Education
Pepperdine University.
news anchor broadcast journalist
Pepperdine University.
She previously worked at Los Angeles" American Broadcasting Company NewsOne and held an internship at KABC-television in Los Los Angeles She also received the Edward R. Murrow Award in Investigative Reporting in 2007 for her piece on Jordaan Clarke, who after undergoing successful heart surgery at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) hospital as an infant, suffered prolonged oxygen deprivation causing permanent and profound brain damage. Canzano"s report revealed that OHSU benefits from rare and unusual protection from the state that caps malpractice damages at $200,000 per incident, a luxury not widely available to other entities in the state of Oregon, according to documents obtained by the reporter.
"Casualties of War," a documentary she co-produced and wrote in 2005, was honored with a 1st place Associated Press (Associated Press) award for news writing.
Canzano, born in Taiwan, serves as a weekend news anchorperson on KATU.
In 2009, Anna Song co-founded The Bald Faced Truth Foundation, a non-profit, all-volunteer organization that aims to fund extracurricular activities for kids. The foundation offers grants to children who hope to participate in the areas of arts, music, drama, education, athletics and other enriching extracurricular activities.
Following the marriage, she changed her professional name from Anna Song to Anna Canzano.
Canzano has won numerous accolades in her career, including the 2012 Best Investigative Reporting Award from the Oregon Association of Broadcasters. Canzano, a 14-time regional Emmy Award nominee, won an Emmy Award in 2008 for her piece on the struggle of a homeless high school student. In 2003, Canzano"s in-depth coverage of the murder of two Oregon City teenagers, Miranda Gaddis and Ashley Pond, and the investigation into their deaths helped earn KATU an Edward R. Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage. Canzano also won 1st place in the 2009 and 2008 Associated Press Awards in the Best Hard News Coverage categories, as well as the 2007, 2006, and 2005 Best Writing category. She has also won 1st place awards in Best Investigative Reporting, documentary and feature categories from the Associated Press.
