Anne State

Anne M. State (born May 2, 1969) is an American television news anchor, currently weeknight anchor for KGTV, the ABC station in San Diego, California.[1] State was formerly at KOIN-TV, the CBS affiliate in Portland, Oregon from July 2014 to April 2015, and was one of the two principal news anchors at WBBM-TV in Chicago from 2008 to 2010.

Early life and education

State grew up in southern California and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego.[2][3]

In 1994, State backpacked around the world.[3]

Professional career

State began her journalism career as a reporter and fill-in anchor at KTKA-TV in Topeka, Kansas. She then worked from 1998 until 2000 as a morning anchor and general assignment reporter at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa. From 2000 to 2002, State worked as a weekend morning anchor and reporter at KMOV-TV in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2002, she joined KNSD-TV in San Diego where she worked as a reporter.[2]

In 2008, State joined WBBM-TV as the co-anchor of the station's 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts.[2][4] On March 26, 2010, State's contract was not renewed making her a free agent.[5]

She joined WITI-TV Fox 6 in Milwaukee in October 2010 as a weeknight co-anchor.[6] In July 2014 she became the nightly news anchor for KOIN in Portland OR. During the evening newscast April 14, 2015, State's co-anchor announced that she had stepped down from her position at KOIN, effective immediately, to care for her ailing parents. [7] [8]

Personal

State holds dual U.S. and Irish citizenship. She also has spent time living and working in London, England and Sydney, New South Wales.[2] In addition, State has hiked in the Himalayas.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Anne State". KGTV 10. September 10, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://cbs2chicago.com/bios/anne.state.9.697856.html
  3. 1 2 3 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:OF2iV0ZDhhAJ:www.chicagotribune.com/topic/kswb-newsanchor-astate,0,2045583.story+%22Anne+State%22+%22grew+up%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
  4. ↑ http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/03/newsmakers_36.php
  5. ↑ http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2010/03/anne-state-wbbm-ed-curran-news-cuts-weather-anchor-.html
  6. ↑ http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/annestate.html
  7. ↑ http://koin.com/2015/04/14/koin-6-news-anchor-anne-state-steps-down/
  8. ↑ http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2015/04/koin-tv_announces_anchor_anne.html
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