Mona Morrow

Mona Harrison Morrow only left the Cincinnati area twice – both times to attend college.  She grew up in Kennedy Heights and attended Walnut Hills High School where a public speaking class sparked her interest in the communications field.

As the Community Affairs Director at WCPO-TV, Mona is responsible for the station’s community service campaigns, philanthropic endeavors and FCC public file.  She co-created and manages the station’s minority high school internship program.  Previously, she held a similar position at WXIX-TV where she earned a National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Award for a program she created with Kids Voting where kids were reporters on Election Day.

Mona has also been the director of community relations and visitor services for the Cincinnati Zoo, a communications specialist with Cincinnati Public Schools and taught communications at the University of Cincinnati.   Mona’s first job out of graduate school was at WLWT-TV as a producer.  There she created a news segment entitled Small Talk for which she earned an Emmy Award.

Mona graduated from the University of Akron with a bachelor’s degree in mass media and received a master’s degree in communications from Miami University, Ohio.  She was a member of the first graduating class of Certified Community Affairs Professionals (CCAP) developed at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. She is also a certified Bible teacher.

Mona attends Bond Hill Presbyterian Church where she teaches adult Sunday school and Bible study.  She also volunteers with several organizations including Bridges for a Just Community and the American Cancer Society.