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