Renee Poussaint, co-anchor of the 6 and 11 p.m, news on Channel 7 in D.C. beginning in 1978 and held that position for more than a decade, dies at age of 77

Renee Poussaint, co-anchor of the 6 and 11 p.m, news on Channel 7 in D.C. for more than a decade beginning in 1978, has died at the age of 77.

A trailblazing journalist, Poussaint  began her career in broadcasting in 1970 working in Chicago, ultimately substituting for Peter Jennings on ABC World News Tonight, reports WJLA.

Poussaint was also a former network correspondent for CBS and ABC News, winning three national Emmy awards for her work on ABC’s PrimeTime Live for reporting, writing and interviewing. Poussaint reported from hotspots around the world, including Haiti, South Africa and Uganda.

In recent years Poissant was an adjunct lecturer at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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