Marcus Washington is an Emmy Awards winning journalist, currently working as the morning anchor at NBC Bay Area (KNTV) in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In addition to anchoring the morning newscasts, Marcus is co-host of NBC Bay Area’s Emmy nominated series, Race in America: The Conversation. The show explores racial equity and social injustice, attempting to bridge a divide between backgrounds and generations. Before joining NBC Bay Area, Marcus served as anchor and reporter at WJZ in Baltimore, Maryland. While working in “Charm City,” he covered a broad range of stories, but his life and approach to reporting were most deeply impacted by Freddie Gray’s death and its aftermath. In the midst of Gray's funeral, explosive unrest in the city, the political fallout, and community rebuilding, Marcus was there reporting live from the front lines and continued the months following. David Zurawik with the Baltimore Sun writes, "Marcus Washington again did solid and authoritative reporting for WJZ from Penn and North avenues, the epicenter of protests following the funeral of Gray last year." His careful and caring coverage of the unrest earned him an Emmy nomination.

Dreams of becoming “one of the people who tells the news” came early for Marcus. He still remembers sitting in his living room at the age of 5 and telling his mom, “I want to do that,” referring to the work of veteran Memphis journalist Joe Birch. Marcus' career in media began while he was a student at the University of Memphis, after inquiring about reading news for Memphis’ WUMR-FM (now WYXR) morning show. On his third day of orientation, Marcus received an invitation from the station manager to fill-in to host Thursday's 4p-7p slot. After just 5 minutes on-air, the station manager was so impressed with Marcus’ voice and personality that he walked into the DJ booth and told Marcus, "from now on, this is your slot." Beginning in that moment, Marcus became one of the hosts of Memphis' only jazz station.He went on to work as an associate producer in Memphis, Tennessee; and as a reporter in Nashville, Tennessee; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Charlottesville, Virginia.

Marcus has been acknowledged by outlets like the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post for his reporting. He is also flattered (and amused!) to be named one of “Nashville's 25 Most Beautiful People” (per Lifestyles Magazine in 2011) and number fourteen among “The 50 Hottest Anchors in the World” (according to Buzzfeed.com in 2017).Marcus is also member of The National Association of Black Journalists, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, and the Church of Christ.

Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley is the president and chief executive officer for Nation Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and brings 21 years of experience in healthcare, diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEII), government affairs, and executive leadership. She is also the founding principal and CEO of R.E.A.C.H. Beyond Solutions, a public health, advocacy, and executive leadership firm promoting DEI, political and organizational strategy, risk management, government affairs, and technical assistance.

Prior to starting R.E.A.C.H., she served as senior advisor and director of external engagement during the ObamaAdministration in the Department of Health & Human Services for the 19th U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy. Before her tenure in the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, at the National Association for the Advancement ofColored People (NAACP) headquarters, Rev. Arline-Bradley served as the executive vice president of strategic planning & partnerships, as well as former chief of staff.

She is a community advocate serving in leadership capacity in the following organizations: Delta for Women for Action, NAACP Board of Directors Health Committee, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., National Social Action Commission, and Oprah Winfrey Network initiative “OWN Your Health.” In addition, she is an active member of American Public Health Association, Links, Inc., and Jack & Jill of America, Inc., just to name a few.

A southern New Jersey native, she earned her undergraduate degree in exercise science and master’s in public healthfrom Tulane University in New Orleans, La. She also graduated from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology atVirginia Union University with a Master of Divinity, where she too became an ordained minister. Rev. Arline-Bradley completed an Executive Certificate of Business Management from Howard University and an Executive Certificate in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University. Dignitaries as President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Barack Obama, and Bishop T.D. Jakes, to name a few, Rev. Arline-Bradley was the keynote speaker for 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service, which is an annual event in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, organized by theKing Center in Atlanta, Ga. She was the youngest person to be the keynoter in the history of the world-renowned event.

Rev. Arline-Bradley is a lover of all-things sports, music, and an avid resort traveler. Most important to her are her faithand family, as she enjoys being a wife to Andrew Bradley and mother of two children.