Alice Gainer
Alice Gainer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Alice Gainer |
| Education | Fordham University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Title | Anchor/Reporter |
| Website | www |
Alice Gainer is an American anchor and reporter for WCBS-TV and WLNY-TV, New York. Previously, she co-anchored the News At Nine on CBS2's sister station WLNY, with Dick Brennan.[1] Prior to WCBS Gainer worked at WNYW Fox 5, New York and for eight years before that, worked as an Anchor/Reporter at News 12 New Jersey. She has also appeared on News 12 Westchester, CNN, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Happy Hour.[2][3]
Gainer graduated from Fordham University in 2004 with a degree in Communications: TV and Radio and a minor in Business Administration.[4] At Fordham she was an anchor for WFUV, the university's NPR affiliated radio station, and won a Gracie Award in the category "Individual Achievement for Best Anchor (Radio)".[5] She was also an anchor for the campus television station. After graduating Gainer worked for NPR affiliate WBGO radio.[6] and also for MetroNetworks WOR, WABC, and Air America Satellite Radio.[7][8]
Gainer is the recipient of nine NY Emmy Awards for "Breaking/Spot News", "Crime News", and "Entertainment News" among other categories. She's been nominated more than a dozen times [9] times in the categories "Anchor", "LIVE- reporter", "Spot News", "Entertainment News", "Crime News" and "Health/Science". At the age of 25 and after only 2 years as a television reporter she was nominated for a New York Emmy for "On-Camera Achievement -Live Reporter". She was the recipient of a 2010 1st place Associated Press award for "Best Continuing Coverage". Other awards include a 1st place AP award for "Best Election Coverage" with the WBGO news team and a Public Radio News Directors Incorporated award. She's appeared in the movies "The Bourne Legacy" as an MSNBC anchor [10] "Delivery Man" and "The Week Of".[11] She also appeared as a reporter on the CBS show Bull. Gainer was also a principal actor in a New York Mega Millions commercial where she played a news anchor and has also appeared in several MTV commercials.[citation needed]
Gainer competed for the title of Miss New Jersey USA and placed in the top 15 for several years. She also held the title of Miss Somerset County 2006,[12] in the Miss America Organization. In high school, she was captain of the Varsity swim team and an all-county swimmer. She also played Varsity soccer. At Fordham, she was captain of the nationally competitive dance team.[7] On July 17, 2018, she posted on Twitter that she is engaged to her boyfriend. In 2019 she posted online that they were married.[13] According to court documents, they divorced after six years of marriage.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dick Brennan and Alice Gainer NEWS @ 9:00".
- ↑ "WLNY 10-55". New York News Stations.
- ↑ "WLNY-TV 10/55 News at 9PM appoints new anchors". New York News Stations.
- ↑ "WFUV Public Radio | About | WFUV Awards & Honors". Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ↑ "The Gracies : 2004 Gracie Awards® Winners". Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Jazz88 FM – The World's Premier Jazz Radio Station, NYC and NJ". www.wbgo.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2007.
- 1 2 "Alice Gainer". LinkedIn.
- ↑ Larosa, Nicole (May 5, 2015). "Dick Brennan and Alice Gainer: News D". Fordham Magazine. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Alice Gainer". February 2022.
- ↑ "Full cast and crew for The Bourne Legacy". IMDb. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ↑ "The Week of (2018) – IMDb". IMDb.
- ↑ "Miss New Jersey 2006 delegates". Archived from the original on September 18, 2008.
- ↑ Gainer, Alice (July 18, 2018). "Tweet from @GainerTV". x.com. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
BREAKING NEWS: We're engaged! 💍❤️
- ↑ "Document List: John R. Staudinger v. Alice Gainer". New York County Supreme Court. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
