Background
Elam was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area along with her three brothers and two sisters. She grew up in Saratoga, California and attended Saratoga High School. After graduating from Saratoga High School, Elam moved to Washington D.C. to attend Howard University. While in college, Elam joined Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, served as chief copy editor of the school newspaper, The Hilltop, and was a member of the Howard University swim team. She graduated cum laude with a degree in broadcast journalism in 1995.
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