Williams taught in the
Omaha Public School system for a few years before starting her news career with
WOWT in Omaha. Williams joined
KNBC in 1986 from cross-town rival KCBS-TV where she anchored the 5 p.m. news for three years, succeeding
Connie Chung after she left for NBC News. Prior to her L.A. arrival at KCBS (which was then KNXT), Williams anchored at
KPIX-TV, the
CBS station in
San Francisco,
California. Williams was particularly visible during the
O. J. Simpson murder trial, which she covered for KNBC and MSNBC, co-anchoring a daily summary of the trial each evening. It was after the Simpson trial concluded that Williams succeeded long-time 11 p.m. anchor
Kelly Lange. Lange left the station after 25 years to work briefly for
KCBS-TV before leaving television entirely in 2001. On August 29, 2009, Williams attended the 61st Emmy Awards at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in
North Hollywood, California. == Awards ==