Jennifer HaleJennifer Hale is an anchor, reporter, and freelance writer, currently employed by WVTM NBC 13 in Birmingham, AL as a weekend anchor and night side reporter. In the past, she has published multiple articles for Country Roads magazine in Baton Rouge, L. Her columns focused primarily on travel and history. She has also written multiple news stories, including The Economic Struggle of Alabama's Black Belt, and pieces on other plantation sites. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned her MS in broadcast journalism. She is affiliated with many institutions in the Black Belt region, including the Black Belt Historical Society and the Rural Heritage Center, as well as the Journalism departments of Samford University, the University of Alabama, Northwestern University, and Louisiana State University. Read More Read Less