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CATHERINE ANAYA IS A JOURNALIST. TV HOST. EMCEE/MODERATOR. SPEAKER. MEDIA PERSONALITY
Catherine Anaya is a three-time Emmy award-winning journalist with a 36-year career in television.
She is the host of Horizonte on Arizona PBS, a weekly television series examining important issues and topics of particular interest to Arizona’s Hispanic communities.
In 2017, the Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences inducted Catherine into the nationally recognized Silver Circle Society for more than 25 years of broadcast excellence and contribution to the community.
Catherine anchored television news for 25 years. She spent 12 of those years at CBS in Phoenix where she anchored the evening news. Prior to that she anchored/reported at CBS in Los Angeles, NBC in Phoenix, as well as TV stations in Indiana and Texas. Catherine has won numerous awards including ‘Anchor of the Year’ by the Arizona Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Her career highlights include interviewing President Obama at the White House and co-anchoring a post-presidential debate with the legendary Walter Cronkite.
Catherine has appeared on CNN, HLN, and is a regular on-camera contributor to several History Channel docuseries. She’s also an award-winning columnist. She is an Arizona Press Club winner for Commentary/Analysis for her column in Latino Perspectives Magazine. She is a Parenting Publications of America Silver Award winner for her column in Los Angeles Family Magazine.
Catherine has also been lauded by magazines such as Phoenix Magazine (Best TV Newcomer) and Arizona Foothills Magazine where she is a multi-year winner of the Best of Our Valley categories for News Anchor of the Year and Favorite Female TV Personality. Catherine is the 2021 recipient of the Athena Valley of the Sun HAIL (Honoring Athena Inspired Leaders) Award for LIVE AUTHENTICALLY, recognizing groundbreaking women in the community who lead with principles that create awareness and embody the strength of women leaders.
Catherine is one of the 50 women featured in the 2026 Women to KNOW in Arizona book. She is also featured in the 2019 and 2021 KNOW Phoenix book highlighting 100+ women you should KNOW and do business with, as well the 2019-2020 Best of KNOW Book featuring high-performing women from across the country. She was also named an Arizona Latina Trailblazer in 2014 by the Raul H. Castro Institute.
Catherine is a former longtime member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Arizona Latino News Media Association Board of Directors and is a graduate of the Valley’s Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI), Class of 2004.
When she’s not working, Catherine and her husband enjoy traveling and spending quality time with their four children.
Catherine is a University of Southern California alumna, an avid reader, a fitness enthusiast, and a three-time Boston Marathon finisher.
