Anita Roman
Anita Roman joined FOX 10 News in July of 2011 and is thrilled to be part of the FOX 10 Family.
Even though she was born and raised in Chicago, Phoenix captured Anita's heart when she came out for her first job in television news years ago!
Anita comes to Phoenix from the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas via the Midwest, where she anchored first the weekend newscasts, then the midday show in Springfield, IL.
Anita has reported on everything from Presidential visits to deadly tornadoes to crime and education. The Illinois Times named Anita "Best Journalist."
Anita was born and raised in Chicago. She is fluent in Polish and didn't speak English until she was three years old. She attended DePaul University in Chicago, where she got a real taste of big city news.
Anita interned for WLS-TV twice and for NBC Network News in Chicago. Anita ventured out west for her first job in television news, leaving behind her family and friends for a career she loves.
She worked for KTVK-TV in Phoenix before moving on to Yakima, WA to report and anchor.
Anita has an enormous passion for television journalism. She feels that every story covered is an opportunity to make a difference and to help someone. She loves getting out in the community and listening to the concerns of local residents.
During her time in Las Vegas, Anita reported on the O.J. Simpson arrest, the Monte Carlo fire and Hepatitis C Health scare, which affected thousands of residents there. She canvassed a North Las Vegas neighborhood with Hillary Clinton and reported live on the historic democratic debates held in the Valley.
She has appeared on MSNBC, CNN and the Today Show.
When she's not working, Anita and her fiancé love to pamper and spoil their Chihuahua "Shorty." They also enjoy hiking all the local mountain ranges and taking advantage of the gorgeous weather here in the Valley. On warm nights they take their 1963 Cadillac Convertible for a spin or hop on one of their custom motorcycles for a ride up Camelback Mountain.
Anita is also an avid reader, shopper and is studying to be fluent in Spanish.
The latest from Anita Roman
Community Cares: Healing through photography
In this week's Community Cares, a Valley photographer is giving at-risk youth a new lens on life by putting a camera in their hands. FOX 10's Anita Roman has more.
Donut Bar's grilled cheese with a twist
Scottsdale's Donut Bar is unveiling their new grilled cheese with a twist - FOX 10's Anita Roman had to find out more in the bistro.
85-year-old nurse celebrates 63 years of nursing
On any given day, Donna Alger either sees patients or makes calls to prep them for surgery.
Redbird simulator teaches high school students to fly
This is as close to the real thing as you can get, and the pilot flying this simulated plane, an 11th grader, is just 15-year-old.
Apartment residents evacuated after U-Haul crashes into parking garage, strikes water and gas lines
Residents of a Tempe apartment complex are without their utilities after police say a U-Haul truck crashed into a parking garage and struck water and gas lines, causing a hazmat situation.
More benefits to working out early in the day, according to study
People who work out in the morning seem to lose more weight than people completing the same workouts later in the day, that’s according to a study that’s lasted almost ten years.
Valley woman shares her story to bring awareness to suicide prevention
September is Suicide Awareness Month, and a local woman is sharing her story in hopes it will encourage others to seek the help they need.
Valley woman shares story to bring awareness to suicide
FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.
3 hospitalized following possible wrong-way crash in Peoria
The Loop 101 is about a mile west from the scene of the crash at Northern and 87th Avenues where the Arizona Department of Public Safety confirms they are investigating reports of a wrong-way driver in the northbound Northern off-ramp.
Suspect sought after man shot at west Phoenix gas station
Police say a suspect is on the loose after a man was shot at a west Phoenix gas station.