About

Erica Bryant is an accomplished broadcast journalist and winner of 9 Emmy awards.  In 2020, Erica was named RTDNAC TV News Anchor of the Year.  She is also a past recipient of the TV Personality of the Year recognition for her work in South Carolina.

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Erica joined the WSOC-TV family in 2004.  She currently co-anchors Channel 9 Eyewitness News weeknights at 5pm, 6pm, 10pm and 11pm.

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Some of her most memorable work includes co-producing prime time special reports “Stand Up to Domestic Violence,” and “Life After Death: Rae Carruth and the Son Who Survived.”  Erica also co-anchored live coverage of the Memorial Service for Reverend Billy Graham in 2018, the Democratic National Convention in 2012, and the Republican National Convention in 2020.

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Before joining WSOC-TV, Erica previously worked for WCBD-TV in Charleston, SC and WHNS-TV in Greenville, SC.  Prior to that, she honed her skills as an intern at CNN Headline News in Atlanta.  Erica earned her degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Erica is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, the Crown Jewels Chapter of the Links, Incorporated and is an associate member of the Charlotte Chapter of Jack and Jill, Inc.  As a former board member of Safe Alliance, Erica is passionate about volunteering in the community and primarily focuses on issues facing disadvantaged women and children.