A “devastated” newscaster in Arizona tearfully announced the sudden death of her “beloved” colleague on live broadcast Monday.
Anna Orsini, the morning anchor for Tucson-based CBS affiliate 13 News, died last week at just 28 years old after suffering a brain aneurysm. According to KOLDTV.
Colleagues at the station, Tyler Butler and Carsyn Currier, announced her death during an emotional newscast Monday.
“Anna had been with 13 News since June 2023 and we are devastated by this loss,” Karlie said in a trembling voice with tears in her eyes.
Ms. Butler gently placed her hand in Ms. Currier's hand to comfort her, continuing to tell viewers that they both wore pink on Monday in honor of Mr. Orsini, who was clearly a favorite of her late colleague. I touched it.
While helping a distraught Currier, Butler added his own touching tribute to Orsini.
“We had the opportunity to work together every day, and the person you saw on the air, the funny, crazy person she was, was the same off-camera, and even more. “I would like people to know about it,” he said.
After the heartbreaking news was revealed to the public, the station aired a highlight reel chronicling Orsini's brief but “special” time with the station.
The reels included clips of Orsini's first time at the anchor desk, her love for dogs, and her playful interactions with her co-hosts during on-air and live reporting.
The morning co-anchor, who worked with her every day, also shared a personal tribute on her social media page.
“Waking up in the middle of the night to go to work is always a challenge, but knowing that I would be working with Anna made it so much easier,” Karlie wrote. her instagram page. “Every day with Anna was an adventure, whether it was dancing around the set or making us all laugh.”
“She was too young, but we will always remember her” Butler he wrote on his Facebook page.
On-air talent from other shifts also remembered her on their social media pages.
“A shooting star. A shining soul. A firecracker,” said evening anchor Brooke Wagner. he wrote on Facebook.
“My heart goes out to the Orsini family and the rest of the family.” gold news 13 family. Rest in peace Anna,” wrote weekend anchor Sean Mahoney. His Facebook page.
“She loved peanut butter and M&M's, wore platform Uggs, carried pink and purple Stanleys, and loved spending time in the sun, even at 4 a.m.,” according to a statement posted on KOLD-TV's website. “It was bathed in light.” .
Colleagues also shared that animal rescue was her “passion” and that she always tried to find new homes for pets in need.
The Colorado native attended the University of Arizona and then transferred to Texas A&M. I graduated in 2018 in Journalism with a double minor in Communications and Sports Management.
Ms. Orsini's first television job was as an anchor and reporter in Lubbock, Texas, followed by three years as a morning and midday anchor in Medford, Oregon, before coming to KOLD-TV last June.
“Anna's friends and colleagues remember her as someone with immense empathy and someone who always stood up for the 'little guy,'” the News 13 statement continued. “She had a smile on her face for all of her colleagues, especially the new ones and the youngest ones. And in every newsroom she worked in, she took them under her wing and cared for them in their work and life. He is known for being a strong leader in both.
