Anchors

Anne State

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Anne State is the 6:00 PM and 10:00 PM News anchor for CBS 2 Chicago. State joined CBS 2 from NBC 7/39 in San Diego where she had worked as an anchor and reporter since 2002.

Most recently, State worked for KNSD-TV, an NBC O&O. In addition to reporting, she anchored the 10:00 PM newscast which airs on KSWB-TV, the CW station in San Diego, and is produced by KNSD-TV.

State has covered numerous breaking news events including the Southern California wildfires. She broke important stories for the San Diego stations including a report about a trial witness who was murdered immediately before she was set to testify. She has also reported extensively on military affairs and cross border issues.

Prior to working in San Diego, State was the weekend morning anchor and reporter at KMOV-TV in St. Louis (2000-2002). Before that, she was the morning anchor and general assignment reporter at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa (1998-2000). She began her career as a reporter and fill-in anchor at KTKA-TV in Topeka, Kan.

State has been honored with two Emmy Awards, a Missouri Broadcasters Association Award and an Iowa Broadcast News Association Award.

State earned her M.S. in broadcast journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her B.A. from the University of California at San Diego. She has dual Irish and American citizenship and has spent time living and working in
London, England and Sydney, Australia.