# Bea Moten-Foster

> Bea Moten-Foster (1937-2011) was a pioneering radio journalist in the United States, and founder and publisher of the Muncie Times, an African-American newspaper that served Muncie and surrounding cities. In addition to her newspaper work, Moten-Foster is remembered as the first African American to broadcast from the United Nations, the first African American woman radio announcer in Indianapolis, and the first African American woman to host a television show in Indianapolis.

*American radio journalist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/bea-moten-foster

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Born:** 1937-07-20
- **Died:** 2011-04-09
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Bea Moten-Foster (1937-2011) was a pioneering radio journalist in the United States, and founder and publisher of the Muncie Times, an African-American newspaper that served Muncie and surrounding cities. In addition to her newspaper work, Moten-Foster is remembered as the first African American to broadcast from the United Nations, the first African American woman radio announcer in Indianapolis, and the first African American woman to host a television show in Indianapolis.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 31.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 25.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 41.0 / 100

## Sources
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