Tamala Monique Edwards (born April 7, 1971) is an American television news anchor and reporter. She began her journalism career as a correspondent for ''Time'' magazine in 1993, eventually working in the

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, bureau. In August 2001, she came to work for

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as a

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correspondent, later moving on to be a Washington, D.C.–based general correspondent appearing on '' World News Tonight'' and ''

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''. Edwards also anchored two ABC News newscasts, ''

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'' and '' World News This Morning'' and developed a bit of a cult following as several other World News Now anchors have. In 2005, she moved to

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owned and operated station

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, where she currently is the weekday morning ''

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'' anchor and a feature reporter. Edwards married Rocco Lugrine, executive pastry chef of

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, on September 19, 2006. They became first-time parents on August 31, 2009, when Tamala gave birth to a boy, Rocco Alexander Edwards Lugrine. Mrs. Edwards gave birth to another boy, Massimo John Edwards Lugrine, on September 11, 2012. WPVI-TV announcement of Edwards' giving birth
Retrieved 2012-09-30 Her parents are Edith and Redick Edwards, who live in

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