Edie Huggins [SEP] cause of death
role in the independent film, "So Big". The film debuted on May 3, 2008, at International House in Philadelphia.
The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia  inducted Edie Huggins into their Hall of Fame in 2002.
Death.
Edie Huggins died of lung cancer on July 29, 2008, at the age of 72. She was survived by her two children, Hastings Edward Huggins and Laurie Linn. A memorial service held at Huggins's church, Bright Hope Baptist Church, in North Philadelphia was attended
Edie Huggins
Edie Huggins (August 14, 1935 – July 29, 2008) was an American television reporter, journalist and broadcaster. In 1966 Huggins became one of the first African-American women to report on television in Philadelphia, remaining a fixture on WCAU-TV for 42 years; the longest consecutive television run of any Philadelphia TV news reporter in history.
Early life and career.
Huggins was born Edith "Eddie" Lou Thompson on August 14, 1935, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. She became