A sociology and speech major while at WMU, Ms. Abrams earned a master’s degree from the University of Michigan. Her career as a news reporter and anchor spans almost 30 years. In April 2004, she joined WCBS-TV (channel 2) in New York City as the co-anchor of both its 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts.
Previously, she had spent 18 years with New York City's WABC-TV. Throughout her career, Ms. Abrams has been part of award-winning coverage for some of the biggest stories of our time, including the September 11 terrorist attacks, the end of Apartheid in South Africa, the Blackout of 2003 and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Prior to moving to New York City in 1986, she was a news anchor with WRON-TV in San Francisco and Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta, where she helped launch CNN.
The recipient of an honorary doctorate from the New York Institute of Technology, she also is active in numerous community and charitable organizations.