Anthony Everett
| Anthony Everett | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City [1] |
| Alma mater | Tufts University (B.A., English and Philosophy, 1983) [2] |
| Occupation | broadcast journalist |
| Known for | Chronicle TV program in New England |
Anthony Everett is a news anchor for WCVB-TV, the ABC affiliate of Boston, Massachusetts.
Early life and education
Anthony Everett was born in New York City. He is a graduate of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts with a B.A. in 1983.[2]
Career
Since September 2005, Everett has been a co-host of the channel's news magazine Chronicle. Everett is a fill-in anchor of the channel's local news at 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, 6:00PM and 11pm weekday newscasts. He joined WCVB in 1989 as a general assignment reporter.
Earlier in his career Everett had been a reporter and anchor of the 6 and 11PM news at WVIT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut. He began his professional broadcasting career at KSPN-TV in Aspen, Colorado where he served initially as a sports reporter, then as anchor and news director during years 1984 to 1987.[3]
Awards
- 2003 National Headliner Award for "Breaking News" following his coverage of The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, RI.
- National Headliner Awards for "Spot News" (twice).
- 2000 "Best Newscast" award from the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Associated Press Broadcasters.
- 2000 "Best Newscaster in Boston" award by The Improper Bostonian magazine.
- 1993 RTNDA "Continuing Coverage" award
- 1991 Associated Press "Continuing Coverage" award.
References
- ↑ Kandarian, Paul E., "‘Chronicle’ host Everett finds Cohasset a good fit", The Boston Globe, August 22, 2010
- 1 2 Luna, Emilia, "Television host Anthony Everett credits Tufts with igniting his journalistic career: WCVB−TV host teaches ex−college class at Tufts", The Tufts Daily, Monday, March 7, 2011
- ↑ "Anthony Everett". wcvb.com. Retrieved 2 December 2012.