Santa Rosa Junior College is set to host special guest Belva Davis, Emmy Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist, for a College Forum, Thursday, April 26, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. at the Carole L. Ellis Auditorium, Petaluma Campus.
Davis will be speaking about her career in journalism and her book entitled “Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman’s Life in Journalism.” This event is free and open to the public. The book, co-written by Petaluma-based journalist Vicki Haddock, is available at the SRJC Bookstore on both the Santa Rosa and Petaluma Campuses.
Belva Davis, who has a home in the Petaluma area, is recognized as the first black woman TV journalist in the West and one of the most respected media figures in the nation. She has indisputably changed the face of American journalism.
In her book Never in My Wildest Dreams, Davis recounts a harrowing personal history interwoven with the volatile cultural upheaval of the '60s, '70s, and '80s. In her five decades of reporting, she covered the most explosive local and national stories of the last half-century, including the Berkeley student protests, the rise of feminism, the birth of the Black Panthers, the Moscone/Milk murders, the onset of the AIDS epidemic and the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
This extraordinary woman will share her story of courage, grace, and determination as she witnessed and reported on many of the most transformative events of her generation. Having won eight local Emmys and a number of lifetime achievement awards, Davis has established herself as a cultural icon intimately tied to American history.
Come and hear my favorite reporter ( That would be Lenita Johnson ) interview one of my other favorite reporters Bela Davis, JC Petaluma campus this Thursday 12:30 Carol Ellis Auditorium
Posted by: Amy Lemmer | Saturday, April 21, 2026 at 02:40 PM