Liz Brunner is co-anchor of NewsCenter 5 at 6 p.m. She also co-anchors the Friday edition of the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts and serves as anchor/reporter for WCVB-TV/DT's major news coverage. Brunner first joined the station in September 1993 as a reporter and fill-in anchor for WCVB’s nightly newsmagazine, Chronicle. She has also co-anchored the EyeOpener newscast.

She began her broadcasting career in 1985 at WCIA–TV in Champaign, Ill., where she worked for three years as Community Services Representative, weather anchor for the weekend and noon newscasts, and host of a morning talk show featuring activities of non–profit organizations.

Brunner joined WCVB-TV after working as Director of Community Relations and morning news anchor for WTVT–TV, the CBS affiliate in Tampa, Florida. She also hosted WTVT’s weekend talk show, “Tampa Bay’s Talking,” numerous prime–time specials, and reported and produced public affairs segments.

In 1995, Brunner received a New England Emmy for a Chronicle program “Cape Cod by Air.” She has also been honored for her community work, including a 1991 Communications Achievement Award from the American Women in Radio and Television. In addition, Boston Magazine named Liz Brunner the Best Newcomer to the Boston media market in August 1994.

Brunner is actively involved with the March of Dimes “WalkAmerica,” the American Heart Association’s “Heart Walk” and the Berkshire Hills Music Academy for Children With Williams Syndrome. She currently serves as Executive Vice President of AWRT/New England, the local chapter of American Women in Radio and Television.

During her tenure at WCVB, Brunner has been involved with the Walker Home and School in Needham, the Lupus Foundation of America, Massachusetts Chapter and served on the Board of Directors for the YMCA Charles River Branch.

Born in Connecticut, Brunner was raised in Hawaii and Illinois. She received a Bachelor of Music at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, Wis. She resides in a Boston suburb.

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