Ann B. Walker
Ann Walker
Ann B. Walker was the first female and African-American
journalist to cover Columbus City Hall and the State of Ohio. Ann B. Walker worked as a radio host,
journalist, editor and columnist in Columbus for decades. She is a woman of
many firsts: the first woman in broadcast management at WLWC-TV in Columbus,
the very first female broadcaster to report on the Ohio legislature, and the
first black woman from Franklin County given a White House appointment.