Edie Huggins

Edie Huggins (August 14, 1935 – July 29, 2008), born Edith "Eddie" Lou Thompson, was an American television reporter, journalist and broadcaster. In 1966, Huggins became one of the first female African-American television news reporters in Philadelphia. She worked on WCAU-TV for 42 years; the longest consecutive television run for a Philadelphia TV news reporter. She was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame in 2002.

Early life and education Huggins was born Edith "Eddie" Lou Thompson on August 14, 1935, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. She became known as Edie (pronounced Eedee) later in life. She graduated from Bartlett High School in St. Joseph in 1953.

After being denied entrance to the University of Missouri due to her race, she attended the University of Nebraska on a music scholarship. She was the first African-American to be crowned Miss Cornhusker in 1954. She dropped out of school to marry Hastings Huggins. while working at night as a nurse. She was inducted into The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame in 2002.