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Hosea Sanders

Hosea Sanders
Hosea Sanders is the co-anchor of ABC 7 News This Morning at 5 a.m., 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m., alongside Judy Hsu. He also reports for ABC 7's daily newscasts and hosts special programs such as the award-winning weekly high school quiz show "Know Your Heritage." He joined ABC 7 in August 1994.

Previously, Sanders worked at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles where he reported and anchored the weekend news (1986-94). While in Los Angeles, he also hosted several weekly talk shows: "Two The Point," "Newsmakers," and "At Issue."

Earlier in his career, Sanders was a weekend anchor and reporter at KDFW-TV in Dallas, Texas (1981-86). He gained his first broadcasting experience at KARK-TV in Little Rock, Ark. (1980-81).

Sanders has won six Emmy Awards, gaining honors for live coverage, spot news, entertainment reporting, news writing, and overall news achievement. In 2003, he won the Illuminati Award from Chicago's Institute for Positive Living. In 2001, he was named an Outstanding Communicator with Alpha Kappa Alpha's Monarch Award and was also honored with the "Best Image in Chicago Television News" from the International Association of Image Consultants.

In addition, Sanders has received more than one hundred awards from various civic and community organizations, including a "Man of the Year" award from Alpha Kappa Alpha, multiple commendations from the Shriners organizations, an award of merit from Chicago Federal Employees Association, and special awards from the Chicago Urban League.

Sanders is a nationally sought-after motivational speaker who is dedicated to mentoring and helping young people. He is active in the Alpha Phi Alpha Big Brothers program, the Chicago Public Schools Mentoring Program, and the NAACP Mentoring Program.

In addition, Sanders serves on the board of the Open Book Literacy Program and has volunteered with the Chicago Urban League, The United Way and Operation PUSH. He is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Chicago Association of Black Journalists, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

A former state champion sprinter, Sanders graduated from Henderson State University in Arkansas, where he received his B.A. degree in Communications and Journalism in 1978. He resides in Chicago's South Loop.