McMorris Named AURN WH Correspondent

• The American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) has named Ebony McMorris to serve as its new White House correspondent. For over four decades AURN has been the only Black-owned radio company to maintain a bureau in the West Wing of the White House.

McMorris is an accomplished, award-winning journalist whose media career in television and network radio spans 20 years. A D.C. native and University of South Carolina alum, McMorris joins AURN from Reach Media/Urban One where she most recently served as their National News Correspondent. She previously held positions as assignment editor for NBC Channel 4 in Washington, D.C. and served as a researcher for The Chris Matthews Show.

McMorris stated, “For such a time as this, it’s an honor to join the AURN family as their White House correspondent during such a pivotal and monumental point in history. In taking this role I am reminded of Alice Dunnigan, the first African American woman to receive White House credentials, who said, ‘While the role of the Black press is that of objectively reporting the news as it happens, it has another function equally as important — that of fighting oppression.'”

Adriane Gaines, AURN SVP of Programming, remarked, “We are excited to have Ebony join our AURN team and expand our vision by creating and executing real news that reflect the challenges and triumphs in our society. Her presence on Capitol Hill helps capture the drum beat of our political arena.”