Rebecca Ferriter is a television Anchor/Reporter working in Los Angeles with KCBS / KCAL news.
Rebecca was one of the first reporters on location after a mass shooting in San Bernardino, where 14 people were killed and 22 were wounded on December 15, 2015. When the death of former First Lady Nancy Reagan was announced on March 6, 2016 Rebecca and her co-anchor interrupted programming to bring viewers the news and provide a look-back at Reagan’s legacy. Rebecca's been featured as a Special Correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and The Insider. Before moving to California she was assigned to Anchor primetime weekend newscasts for NBC affiliate KVOA in Tucson, Arizona where she was awarded ‘Best Spot News’ and ‘Best Live Coverage’ by the Associated Press. For the 2015 Superbowl Rebecca rode in the rear cockpit of an F-16 with the Air National Guard, the only reporter given exclusive access to security training missions. Rebecca also covered the courtroom proceedings following the assassination attempt of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, as gunman Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty to 19 counts, later sentenced to life in prison in 2012. Prior to working in Tucson, Rebecca was a reporter at KTVK in Phoenix, Arizona. Rebecca covered a variety of assignments including the trial of 'The Baseline Rapist', one of two simultaneously occurring serial killer cases, the other being the 'Serial Shooter' case which terrorized the Phoenix metro area, between August 2005 and June 2006. Rebecca was born in Ojai, California. She’s a graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree in communication and music. Rebecca received three college scholarship offers related to her talent playing the Clarinet. |