Alicia (Zumpino) Roberts
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Alicia Roberts (born c. 1981) is a former Miss Philadelphia and current reporter and anchor for CBS News Atlanta.[1]
Roberts captured the title of Miss Philadelphia on March 15, 2003.[2][not in citation given] In June 2003, she placed as first-runner at the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant, earning more than $35,000 in college scholarships as part of the Miss America Scholarship Organization.[3][not in citation given] During her year of service, Roberts worked on the local, state, and national level promoting her platform, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
Roberts attended Temple University, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting [4] She earned her Master of Science degree from Drexel University, majoring in Public Communications.
Roberts joined WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida, in October 2005,[5] as a reporter and anchor for the Emmy-winning News Channel 8 Morning Show.[6][7] From 2008-2010, Roberts was hired as an in-game host for the Tampa Bay Rays and was selected a "30 Under 30" by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.[citation needed] In 2011, WEWS-TV hired Roberts as a Morning Anchor.
A native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Roberts grew up in Feasterville. She graduated from Archbishop Wood High School in 1999 where she was All-Catholic Track and Cross Country athlete.[citation needed]
Roberts currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Alicia Roberts". Retrieved 2018-02-09.
- ↑ "Home - Miss Philadelphia Scholarship Organization". Home - Miss Philadelphia Scholarship Organization. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "The Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant - An Official Preliminary to the Miss America Pageant". www.misspa.org. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2003-07-24. Retrieved 2008-12-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2008-12-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "ALICIA ROBERTS". www.talentapes.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2008-12-05. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archives - Philly.com". articles.philly.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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