Steve Bottari is a proven television news anchor — trusted for his engaging and unflappable breaking news abilities, breadth and depth of coverage range, and passionate newsroom leadership.With more than a decade of broadcast journalism experience, he’s covered everything from tornadoes to hurricanes, car chases to mass shootings, in-depth investigations to presidential campaigns.Currently he anchors and reports weeknights in a top 10 news market for WMUR-TV, Hearst Television’s storied ABC-affiliate in New Hampshire.When breaking news happens — Steve is there to help guide viewers through life-changing moments with context and clarity.Steve helmed live coverage of the New Hampshire Hospital active shooter, field anchored from the scene of the Lewiston mass shooting and was on-the-air live for hours — synthesizing and analyzing election results in real time — for New Hampshire’s iconic First-in-the-Nation presidential primary. Previously, he was the main anchor at Hearst Television sister-station WMTW-TV in Portland, Maine.Before that, Steve was a morning anchor at the Hearst station in Oklahoma City, Okla. (KOCO) and the venerable news leader in Burlington, Vt. (WCAX).Steve earned a masters degree from Syracuse University and his bachelors degree from Fairfield University — where he was the valedictorian.He spent an immersive semester studying at Universidad Centroamericana in Managua, Nicaragua — taking his courses in Spanish with local students. Steve is an Eagle Scout.
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