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==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
− | Tracia | + | Tracia Ward was born in South Bend, Indiana, the only daughter of Rosa Michaels (b. 1959) and [[Pete Ward]] (b. 1959). She lived on the southeast of South Bend with her parents until they divorced in 2003 and moved with her father to Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tracia attended Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne for her freshman and sophomore years at the same time as one of her father's colleagues ([[Frank Davidson]]) but moved back to South Bend to attend John Adams High School for her junior and senior years, which she graduated in 2008. She then attended her hometown's Notre Dame Unversity and graduated in 2012. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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In April 2015, Ward was offered a similar position at NoSirGifts flagship and Fort Wayne sister station [[WTOR-FTV]] (channel 41) as the weekday midday and 3 p.m. anchor and accepted the offer. Ward's final WXSB newscast aired on May 20, 2015 and Ward's first WTOR newscast aired on June 1, 2015. | In April 2015, Ward was offered a similar position at NoSirGifts flagship and Fort Wayne sister station [[WTOR-FTV]] (channel 41) as the weekday midday and 3 p.m. anchor and accepted the offer. Ward's final WXSB newscast aired on May 20, 2015 and Ward's first WTOR newscast aired on June 1, 2015. | ||
− | ===Vote for the Girls moderator (2014- | + | ===Vote for the Girls moderator (2014-present)=== |
It was announced on June 23, 2014 that Matthewson was confirmed as a moderator of both the American and British versions of Vote for the Girls. In a interview with Fiona Johnson in San Fransisco, Matthewson revealed she had accepted a moderator panel role on Vote for the Girls USA and Vote for the Girls UK. | It was announced on June 23, 2014 that Matthewson was confirmed as a moderator of both the American and British versions of Vote for the Girls. In a interview with Fiona Johnson in San Fransisco, Matthewson revealed she had accepted a moderator panel role on Vote for the Girls USA and Vote for the Girls UK. | ||
[[File:Holly Tracia Karly.jpg|thumb|right|Matthewson (center) with Tracia Matthewson and Holly Everman (left) in June 2016.]] | [[File:Holly Tracia Karly.jpg|thumb|right|Matthewson (center) with Tracia Matthewson and Holly Everman (left) in June 2016.]] | ||
− | On | + | On April 28, 2016, Tracia Matthewson did what other female television personalities almost never did: renounced hair straightening products and began wearing her hair curly, which was its natural hair style by that time.<ref>{{cite news | title=Holly Everman Wins the Game of Endurance | date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> Fellow female television personalities [[Traci Davidson]], WTOR colleague [[Lynne Jackson]], fellow ''Vote for the Girls'' moderators [[Holly Everman]] and [[Karly Jameson]], and [[wikipedia:WEWS-TV|WEWS]] sportscaster Lauren Brill did the same in 2016.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/sportscaster-shuns-straight-and-narrow-for-curly-and-natural/174044 | work=TVSpy| first=Kevin| last=Eck| title=Sportscaster Shuns Straight and Narrow for Curly and Natural| date=July 11, 2016}}</ref> |