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After a research trip to Costa Rica, a group of Philadelphia freshmen is set to meet Mayor Cherelle Parker.
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Before moving to Philadelphia, she was a reporter at WPBF in West Palm Beach, where she covered major stories, including the deadly building collapse in Surfside, Hurricane Dorian, and the high-profile cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Robert Kraft.
During her three years in South Florida, Wakisha was part of the presidential local press pool during President Trump's first term, covering his visits to his Mar-a-Lago estate.
A Rochester, New York native, she previously worked as a morning reporter at WROC, the city's CBS affiliate, for two years. She also spent four years on the assignment desk at WMAQ-NBC in Chicago. Wakisha is a proud graduate of Tuskegee University.
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After a research trip to Costa Rica, a group of Philadelphia freshmen is set to meet Mayor Cherelle Parker.
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