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Brigida Mack is an engaging and dynamic communicator. She has spent nearly two decades honing her skills. First, as an award-winning TV news anchor and now, as a motivational speaker, host and content creator.
A native Charlottean, Brigida has carefully built her brand - a unique combination of authenticity, credibility and an engaging personality. As a result, she’s amassed a large following in the Charlotte region (and beyond) and is known as someone people can trust but also connect with them on an authentic and personal level.
Over the many years of her career as a broadcast journalist, Brigida covered the Virginia Tech mass shooting, the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, more than half a dozen hurricanes and even an earthquake in Central Virginia! She has interviewed former President Jimmy Carter, the first woman to serve as Secretary of State Madeleine Albright (over froyo, no less!), CBS This Morning’s Gayle King as well as noted celebrities including Rachael Ra
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CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - History teaches that the ancestors of African Americans were violently taken from their homes and families in Africa. Millions ended up in America and were sold as slaves between the 16th and 19th Centuries.
It's known as the Transatlantic slave trade.
Fast forward to the 21st Century, and many African Americans still don't know from which countries their förfäder originated. But companies like African Ancestry are giving people the chance to learn their maternal and paternal roots.
Dr. Gina Paige, one of the founders of the company, says "knowing where you're from is a critical component of knowing who you are." She and Dr. Rick Kittles founded African Ancestry in to help transform the way people view themselves and the continent of Africa.
WBTV News on Bounce at 8 p.m. anchors Brigida Mack and Delano Little started the process of tracing their African lineage back in December. The two swabbed DNA from their cheeks and sent the samples off for testing.
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Brigida Mack is an award-winning anchor/reporter for WBTV News in Charlotte. A native of the Queen City, she joined Channel 3 in August of
She co-anchors the station's top-rated afternoon newscast, First at , with Jamie Boll. In March , Brigida began anchoring full-time at WBTV with the addition of its primetime eight o'clock show on sister channel, Bounce TV. She co-anchors the hour-long show alongside Delano Little. A fun and eclectic mix of news, in-depth look at community events, pop culture and sports, Brigida is excited about this new role!
She began her career as a weekend anchor in Charlottesville, VA. Over her nearly 12 year career, Brigida has covered the Virginia Tech shootings, interviewed former President Jimmy Carter, actress and Autism spokesperson, Sissy Spacek as well as several well-known comedians and celebrities. She has also covered her a number of hurricanes including Isabel and Frances, in addition to an earthquake in huvud Virginia!
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