Trailblazing Philadelphia journalist Maida Odom dies at 73
Saturday, October 31, 2026 3:41AM
Maida Odom, believed to be the second Black woman to report for the Philadelphia Inquirer, has died.
WPVI
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia is mourning a trailblazing journalist.
Maida Odom, believed to be the second Black woman to report for the Philadelphia Inquirer, has died.
Odom was the sister of retired 6abc reporter Vernon Odom.
She joined the Inquirer in 1978 and covered everything from civil rights to major crime stories.
Most notably, she spent 20 hours secretly reporting from inside the neighborhood during the 1985 MOVE standoff in West Philadelphia.
Odom died Saturday from complications of metastatic breast cancer
Maida Odom was 73 years old.
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