Alice Gainer

Education

Gainer graduated from Fordham University in 2004 with a degree in Communications: television and Radio and a minor in Business Administration.

Career

Prior to WCBS Gainer worked at WNYW Fox 5, New York and prior to that was the weekday morning reporter, weekend morning anchor, host and producer of the "Get Fit Friday" segment on News 12 New Jersey. She has also appeared on News 12 Westchester, Cable News Network, Fox News Channel and Fox Business Happy Hour. She was also an anchor for the campus television station.

After graduating Gainer worked for National Public Radio affiliate WBGO radio and also for MetroNetworks WOR, WABC, and Air America Satellite Radio.

Gainer is the recipient of a 2016 New York Emmy for "Entertainment News" and a 2014 New York Emmy for "Spot News". At the 2016 awards, the red dress she wore left nothing to the imagination.

She"s been nominated six times in the categories "LIVEreporter", "Spot News", "Entertainment News" and "Health/Science". She was the recipient of a 2010 1st place Associated Press award for "Best Continuing Coverage".

Other awards include a 1st place Associated Press 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 Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company anchor and "Delivery Manitoba". Gainer was also a principal actor in a New York Mega Millions commercial where she played a news anchor. She has also appeared in several Music Television commercials.

Gainer competed for the title of Mission New Jersey United States of America and placed in the top 15 for several years.

She was an all-county swimmer and soccer player in high school and captain of the dance team at Fordham.

Achievements

• At Fordham she was an anchor for WFUV, the university"s National Public Radio affiliated radio station, and earned a Gracie Award in the category "Individual Achievement for Best Anchor (Radio)". 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 also held the title of Mission Somerset County 2006, in the Mission America Organization.