Tamsen Fadal
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Tamsen Fadal is an on-air television reporter presently working for WCBS-TV CBS 2 News. She is also a fill-in anchor for the station. Ms. Fadal began her broadcasting career as a morning drive anchor for WHNZ Radio in Tampa, Florida shortly after graduating from the University of South Florida in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Ms. Fadal was named the 2004 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award Recipient.
Tamsen Fadal has more than a decade of experience covering stories ranging from the Columbia Shuttle Crash to the London Bombings to the war on terror. In 2002, she traveled to Afghanistan with the American troops reporting on the war. She was also sent to Air Force bases in London and Germany to report on local troops during Operation Enduring Freedom. Prior to that, Ms. Fadal reported for WPGH-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and WOWK-TV in Charleston, West Virginia and KYW-TV in Philadelphia doing investigative journalism. In 2004, she joined WCBS-TV and is based in New York City. Ms. Fadal was awarded an Emmy in 2005 for her work as an Investigative Reporter. She was also awarded a Broadcast Journalism award in 2004 by the National Air Disaster Foundation [NADF] post 9/11, for contributions leading to improved aviation safety.
Tamsen Fadal is extremely active in the fight against Breast Cancer. After losing her mother to the disease in 1990, she has dedicated her time and energy to working with the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation in the fight for a cure. Ms. Fadal resides in Manhattan with her fiancee, Matt Titus.
