Although being in the spotlight has its challenges, Norman uses the platform she is provided to establish connections with viewers. Getting to where she is hasn’t been easy, but Norman has proven that as a Black woman in the media, it’s possible to achieve a dream with hard work.
“There’s a lot of self-imposed mom guilt. It feels like I’m missing out on things like oh my gosh, when I get back my daughter’s going to be an inch taller and she’s going to be saying five more words,” she said. Norman’s passion for journalism and news strengthened. She attended the University of Missouri, which she said had one of the best journalism programs. There, she yearned for the opportunity to do a summer internship in New York City with ABC, as she dreamed in high school.
After all her efforts, Norman achieved her dream. She got a life-changing call in the middle of one of her classes to come to New York and intern for NewsOne at ABC during the summer. Doing this internship helped solidify that ABC was for her. “I ran out of class. I was so excited that I called my mom crying,” she said.
As Norman figured out the types of media roles she wanted to look into, she approached this by deciding to go into local news. Often transferring from one location to the next, trying to take her reporting to the next level, Norman worked in Oklahoma and Florida.