{"id":1922,"date":"2017-08-14T18:57:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T18:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/speaker\/tisha-thompson\/"},"modified":"2017-08-14T18:57:57","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T18:57:57","slug":"tisha-thompson","status":"publish","type":"ona_speaker","link":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/speaker\/tisha-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Tisha Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tisha is an investigative reporter for ESPN. Her recent work has appeared on E:60, Outside the Lines, SportsCenter and espn.com as well as ABC News. A third-generation Washingtonian, she previously worked as the investigative reporter for NBC4 and FOX5 here in the nation&#39;s capitol, as well as television stations in Baltimore, Kentucky and Missouri. 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