Meet The Team

Alicia Vitarelli

Alicia Vitarelli is the co-anchor of Action News at 4pm. Alicia joined the Action News team in October 2010. She came to Philadelphia from News 12 New Jersey, where she was the morning and afternoon anchor for two and a half years. She also created, hosted and produced two original franchises including the bargain-hunting series "Buck Wild" and "Best Kept Secrets of New Jersey".

Prior to that, Alicia worked for NY1 News and Time Warner Cable in New York City for six years as an anchor and reporter.

Alicia received Bachelor's Degrees in Communications and Honors, with a minor in Spanish, from Villanova University. She also obtained a Master's Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Alicia has been the Italian American Woman of the Year for the Center for Italian and Italian American Culture, the Italian American Police Society of NJ and the East Hanover Italian American club.

In her spare time, Alicia enjoys international travel, cooking, exploring new finds around town, dining outdoors, spending time with family (especially her five nieces!), yoga and pilates. Alicia is thrilled to be back home in the Philadelphia area to cheer on her Wildcats! Alicia lives in Philadelphia with her husband Matthew.

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