Walter Smith-Randolph joined NBC25 in January 2013 as a reporter.
Walter most recently worked for the ABC/CBS station in Elmira, New York. There, he worked every shift from lead reporter to morning show reporter and producer. He covered flooding from Tropical Storm Lee, the natural gas industry and everything in between. In 2011, Walter won three Associated Press awards including first place for Best Spot News Reporting and Best Enterprise Reporting.
Walter grew up in Queens, New York and is a New Yorker through and through. He holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Villanova University and a master’s degree in Journalism from The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. Walter has also worked for WRNN/Verizon FiOS 1 News and was a NABJ/NBC News Fellow at MSNBC. He also held internships at NBC Philadelphia, PBS’ Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, News 12 in New York City, and the NBC station in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Walter is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the National Association of Black Journalists.
In his free time, Walter enjoys traveling, cooking and spending time with friends and family.
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FUN FACTS FROM AN INTERVIEW WITH WALTER
Favorite Movie? Crooklyn
If you were stranded on an island---what’s the one thing you’d want with you? An iPhone with a wi-fi connection
Person you most want to have dinner with? Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Favorite Story you’ve covered? Dr. Maya Angelou giving some of her life’s work to the Schomburg Library in Harlem, NY
Interesting talent you possess? I can actually cook!
Best vacation you’ve taken? Traveling around Greece (technically it was a “study abroad” trip)
Place you’d most live to visit? Australia
Charity of non-profit organization you volunteer for?Open to ideas, e-mail me!
Favorite childhood memory? Family vacations with Grandma, Aunt Pam, cousin Alex and my mom
What do you do to treat yourself? Reality TV and a good meal
Favorite Michigan spot? Don’t have one yet but can’t wait to explore the mitten!
