ADRIANA DE ALBA

CAREER SUMMARY

Emmy-award winning Anchor and Reporter in the nation’s 4th largest

media market. Anchors across all hours. Skilled storyteller who excels at in-

depth reporting, breaking news and unpacking complex local and national

stories. Known for consistently delivering exclusive interviews, connecting

with the audience and approaching stories with humanity across broadcast,

digital and social platforms.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Reporter/Fill-in Anchor 2021- Present

WFAA, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

• Fill-in Anchor for the ABC affiliate station

• Emmy-award winning and Edward R. Murrow nominated reporter who

covered local and national stories such as the Uvalde mass shooting,

synagogue hostage standoff, hotel gas explosion in Fort Worth, the 2024

tornadoes in North Texas and Hurricane Ida in New Orleans

• Reports nightly for the station’s flagship 10 p.m. newscast

• Pitches and writes lead stories and delivers exclusive interviews

• Works with the investigative unit for in-depth education, consumer and

hate crime stories

• Provides political content in English and Spanish

• Specializes in business, arts and culture storytelling

Weekend Anchor/Reporter 2018 - 2021

WVEC, Norfolk-Virginia Beach

• Promoted to weekend evening anchor in 2020; solo-anchored late

evening newscasts

• Heavily involved in editorial and writing components of newscasts• Anchored and reported during breaking news, severe storm coverage

and the 2020 election

• Pitched and turned in stories daily

• Grew station’s digital and social presence by stories across all platforms

Borderlands Reporter

Arizona PBS, Phoenix, Arizona 2016 - 2017

• Pitched and turned in-depth immigration and borderlands stories in

Arizona and Mexico

• Executive produced the 30-minute documentary: Let Them Bee

• Shot, wrote and edited all material

EDUCATION

Arizona State University, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and

Mass Communication

Master of Mass Communication (MMC) 2018

Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Mass Communication 2017

summa cum laude

SKILLS

• Fluent in Spanish

• Shooting, editing and digital content creation