Amani Abraham, Storyteller/Journalist
Amani Abraham is an Emmy-award winning journalist, currently working with WKYC-TV in Cleveland, Ohio.
She is the former morning news anchor for 94.9 WQMX and 1590 WAKR. She began her career at Rubber City Radio in 2011 immediately following graduation. Amani, born and raised in Northeast Ohio, graduated from the University of Akron with a degree in News and Radio/TV Broadcasting in 2011. She fell in love with radio and television broadcasting while working as an on-air personality, editor and television host at WZIP-FM and Z-TV.
Amani has received four Emmy nominations and was awarded an Emmy for her role in breaking news coverage in 2019. She was also recognized for her work in journalism, receiving the first place award for Best Reporter by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors Association in 2013 and by the Society of Professional Journalism in 2016. In 2011, Amani was named Woman to Watch by the Women's History Project in Akron.