Warren Griffin Wilson

Warren Griffin Wilson (June 14, 1934 – September 27, 2024), known professionally as Warren Wilson, was an American broadcast, radio, and wire service journalist. He was one of the first Black television journalists in Los Angeles,

His parents were sharecroppers, and he grew up on a farm in Greenville, North Carolina. After the Navy, he worked as warehouse laborer and in public relations for Los Angeles County where he met Joseph Quinn,

Wilson would stay at KNBC for 15 years before moving to KTLA. as well as Debra Hansen, his stepdaughter

In 2002, Wilson received the Joseph M. Quinn Award for Journalistic Excellence and Distinction from the Los Angeles Press Club, its highest honor. The 2001 Quinn awardee was Dan Rather.

In addition, Wilson received accolades from the California Legislature, the American Civil Liberties Union, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles City Council, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Broadcast Journalist of the Year award from the Society of Professional Journalists.