Now Then - Morgan Radford

Radford, Morgan: - \nMorgan Radford is the co-anchor for NBC News Daily (12-2pmET), the number one daily news program in afternoon television among the key demographic (25-54) and winner of the 2025 Gracie Award for Best National News Program. From breaking news in the nation's top stories to peeling back layers of meaning for voters in this fevered political climate, Radford connects with more than 1.2 million viewers daily with her signature warmth and piercing questions. Her political reporting appears frequently on TODAY Show, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC's Morning Joe, and in Spanish on Noticias Telemundo.\n \n \nSince joining NBC News in 2015, Radford has covered the country's biggest stories including the 2024 presidential election, the overturning of Roe v Wade, and the death of Fidel Castro. Her coverage of the immigration debate over the U.S. southern border was part of the MSNBC Border Special nominated for a 2020 News Discussion and Analysis Emmy Award. Radford also won the 2020 Gracie Award for National TV News On-Air Talent. Prior to joining NBC News, Morgan was an anchor for Al Jazeera America and previously worked for ABC News at their headquarters in New York City.\n \n \nOriginally from Greensboro, NC, Morgan received her bachelor's degree from Harvard University, a master's degree from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism and a Fulbright Fellowship from the United States State Department, where she spent one year teaching in Durban, South Africa. Morgan was honored with the 2022 One To World Fulbright Award for Intercultural Awareness and Understanding. \n \n \nA bilingual journalist, Radford reports in both English and Spanish, and was certified by the French Chamber of Commerce for business proficiency in French in 2007. She currently serves on the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism's Board of Visitors and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.\n \n \nWhen she isn't on the road, you can find Morgan at the local library with her 1-year-old daughter Adelana, or on the salsa dance floor with her husband David. Her debut fiction novel, Now Then, will be published by HarperCollins in English in May 2026 and in Spanish in September 2026.\n