Belva Davis joined KRON-TV in March 1981 as an urban affairs specialist, covering topics ranging from political issues and fiscal concerns to city planning visions. She is currently a special projects reporter for KRON 4 News. She also contributes "Bay Area Close-Up" reports, in which she profiles local people, organizations and institutions making a positive impact on their communities.

Prior to KRON, Davis anchored the acclaimed nightly news on San Francisco's KQED-TV from 1977 to 1981. She began her reporting career in 1966, when she became the first female African-American television reporter on the West Coast, working for KPIX-TV in San Francisco.

She has six regional Emmy Awards, and was honored with a prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1996. That same year, she also received two honorary doctorate degrees.

Belva has covered many of the major stories of the past two decades, and has interviewed almost every major political figure in California. She has been recognized with several dozen awards and is a respected labor activist and community spokesperson.