Emani Payne is the new evening anchor at CBS6 Albany.
Provided by Emani PayneEmani Payne is the new weeknight evening news anchor at CBS 6 Albany, filling the vacancy left by Anne McCloy's departure earlier this year. The California native is an Emmy award-winning journalist and active National Association of Black Journalists member.
Payne enjoys telling stories that give a voice to the voiceless. Her exclusive coverage of a bullying epidemic in central Texas schools created two new district mentoring programs. Her reporting on a single mother who lost her home in a fire led to the community gifting the woman a new home in time for Christmas.
She was also on the ground during several wall-to-wall weather coverage events from hurricanes to tornadoes including during the historic storm Hurricane Harvey.
She's the newest anchor at the Sinclair-owned station. Catch Payne on weeknights at 5 and 5:30 p.m. on CBS6 Albany.
You can follow Payne, who is today's 20 things, on Facebook.
1. I got my start in journalism working on my high school's newspaper before joining the student-run television news station in college.
2. I won an Emmy for my news coverage of the Buffalo Soldiers.
3. I danced competitively my entire life and was an All-Star and All-American dancer. I almost accepted a job as an NFL cheerleader before deciding to accept my first job in TV news instead.
4. I've interviewed Dr. Jill Biden on Election Day, Donald Trump Jr. — while President Trump was battling COVID in the hospital — three current U.S. governors, several senators and Olympic Champion Simone Biles, among other newsmakers.
5. My favorite season is winter, partly because my birthday is in December as well as Christmas, which is my favorite holiday.