Deanna Durante, a Conshohocken Native, Joins the NBC 10 News Team

Deanna Durante, a Conshohocken Native, Joins the NBC 10 News Team

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Deanna Durante joins the NBC 10 News Team as a general assignment reporter - effective immediately. The announcement was made today by News Vice President Chris Blackman.

Prior to Durante's arrival at NBC 10, she was a reporter and weekend anchor at WITI-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Before that, she worked as an anchor and reporter at KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she received numerous awards for her journalistic excellence. Durante began her television career as an anchor and reporter at KHAS-TV in Hastings, Nebraska. She landed her first job working for Montgomery Newspapers in King of Prussia where she was the education reporter.

A native of Conshohocken, PA, Durante graduated from Plymouth Whitemarsh High School where she was a news reporter for the school district's station, Colonial Instructional Television (CITV) during her freshman year. At that point, she knew she was destined to be a television news reporter.

A graduate of Syracuse University, Durante earned her degree in broadcast journalism.

Her hobbies include running, biking, and she enjoys designing glass Christmas ornaments which she donates to a variety of charities. While working in Wisconsin, Durante volunteered with the Humane Society and Gilda's Club.

Happy to be back among family and friends, Durante will reside in the Philadelphia area. She's especially excited about reuniting with her pet feline "Rembrandt" who stayed behind with her family when she moved to Nebraska.

Source: NBC 10

CONTACT: Eva Blackwell, NBC 10 Publicist, +1-610-668-5790, Fax: +1-610-668-7059, eva.blackwell@nbc.com

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