Steve Nielsen
Steve Nielsen joined FOX 10 News in January of 2020 and is excited to be back in the Valley reporting.
Raised in California, Steve first fell in love with Phoenix while getting his degree at the Cronkite School at Arizona State.
Steve spent nearly a decade on the East Coast reporting for WPRI-TV in Rhode Island. The smallest state punched above its weight class in news.
He stood just feet away as FBI agents raided the Rhode Island House Speaker’s office. Eventually, the speaker pleaded guilty to bribery. Steve went to multiple Super Bowls covering the Patriots, reported in Fenway Park as the Red Sox won the World Series, and even interviewed the players at the Little League World Series.
Steve’s reporting in Rhode Island earned him 7 New England Emmy nominations. He appeared nationally on FOX News in the days after the Boston Marathon Bombing. He’s most proud of his work covering more than 50 cold cases in one year. His coverage helped detectives receive hundreds of tips on the region’s most challenging investigations.
It was in Rhode Island Steve met his talented, intelligent, and beautiful wife Susan. Their family grew with the birth of their son Cormac, in 2018.
Before his time in the Ocean State, Steve spent two years cutting his teeth in the mornings at KFDX in Wichita Falls, TX. In the evenings, he earned his master’s in International Relations at Midwestern State University.
He interned in college at several Phoenix television and radio stations. He always wanted to come back to the desert and cherishes the opportunity to now tell your stories in Phoenix.
While not a work, you can find Steve smiling and laughing at parks and trails in the valley soaking up the sun with his wife and son.
The latest from Steve Nielsen
Local twirling school needs new practice facility, may have to cancel upcoming competitions
"It’s getting hotter and hotter, so without an indoor space, I don’t think we’ll be able to go to national and regionals, and regionals are coming up in June," Becky Hewitt said.
Head-on crash sends 5 to hospital in Phoenix
According to the Phoenix Fire Department, crews responded to the crash at the intersection of 67th Avenue and Flower Street just before 2 a.m. on April 10.
More than 5,000 people attend illegal party in Tonto National Forest
Authorities said violations included DUI, double riding, speeding, reckless vehicle operation, staging camps in illegal areas, blocking roadways, illegal use of fireworks and target shooting.
Arizona medical providers must post out-of-pocket prices on websites, policy says
Starting this year, every hospital in America was required to post their prices for common procedures on their websites, and Arizona's largest medical provider has yet to post its own prices.
Beware of email surveys asking about COVID-19 vaccine experience in exchange for money
The Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission says to beware of emails asking for your COVID-19 vaccine experience in exchange for money because they are fraudulent.
Driver rescued from burning car by Phoenix Police officers
The body camera video was posted by Phoenix Police onto its Twitter page on March 29. The person rescued, according to officials, is recovering at a hospital.
Expansions of big, small companies help build a healthy Arizona economy, more jobs
Arizona's economy is not only positively impacted by big businesses expanding but also the smaller ones who are investigating in the state and creating thousands of jobs.
Flagstaff City Council objects to Gov. Ducey order on mask mandates
COVID-19 continues to spread and Ducey’s order ”is not in the best interest of public health and further erodes home rule,” the Flagstaff council’s statement said.
Arizona boy scout troop surprised with thousands of dollars in camping gear after trailer, supplies stolen
Boy Scout Troop 513 had to cancel multiple trips due to not having equipment - but that all changed Saturday morning as applause filled Cabela's in Glendale.
Remote control airplane flying event begins in Mesa
Wings Over Arizona, Mesa's annual remote-controlled airplane flying event, is happening this weekend. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen was live at Superstition Airpark.