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Kawanza McCall is an Account Executive for WGRZ-TV, Channel 2, the local NBC affiliate. Ms. McCall has held several positions in the Engineering, News and Public Relations Departments.

In 1997, Kawanza graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Phi Beta Kappa/Magna Cum Laude, with a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in English and African American Studies. Her college affiliations include: the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Minority Student Recruitment Team, Student Support Services, Minority Academic Achievement Program (MAAP), Collegiate Achievement Program, and Cora P. Maloney College Freshmen Mentor Program. She received scholarships from the Foundation for Minority Interests in Media and the Empire Minority Scholar Program. Kawanza also was inducted into Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.

An active member of the Western New York community, Ms. McCall belongs to the Buffalo Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Juneteenth of Buffalo, Inc.; and North Buffalo Junior Athletic Association. In addition, she has worked with the Community Advisory Board for P.S. #36 and P.S. #76, and the Western New York and Finger Lakes Chapter of the Leukemia Society.

A native of Buffalo, she is the daughter of Celestine and the late Rodney McCall, Sr. Ms. McCall is a member of the First Shiloh Baptist Church.