FAMU journalism alum Donovan Long recently received regional Emmy Award and was named the “Best (news) Anchor in Michigan for 2021-22.
Long is the Daybreak anchor at Wood-TV in Grand Rapids, Mi, and a 1988 School of Journalism and Graphic Communications graduate.
Long’s seven year professional career is highly decorated, he’s a three-time Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, Michigan Association of Broadcasters, and Associated Press Award-winning journalist.
His path toward excellence was clear from the beginning, winning his first Emmy as a college sophomore at FAMU. Long served as an anchor on the 2012 FAMU TV-20’s Homecoming Special: Ignite the Strike” which won second place in the Magazine category. This was a first in FAMU’s history.
“The level of professionalism at News 20 at 5 and The FAMUAN was groundbreaking – all that was a real-world experience,” he said. “I often cling to what I learned in college and apply that to what I’m doing now as a professional.”
Donovan graduated summa cum laude from Florida A&M University in 2015. Before joining WOOD TV8 in July 2019, he worked as a weekend evening anchor/reporter for both the CBS affiliate in Knoxville, Tenn. and the Fox affiliate in Albany, Ga.