Katie grew up in Mount Airy and East Oak Lane before moving to Abington, and is a proud graduate of Abington High School (go Ghosts!) It was through Abington's strong communications program that she was able to dive into journalism, producing news pieces that she shot and edited for Abington's cable channel. During her senior year she was editor-in-chief of her high school's paper, The Abingtonian, and was awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal for doing more than 400 hours of community service.
Katie majored in journalism at Temple University, where she graduated with 15 competitive internships across New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. During one of these internships she worked with Linda Ellerbee at Nick News, who inspired Katie to go into journalism.
Just two days after graduating from Temple University, Katie began working at 5NEWS in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a field reporter and fill-in anchor. She covered several prominent events like the LPGA Tournament, the Walmart Shareholders Meeting, and the Bentonville Film Festival. She covered a plane crash carrying a former Walmart CEO and dug into documents of a historical home of a famous aviator, set to be demolished. Her coverage was able to help save the house. She also covered many visits by presidential candidate, including Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump.
Katie then worked as a reporter and fill-in anchor at WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut where she also served on the Communications Advisory Board for Manchester Community College.
Katie loves giving back by helping student journalists get their foot in the door. In her free time, you can find Katie cheering on Philadelphia sports teams or at Temple events. She also loves traveling, and has visited more than 15 countries!
Katie is very active on social media and loves connecting with viewers there, where she develops and enterprises many stories.
Katie's Stories
Cherry Hill Public Schools gets OK from health department to start hybrid plan next week
Cherry Hill Public Schools will welcome back students starting Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Cherry Hill parents frustrated after COVID-19 spike forces halt to hybrid learning
The Cherry Hill School District said on Monday that it has been notified of three dozen new positive COVID-19 cases in the district.
Walter Wallace Jr.'s family calls for police reform
The attorney for Walter Wallace Jr.'s family said Friday they are not calling for murder charges or filing a lawsuit, but instead they are calling for police reform.
No winner has Pa. voters anxious over Election Day results
Some said they won't get a good night's sleep until they find out who will be the president.
5-year-old girl shot inside her Philly home, police say the suspect is the mother's boyfriend
CHILD SHOT: Police are looking for a man they believe is responsible for accidentally shooting a 5-year-old girl inside their North Philadelphia home.
Tricky treats: East Falls neighborhood gets creative to hand out Halloween candy
The creativity displayed in the neighborhood has been a way to lift spirits during these tough times.
If your mail-in ballot hasn't arrived yet, head to a satellite election office
Chestnut Hill resident Daniel Newton knows the clock is ticking, but he still hasn't received his mail-in ballot.
COVID cases are spiking in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; state officials
Officials say it's crucial the community helps by practicing personal responsibility, avoiding community gatherings for the holidays.
Woman grieving after sister's body found with bullet to head in Chester
A family in Chester, Delaware County is grieving at the loss of their 25-year-old loved one to gun violence.
NJ police department offering signs to politely turn away trick-or-treaters: 'No candy this year'
A police department in South Jersey will be offering signs to help politely turn away trick-or-treaters this year.
