SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Bay Area community is coming together Monday to honor the life of legendary journalist Belva Davis. A public memorial is being held at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco beginning at 11 a.m.

The service is being streamed live on KRON4.com.

Davis, who died in September at 92 years of age, was a trailblazer in the media industry as the first woman of color to work as a television news reporter on the West Coast. She spent five decades working in the Bay Area at three major television stations, including KRON4.

Throughout her storied career, Davis interviewed countless influential figures, including Martin Luther King Jr, Muhammad Ali, the Black Panthers and every president from Ronald Reagan to George Bush. She covered 9/11 and Jonestown.

She earned eight Emmy A

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