NBC10 Philadelphia announced today that Rosemary Connors will be the station’s new weekend morning anchor.
Connors will anchor NBC10 News Saturday mornings from 5:30 to 7 AM and 9 to 10 AM, and NBC10 News Sunday mornings from 5:30 to 8 AM and 9 to 10 AM. She will continue to report for NBC10 News during the week.
Connors joined NBC10 in June 2009. She served as the station’s political reporter for the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, the debates and the inauguration. She was one of NBC10’s lead reporters on the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal and was part of the team that received a Mid-Atlantic Emmy for coverage of the story. She also won a Mid-Atlantic Emmy for her role in the team coverage of a deadly gas explosion in Northeast Philadelphia in January of 2011. In addition, she was named “News MVP” by the Delaware County Daily Times in 2012.
“Rosemary’s depth of experience as a journalist makes her the perfect choice for the anchor desk,” said Anzio Williams, Vice President of News for NBC10.
Connors is a native of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She is currently studying part-time at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law and is expected to graduate in May 2014. She holds a B.A. in sociology with a concentration in law and society from the University of Pennsylvania. As a Penn undergrad, Connors interned with the NBC10 Investigators and NBC’s Today Show in New York.
