Tisha Powell
Before coming to ABC11 in 2004, Tisha's career in TV news bought her to various places around the southeast. This Louisiana native graduated from Loyola University New Orleans where she majored in broadcast news and minored in political science. After college, Tisha worked as a reporter, producer and anchor for WCBI in Columbus, Mississippi. She soon after went back home to Louisiana. As a reporter for WDSU in New Orleans, Tisha traveled to Honduras to cover the devastation of Hurricane Mitch. She was then hired as a reporter for KABB in San Antonio where she covered the escape of the Texas Seven and the Spurs 2003 NBA Championship. Shortly after, she became the midday anchor and health reporter for News 9 San Antonio.
While here in the Triangle, Tisha traveled back to New Orleans in 2005 to cover Hurricane Katrina. She reported on the Pope's visit to Philadelphia, the Carolina Panthers trip to Super Bowl 50 and has interviewed influential people like First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey. Tisha has also jumped with the Army Golden Knights Parachute Team in Lauriburg, North Carolina.
Tisha is an Army wife and a mother of two daughters who were born on the same day 12 years apart. She's also an avid supporter of the American Heart Association, the Girl Scouts and the USO of North Carolina.
Tisha is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the Triangle Park Chapter of the Links, Inc.
Request Tisha to speak at your event.
ABC11's Stories
Twitter adds new features to restrict replies to tweets
Twitter announced a new setting that will allow users to limit who can reply, giving them stronger control of their space.
Wegmans recalls oranges, lemons sold in North Carolina stores over listeria concerns
Wegmans is recalling some oranges and lemons due to possible listeria contamination. The affected items were sold in some North Carolina stores.
COVID-19 survivors report hair loss as a side-effect
More than a quarter of recovering COVID-19 patients, who are part of a survivors' Facebook group, report hair loss as one of the lingering problems. Doctors say telogen effluvium is to blame.
Fourth-graders at Thales Academy to be quarantined after student tests positive for COVID-19
A student has tested positive for COVID-19 at Thales Academy in Wake Forest.
Raleigh event combines yoga, beer and dogs for adoption
Outdoor yoga, local beer and puppies! What more could you want?
Immunizations still required for Wake County students doing virtual learning
Wake County students will not start the school year in the classroom, but they are still required to stay current on their immunizations.
One Virginia Chick-fil-A offering free chicken for your extra change
Passing through central Virginia? If so, there's a Chick-fil-A offering you a free meal in exchange for $10 in loose change.
Free COVID-19 testing available Saturday in Durham
Free testing for COVID-19 will take place from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday at St. Joseph AME Church.
Rabid fox enters Greensboro home, attacks woman in her bed
A Greensboro woman is recovering after a fox got into her home through a dog door and attacked her.
Cluster of COVID-19 cases identified at North Carolina casino
State health officials have identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino after five casino workers tested positive for the virus within two weeks.
