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Meet the 6 News Team

Fallon Smith

Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter
Date of Joining WATE: 
July 2011
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Birthplace/Hometown: 
Born and raised in San Jose, California aka The Bay Area.
Education: 

UCLA – B.A. in Mass Communications and a Minor in Political Science. (2006)

Previous Media Experience: 

• KCWY-TV (NBC) Casper, Wyoming
• Tennis Channel, Santa Monica, CA
• KTLA –TV (CW) Los Angeles, CA
• Bruin News 29 – UCLA-TV

Personal Information: 

My family is the most important thing to me in life, besides God.

Daughter of Leonard and Pamela Smith, and can’t forget to mention my grandmother, my “second mom” Elisa Trueba. I am the middle child of 3 girls, older sister Elisa, and younger sister Megan. My father has always referred to me as the “boy he never had.” I played sports my entire life and never liked to wear dresses. Every time my mom put tights on me I would purposely rip holes in them.

However, I will of course be wearing a dress when I walk down the aisle to marry my wonderful fiancé, Antonio DiMaria.

Don’t hold it against me, but I bleed silver and black! Go Raiders!!!

Outside Interests/Hobbies: 

• SPORTS SPORTS SPORTS! When I'm not covering a game, the best feeling is to kick back and watch it
• Working Out
• Playing basketball
• Visiting my family in California
• Being involved with my church
• Facebook is a guilty pleasure of mine
• Sleeping in

What You Enjoy About Local News: 

Coming from Wyoming, I covered a lot of High School sports, the Mountain West Conference, and of course RODEO! I will never forget the relationships I built with coaches, players, parents, and fans along the way. Wyoming will always have a special place in my heart, but I’m stoked to cover the SEC and East Tennessee sports!

I believe Sports Anchors/Reporters can make as much of a difference in the community as those in News.

Media Awards and Honors: 

• 2011- Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Sports Anchor/Reporter of the Year (Became the first woman in Wyoming history to take 1st place for Best Sports)
• 2010- Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Sports Anchor/Reporter of the Year runner up
• 2010- Wyoming Association of Broadcasters "Best Photography"

Meet the Other Members of the 6 News Team

Josh Ault
Stephanie Beecken
Don Dare
Prentice Elliott
Erica Estep
Kristin Farley
Matt Hinkin
Julya Johnson
Mike Krafcik
Jessa Lewis
Jill McNeal
Mona Nair
Gene Patterson
Samantha Saracino
Tearsa Smith
Lori Tucker
Ken Weathers
Bo Williams
Jim Wogan
Alexis Zotos

Recent Tweets

  • FallonMSmith What ppl will see on @6AroundTown this Saturday! #rollerderby t.co/RgpIN9gx  1 day 57 min ago
  • FallonMSmith @patriciawate @6news omg!!! No u didn't! Evil!  1 day 3 hours ago
  • FallonMSmith @DrewRutherford hahaha roller derby!!! Duuuuh!  1 day 3 hours ago
  • FallonMSmith I'm ready to go!! #rollergirl t.co/iCBOsQvj  1 day 4 hours ago
  • FallonMSmith Meet Hurricane Fallon #rollergirl t.co/GU0FKfi1  1 day 4 hours ago

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