The Washington Association of Black Journalists (WABJ) announced that Allison Seymour, morning co-anchor for WUSA9, is the 2024 recipient of the WABJ Lifetime Achievement Award.
This honors journalists with over 15 years of experience who have significantly contributed to the enrichment and advancement of Black life and culture in the District. Seymour will be recognized at the WABJ Special Honors & Scholarship Gala on Dec. 7 at the Blackburn University Center at Howard University.
Since 1999, Seymour has been on the anchor desk at Fox 5 DC and now WUSA 9, and covered critical stories, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the D.C. sniper shootings, the disappearance of Relisha Rudd, and the coronavirus pandemic.
Seymour is an Emmy-winning anchor who holds a bachelor’s degree from Hampton University, where she is honored in the Mass Media Hall of Fame, and she received her master’s in mass communication from the University of South Carolina.
“Allison Seymour exemplifies reporting excellence,” the WABJ Awards Review Committee said. “She has been a steadfast presence in the D.C. media landscape for 25 years, serving at two of the city’s leading television stations.”
