Anna Canzano
Anna Canzano anchors the weekend evening news for KATU. The shows at 5PM and 6PM Saturdays and Sundays are the most-watched weekend newscasts in the area. She also reports during the week as part of KATU's On Your Side investigative team.
Anna has been recognized as one of the best broadcast journalists in the region. Winner of an Emmy for a Human Interest News Series, she's also an 14-time Emmy nominee. She was honored in 2007 with the Regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting.
In both 2009 and 2008 she was awarded first place in Hard News Coverage by the Oregon Associated Press. She is the winner of the Oregon AP award for best news writing in 2007, 2006 and 2005. She’s received a total of 13 Oregon AP awards in categories such as investigative reporting, documentary, and feature reporting.
Anna's extensive coverage of the Oregon City girls case in 2002 helped lead KATU to a Regional Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage.
Anna was born in Taiwan and came to the United States with her family when she was 2 years old. She grew up in northeast Portland and graduated from Parkrose High School. She spent much of her young life helping her mother clean rooms and manage a 28-unit motel, The Prestige Inn, on Sandy Boulevard.
Anna attended Pepperdine University on an academic scholarship and graduated with degrees in broadcast journalism and international business. While in southern California, she worked as a desk assistant with ABC NewsOne and as an intern at KABC-TV in Los Angeles.
She began her career at KATU as an intern, and returned in 1999 to begin reporting. She was promoted to weekend news anchor in 2003, and to the On Your Side Investigative Team in 2007.
Anna is co-founder of the Bald Faced Truth Foundation, a non-profit that supports local kids in the arts, education and athletics. She's an honorary board member of the Assistance League of Portland. And she is an avid motivational speaker, available for schools and community groups.
Anna has been recognized as one of the best broadcast journalists in the region. Winner of an Emmy for a Human Interest News Series, she's also an 14-time Emmy nominee. She was honored in 2007 with the Regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting.
In both 2009 and 2008 she was awarded first place in Hard News Coverage by the Oregon Associated Press. She is the winner of the Oregon AP award for best news writing in 2007, 2006 and 2005. She’s received a total of 13 Oregon AP awards in categories such as investigative reporting, documentary, and feature reporting.
Anna's extensive coverage of the Oregon City girls case in 2002 helped lead KATU to a Regional Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage.
Anna was born in Taiwan and came to the United States with her family when she was 2 years old. She grew up in northeast Portland and graduated from Parkrose High School. She spent much of her young life helping her mother clean rooms and manage a 28-unit motel, The Prestige Inn, on Sandy Boulevard.
Anna attended Pepperdine University on an academic scholarship and graduated with degrees in broadcast journalism and international business. While in southern California, she worked as a desk assistant with ABC NewsOne and as an intern at KABC-TV in Los Angeles.
She began her career at KATU as an intern, and returned in 1999 to begin reporting. She was promoted to weekend news anchor in 2003, and to the On Your Side Investigative Team in 2007.
Anna is co-founder of the Bald Faced Truth Foundation, a non-profit that supports local kids in the arts, education and athletics. She's an honorary board member of the Assistance League of Portland. And she is an avid motivational speaker, available for schools and community groups.
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