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Wakisha Bailey is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who joined CBS News Philadelphia as a reporter in July 2021.
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.
Since joining CBS Philadelphia's morning team, she has been dedicated to highlighting neighbors making a difference through her series, Spreading the Love, which airs Mondays.
When she's not working, Wakisha enjoys exploring Philadelphia's vibrant foodie scene, searching for vintage finds, and strolling through the City of Brotherly Love.
Her motto: "Everyone has a story worth sharing."
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In today's competitive job market, entry-level positions can draw hundreds of applications, and in many cases AI screens resumes before a human hiring manager ever sees them.
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