Paola Giangiacomo

Paola Giangiacomo is a news reporter and anchor for WNEP in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Giangiacomo started at WNEP in April, 1999 as a general-assignment reporter. Currently, she co-anchors Newswatch 16 at 5:00, 5:30, and 10:00. Giangiacomo was the solo anchor on Fox 56 News at Ten until is was taken over by WBRE-TV on January 1, 2010. She is now the solo anchor for Newswatch 16 at 4. She replaced Norm Jones, who left WNEP on September 10, 2010.
Her first television job was in Monroe, Louisiana. She then headed north, to WBKB in Alpena, Michigan, where she shot her own video, reported, anchored, produced and hosted a show. Giangiacomo also worked in Johnstown, Pennsylvania for 2½ years as an anchor and reporter before joining WNEP.
Giangiacomo is a 1993 graduate of Penn State. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and enjoys skiing, playing tennis, cooking and spending time with her family and friends.
Ms. Giangiacomo was promoted, on March 15, 2006, to 11PM anchor alongside Mike Lewis Monday- Friday.While in college, Paola interned at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. Paola's love of Broadcast Journalism comes from her father, who always encouraged her to know what's happening. As a child, Paola watched the news nightly in her hometown of Philadelphia and dreamed of emulating the anchors she grew up admiring.
In 2005, Paola received a Broadcast Journalism Silver Award from the Muscular Dystrophy Association for her coverage of the annual ‘Black and Blue Ball', a major fundraiser for MDA.
During her free time, Paola loves to cook Italian dishes and travel to Italy. You can also find her running with her dog Luna, working out at the gym, playing tennis during the summer and skiing in the winter.

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