Steve Nielsen
Steve Nielsen joined FOX 10 News in January 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
15-year-old Arizona golfer to play in LPGA event
An Arizonan will compete against some of the best women golfers in the world, and she managed to do that at a relatively young age.
Fentanyl crisis: Arizona schools chief launches effort to put Narcan in schools
Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is a nasal spray that helps reverse overdoses, and it may soon be coming to schools across Arizona.
Tempe driver killed by Arizona trooper during barricade situation on Loop 101
A driver who Arizona DPS says barricaded himself inside his car and then pulled a gun out was shot and killed on Loop 101 in Tempe early Sunday.
Arizona hikers finish 2-month challenge by hiking a Tempe mountain dozens of times
Yard work is hard work and sometimes, it's great to get a helping hand. That's why a group of Valley volunteers with Let's Pull Together is ready to help.
SRP prepares to store as much water in Arizona as possible in watersheds
A flyover tour of the SRP watershed system showed how the company manages and stores runoff water throughout Arizona. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen has the story.
Statue stolen from Make-A-Wish Foundation replaced in emotional ceremony
A bronze statue of the boy who inspired the creation of Make-A-Wish Foundation is being replaced in a ceremony on Tuesday after thieves stole the sculpture earlier this year.
Driver dies after head-on crash with Phoenix city bus: PD
A woman who crashed head-on into a city bus on Monday morning near 19th Avenue and Larkspur Drive has died, police said.
Creative training technique helps Phoenix Police deal with mental health calls
Phoenix Police sergeant Francisco Valenzuela developed a creative technique involving his autistic son to help new recruits train for mental health calls. The training techniques have taken hold and FOX 10's Steve Nielsen has the story.
Arizona lawmakers debate who can tax stadium district developments
State legislators are debating what entities are in charge of taxing stadium and arena projects that are being built in Arizona. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen has the story.
Beehive under control in Peoria after residents reported several stings
Residents in a Peoria neighborhood have been getting stung left and right over the last few weeks, and finally, action was taken to stop the attacks.