationship researcher on what makes a happy marriage
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