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Sarina Fazan is a four time Emmy award winning news anchor and reporter.

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She has been nominated for four additional Emmy's.

Born in India, sitting in the anchor chair is a culmination of a life long dream.

She moved to Seattle when she was two and could not speak English. She learned by watching her role models Barbara Walters and Walter Cronkite.

English is also her fourth language. Fazan struggled with a speech impediment for years but refused to let that stop her from pursuing her passon.

Stuttering, was just the first of many road blocks.

At the age of 18, defying cultural guidelines, Fazan decided against an arranged marriage. She left home and pursued a college degree.

It would be sidelined for a year, after Fazan got hit by a car at the age of 21.

The impact broke her pelvis in five places and she had to drop out of school for nearly a year.

But, she went back and graduated fro Loyola University of Chicago.

It took two years after graduation to land her first job at WHBF in the Quad Cities.

She then headed to New Orleans and eventually went to Tampa.

Throughout her career, Fazan has a reputation of landing exclusive interviews with some of the areas most influential and controversial newsmakers.

Some of the interviews include, Julie Schenecker. She is a former Russian Linguist who is serving a life sentence for murdering her two children. This is the only known interview with a mother convicted of killing her own children in the nation.

[1] http://ntneighborhoodnews.com/2015/05/julie-schenecker-tells-abc-action-news-she-doesnt-regret-childrens-murders/

She was also the first journalist invited into the Aisenberg home in Baltimore after the couple moved from the Bay area because of the intense scrutiny surrounding the disappearance of their daughter, Sabrina. The case is still one of the biggest mysteries in the country.

She was theonly journalist in the nation invited to view the wedding video of Terry Schiavo, the woman who was at the center of a decade-long right to life case in Florida.

Fazan was also the first reporter given exclusive home video of hostage Keith Stansell reunited with his family after five years of captivity in Columbia.

She led the coverage of the Debra Lafave teacher sex scandal. And is interviewed in the book "Gorgeous Disaster."

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The mother of the infamous DC Madam granted Fazan the only interview after the suicide of her daughter.

She also had then exclusive television interview with the young woman known through the nation as the "Hiccup" girl. A teenager turned convicted killer.

[1] http://play.okparaguay.com/watch/video-hiccup-girl-jennifer-mee-breaks-silence-after-going-from-media-darling-to-convicted-killer/0SWsrobK3cc

Fazan has also changed lives. She took took action for a high school senior who was brutally beaten and raped in Tampa in 2010. The attack caused lifelong injuries and insurance was denied to cover her care. She involved lawmakers from as high as the Governor of Florida to U.S. Senators to get the victim's healthcare extended. Due to all the media coverage fundraisers continue to this day.

Volunteer work includes helping establish the "Partners for Life" foundation. The non profit holds an a annual run now in it's 8th year. The event came to fruition after working with the widow of a slain St. Petersburg police officer. The race attracts well over a thousand people annually. The money raised helps families of slain police officers.

She also engages the help of storeowners to donate an "Oscar" worthy dress to a girl in need every year, for the past five years.

[1] https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/vote-sarina-fazans-oscar-gown-goes-to-trinity-new-life-church-and-tim-tebows-night-to-shine

Fazan has also been asked on multiple occasions to weigh in on high profile cases for national networks and cable shows.

These appearances are not limited to stories where she has a deep involvement in the cases. She is frequently interviewed because of her vast experience as a journalist.

Fazan is set to make three appearances in the new CNN/SKY News collaboration "Vengeance." The show profiles the most fascinating cases in the world.

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