Alicia (Zumpino) Roberts

Alicia (Zumpino) Roberts is a former Miss Philadelphia who now works as a news reporter, anchor, and host.

As a college senior, Roberts captured the title of Miss Philadelphia on March 15, 2003.[http://www.missphiladelphia.org]In June 2003, she placed as first-runner at the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant, ultimately losing to Candace Otto of Murraysville. 1 During her year of service, Roberts worked on the local, state, and national level promoting her platform, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. 2

Roberts attended Temple University in Philadelphia, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting. 3 She went on to earn her Master of Science degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, majoring in Public Communications. 4 Roberts interned at WTXF-TV in Philadelphia and was later hired as a production assistant and writer. [http://www.myfoxphilly.com/]In 2004, Roberts joined Traffic.com and served at the substitute reporter for WCAU-TV, WXPN radio, and WMMR radio.

Alicia Roberts joined WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida, in October 2005. 5 She is the traffic reporter and a substitute anchor for News Channel 8 Morning and Midday Shows. 6 She became the first traffic reporter in station history to create a transportation blog and weekly feature segment called Traffic Talk. [http://tools.tboblogs.com/index.php/tools/C772/]In 2008, Roberts also was hired as an in-game host for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

A native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Roberts grew up in Feasterville. She graduated from Archbishop Wood High School in 1999 where she was a member of the girl's track and cross country teams. 7

Roberts currently resides in Tampa, Florida.