Anthony Everett

American news anchor
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Quick Facts

IntroAmerican news anchor
PlacesUnited States of America
isJournalist
Work fieldJournalism
Gender
Male
BirthNew York City
Education
Tufts University in Medford, MassachusettsBA(—1983)
The details

Biography

Anthony Everett is an American news presenter, currently working for WCVB-TV, the ABC affiliate of Boston, Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Anthony Everett was born in New York City. He attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, receiving a B.A. in 1983.

Career

Everett's professional broadcasting career began in the mid-1980s when he began working as a sports reporter at KSPN-TV in Aspen, Colorado, in years 1984 to 1987. Later, he was promoted to anchor and news director.

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 joined WCVB in 1989 as a general assignment reporter. 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. 

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.

 

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