Anthony Everett is co-anchor of WCVB-TV Channel 5's nightly newsmagazine, "Chronicle." He joined the program in September 2005. He has also served as co-anchor of NewsCenter 5 at 5, 5:30 and 11PM.

Everett has served as WCVB’s senior correspondent for major national events and breaking news. He regularly contributed to special reports for all WCVB newscasts. His strong, live reporting skills have helped WCVB garner multiple prestigious awards including the National Headliner Award for "Breaking News" in 2003 following the Rhode Island nightclub tragedy.

Everett has previously served as co-anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekend newscasts. He has also served as co-anchor of the weekend edition of the Midday and 6 p.m. news. During this period, Everett twice received recognition from the National Headliner Awards in the category of "Spot News."

In 2000, Everett shared the “Best Newscast,” award from Massachusetts/Rhode Island Associated Press Broadcasters competition for his work in the early evening. Also in 2000, readers of The Improper Bostonian magazine voted Everett “Best Newscaster” in Boston. He has won numerous additional awards including the 1996 National Headliner Award and Massachusetts Broadcasters Association First Place award for spot news coverage.

In 1993, the RTNDA recognized him with the “Continuing Coverage” award while in 1991 he received an award from the Associated Press in the same category. As a longtime advocate and volunteer for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Everett was honored with the Public Education Award in 1992. He has also received numerous Emmy nominations.

Everett began his tenure at WCVB-TV’s NewsCenter 5 in 1990 as a general assignment reporter. Prior to joining Channel 5, Everett was a general assignment reporter and weekday anchor on the 6 PM and 11 PM newscasts at WVIT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Hartford, Conn.

Before working in Hartford, from 1985 to 1987, Everett was an award-winning news director and anchor at KSPN-TV in Aspen, Colo., where in 1984 he began his professional broadcasting career as a sports reporter and anchor.

Everett is a graduate of Tufts University in Medford, MA. He resides outside of Boston with his wife and their two children.

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