PERSON: Janet Roach
Employer
TEGNA
Position
News Anchor
Biography
Her journalism career has taken her from Myrtle Beach to Norfolk, Milwaukee, Washington D.C., Baltimore and back to Norfolk, doing what she loves, telling stories that affect the public good.
“I often say being a journalist lets me dip into a different world each day, never knowing where the facts will lead, but coming away smarter than I was the day before and ready for the next challenge,” she said.
Janet has been out front covering national headlines throughout her television career, from the terror attacks on 9/11 at the Pentagon to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.
She is a 12-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, a three-time recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award, and a three-time national Telly Award winner.
Her most recent Emmy award in June 2023 was for her documentary exploring the tragedies of the growing fentanyl crisis.
Janet’s documentary, Donovon, told the story of the controversy behind the police shooting death of 25-year-old Donovon Lynch in Virginia Beach. The case eventually ended in a $3 million settlement between Virginia Beach police and the Lynch family.
Janet’s documentary, 20 and Odd: Africans’ Arrival in 1619, told the dramatic story of the first enslaved Africans to arrive in English North America in 1619 to Hampton, Va. That documentary earned her an Emmy and two National Gold Telly Awards.
Janet alerted viewers to the calamities of navigating a complex mental health system with a compelling story about a Norfolk mother fighting for adequate care for her mentally ill and autistic son in the Emmy Award-winning documentary, Looking For Happiness.
In 2020, Janet was inducted into the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle. The award honors industry professionals who have helped shape the broadcast industry and continue to influence its future.
Janet is a big believer in looking out for your community. She spends much time talking to women’s and children’s groups. She was selected as 2021 Famous Former by the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast.
She is also a member of TEGNA, Inc’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team, representing 64 local news stations across the country.
Prior to coming to Hampton Roads, Janet worked as an anchor/reporter for ABC affiliate, WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, WITI-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and WPDE-TV in Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC. She also worked as a freelance reporter for WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C..
She is a former freelance reporter for Black Entertainment Television.
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“I often say being a journalist lets me dip into a different world each day, never knowing where the facts will lead, but coming away smarter than I was the day before and ready for the next challenge,” she said.
Janet has been out front covering national headlines throughout her television career, from the terror attacks on 9/11 at the Pentagon to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.
She is a 12-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, a three-time recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award, and a three-time national Telly Award winner.
Her most recent Emmy award in June 2023 was for her documentary exploring the tragedies of the growing fentanyl crisis.
Janet’s documentary, Donovon, told the story of the controversy behind the police shooting death of 25-year-old Donovon Lynch in Virginia Beach. The case eventually ended in a $3 million settlement between Virginia Beach police and the Lynch family.
Janet’s documentary, 20 and Odd: Africans’ Arrival in 1619, told the dramatic story of the first enslaved Africans to arrive in English North America in 1619 to Hampton, Va. That documentary earned her an Emmy and two National Gold Telly Awards.
Janet alerted viewers to the calamities of navigating a complex mental health system with a compelling story about a Norfolk mother fighting for adequate care for her mentally ill and autistic son in the Emmy Award-winning documentary, Looking For Happiness.
In 2020, Janet was inducted into the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle. The award honors industry professionals who have helped shape the broadcast industry and continue to influence its future.
Janet is a big believer in looking out for your community. She spends much time talking to women’s and children’s groups. She was selected as 2021 Famous Former by the Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast.
She is also a member of TEGNA, Inc’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team, representing 64 local news stations across the country.
Prior to coming to Hampton Roads, Janet worked as an anchor/reporter for ABC affiliate, WMAR-TV in Baltimore, Maryland, WITI-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and WPDE-TV in Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC. She also worked as a freelance reporter for WTTG-TV in Washington, D.C..
She is a former freelance reporter for Black Entertainment Television.
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