Connie Colla is an American former television news anchor and host. She has anchored in San Diego, Phoenix, and Philadelphia, and has filled in on ''Weekend Today'' on NBC. Colla also played a television reporter in the movie ''Law Abiding Citizen'', starring Jaime Foxx and Gerard Butler. She now works as a realtor in

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Early life

Colla was born in Great Falls, Montana and graduated from

Montana State University Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields, and doctoral degrees in 35 fiel ...

Career

Colla moved to Arizona in 2009 to anchor the morning and midday news at KNXV-TV in Phoenix. She left the channel to start her own real estate company; her last day at the station was December 4, 2014. Colla is a member of the

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and

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, ed ...

, and is a former board member for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Phoenix and

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in Philadelphia. Most of her other charity work focuses on women and children. For eight years Colla hosted "The Children's Miracle Network Celebration" on TV for the

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with its primary campus located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia in the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The ...

. Colla has been a guest cooking host on ''The Fretz Kitchen'', a nationally syndicated cooking show. She has won several Emmy awards for her work during her career.

Personal life

Colla lives in Scottsdale, Arizona with her two children.

References

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