Morgan Radford

Profile Overview

Morgan Kelly Radford is an American television journalist and anchor at NBC News. She attended Grimsley High School and then Harvard University, where she graduated with honors in 2009. She later earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Columbia University, where she was named a Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Fellow.

Radford began her career at CNN as an intern, and later worked at ABC News as an anchor before moving to Al Jazeera America as a correspondent in 2013. She joined NBC News and MSNBC in 2015 as a correspondent. In 2021, she became co-anchor of NBC News Now Live and, later, of NBC News Daily, the network’s highest-rated new weekday daytime show at launch. 

On the personal side, Radford married David Williams in January 2022 in Cartagena, Colombia. The couple welcomed their first daughter, Adelana “Lana” Marcia Radford Williams, in February 2023, and in early 2026, Radford announced she was expecting their second child.

Education

  • Grimsley High School
  • BA in Social Studies with citations in French and Spanish from Harvard University
  • MA in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
  • Fulbright Scholar — English teaching in Durban, South Africa (2010)

Dating & Marriage

  • Marriage: David Williams from 2002 to (Morgan Radford's first husband. They first met as students at Harvard University, then reconnected years later. )

Children

  • Adelana Marcia Radford William, a biological child with David Williams, born in 2023

Net Worth & Income

  • Primary income source is her NBC News anchor and correspondent salary
  • A major book deal with HarperCollins for her 2026 novel

Awards

  • Gracie Award — National TV News On-Air Talent (2020)
  • One To World — Fulbright Award for Intercultural Awareness and Understanding (2022)
  • Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Fellow (Columbia University)

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