Emilie Ikeda
Emilie Ikeda is a television news correspondent for NBC, reporting across the NBC News and MSNBC platforms. Ikeda joined NBC in 2021 after working as a reporter for FOX affiliate WAGA in Atlanta.[1][2]
A native of Harleysville, Pennsylvania, Ikeda attended North Penn High School and graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., in 2016, where she studied broadcast journalism, political science and dance.[3] She worked as a multimedia journalist and junior reporter at Philadelphia FOX affiliate WTXF, and as a multimedia journalist, anchor and producer at independent station WDVM in Hagerstown, Maryland, before joining Atlanta-based FOX affiliate WAGA in 2019. Among other topics, she has reported on the 2020 election, the COVID-19 pandemic, the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, protests against racial injustice and police brutality, Georgia's gubernatorial and Congressional races, Bill Cosby's retrial, Hurricane Florence, and the Parkland school mass shooting.[1]
Ikeda is Japanese-American. Her grandfather was interned at Poston War Relocation Center in Arizona during World War II.[4] In February 2023, Ikeda visited the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, where she found her late grandfather’s name in the Ireichō, a book listing people incarcerated during World War II, and marked his name in a segment on the Today show.
NBC News
At NBC News, Ikeda reports for NBC Nightly News and the Today franchise; by May 2026, she had appeared in 383 episodes of Today. She covered the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, and on May 19, 2026, she filled in as a co-host of Today for Dylan Dreyer.[3]
Personal life
Ikeda married her husband, Pat, in 2022 in the Smoky Mountains.[3] On August 31, 2026, while filling in for Al Roker on the third hour of Today, she announced that she was about five months pregnant with the couple's first child, due in January 2027.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fox 5 Atlanta Reporter Emilie Ikeda Jumps to NBC News as Correspondent". www.adweek.com. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ↑ "NBC News Author Emilie Ikeda". NBC News. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hill, Tess (May 19, 2026). "Dylan Dreyer's temporary replacement on Today revealed – what we know about Emilie Ikeda". Hello!. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
- ↑ "NBC News' Emilie Ikeda shares emotional family story from Japanese internment camps". TODAY.com. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ↑ "Emilie Ikeda of NBC 'Today' makes live personal announcement". Daily Voice. August 31, 2026. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
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