Philadelphia's First Black TV Reporter Trudy Haynes Passes Away At Age 95

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Remembering Trudy Haynes 🤍 CBS3 continues to honor the life and legacy of the one, and only, Trudy Haynes. Miss Trudy was a trailblazer in the journalism industry and became Philadelphia's first Black TV reporter when she joined CBS3 in 1965 --

When asked when she realized she was an example for so many women behind her she told Burrell, “When I found out they wanted my job, and a lot of women wanted my job.”

Haynes joined Eyewitness News in 1965, becoming the first Black TV reporter in Philadelphia. At times, she faced sexism and discrimination, but she always rose above it, and she gained their respect.Philadelphia Police Searching For Another Suspected Shooter In South Street Mass Shooting

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