Ponchitta pierce biography of michael jackson

Television host and producer

Ponchitta Pierce (born August 5, 1942) is a television host and producer, journalist, speech writer and communications expert.

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Pierce began her journalism career at Ebony magazine, before becoming the New York editor and eventually the New York Bureau Chief of Johnson Publications, Ebony’s parent company.^[1]

Early life and education

Pierce was born as Ponchitta Marie Anne Vincent Pierce in Chicago, Illinois on August 5, 1942.

Her parents, Alfred Leonard Pierce and Nora Vincent Pierce were both from New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2] In eighth grade, Pierce moved to Los Angeles, CA where she attended Bishop Conaty High School. Pierce is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a B.A.

(cum laude) in journalism, she also studied at Cambridge University in England.^[1] During her time at USC, Pierce wrote for the student newspaper and edited the yearbook.^[2]

Career