Multimedia journalist and anchor Anusha Roy leaves 9News after nearly eight years.
Anusha Roy is a Washington native who was born and brought up in the Seattle area. Her birthdate is not mentioned, but her physical appearance suggests she is in her mid-30s.
Highlights
- Anusha Roy is leaving 9News and joining Denver7 News as their new anchor.
- Roy was an anchor and reporter at KENS5-TV and a news writer at KIRO TV.
- Her fans and followers wished her good luck in her upcoming journey.
She is an experienced public speaker and communications specialist focusing on health journalism.
Moreover, she is an Emmy award-winning journalist skilled in researching, writing, and producing content for TV, social media, and online platforms.
Roy anchored her love for journalism with her first TV internship in India. She continued to explore broadcast journalism in the Seattle and Yakima area.
She started her broadcast career in Tri-cities, Washington, as a reporter for KVEW-TV, the ABC affiliate.
Moreover, she got dance training from the South Indian Classic Dance Academy and enjoys teaching and performing.
Anusha Roy Announced Her Departure From 9News And Will Join Denver7 News
On September 26, 2024, Anusha Roy went to her official Instagram handle and announced that she was leaving 9News after eight years.
However, Leah Drost, an account executive at Denver7 News, took to her official LinkedIn profile and announced that Roy would join their team on October 7, 2024. She wrote,
Denver7 has a new anchor joining our morning team and she might look a little familiar to you! Beginning October 7th on Denver7, Anusha Roy will be joining our talented news team to make Denver7 Morning News her new home!
Roy said goodbye to the 9News and mentioned that it was her final week at a place where her friends had now become family. Roy added,
I am saying goodbye to 9News.This is my final week at a place where my friends are now my family. And I learned what kind of journalist I want to be. All of you have been along for a wild journey. From surviving a pandemic (and the Covid-era brick wall). Mayoral debates. Countless breaking news stories that changed me forever. And getting married and having my first baby. Denver is still home! And I’m not going very far at all and will be back on your tv soon ❤️ I will share more right here next week!
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Her fans and followers rushed to the comment section to thank her for her contributions and wish her good luck in her new job and future journey. One of her fans commented,
Sooo soo proud of you!! You deserve every good thing that’s coming your way 👏👏 can’t wait to see you on TV soon!!
Journalist Jordan Chavez expressed his sadness that she won’t appear on KUSA TV anymore.
I can’t imagine this place without you but I’m so so happy for you and your next chapter!!! ❤️ (and that I’ll still get to see you!
Additionally, journalist Erica Lopez commented,
Gonna miss you SO much. But cheering you on in your next chapter! Love you to the moon 🫶🏼✨🤍
Kyle Clark, anchor of NextOn 9News, congratulated Anusha through his official Twitter handle. He wrote,
The next best thing to an immensely talented colleague and friend getting a great opportunity at your workplace – is finding it somewhere else. Congratulations, @AnushaRoyNews. We’ll miss your intellect and your kindness.
Before joining 9News, she was an anchor and reporter at KENS5-TV from November 2014 to November 2016. Her annual salary was between $65k and $121k.
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She worked as a reporter at KXLY Broadcast Group from April 2011 to January 2013. Roy covered one-third of the station’s viewing area, including North Idaho and Spokane.
Moreover, she was a General assignment reporter for KVEW-TV from January 2010 to April 2011.
Additional Information
- Anusha Roy is married to Mihir Parikh, an engineering manager at Arrive Health and a former American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network software developer.
- Roy has an estimated net worth of around $700k as of 2024.
- She received her journalism degree from the University of Washington.
