Belva Davis, who was hailed as the first Black woman hired as a television reporter on the West Coast and who overcame early hostility and career roadblocks on the way to becoming a respected figure in broadcast news in the Bay Area for nearly 50 years, died on Sept. 24 at her home in Oakland, Calif. She was 92.
Her daughter, Darolyn Davis, confirmed the death.
Ms. Davis first went on the air in February 1967 at KPIX, the CBS affiliate in San Francisco. Earlier, she had worked as a D.J. playing jazz and rhythm-and-blues records for Black-oriented Bay Area radio stations.
