Erika Arias is anchor of the FOXCT News at 10PM and 11PM, and is excited and proud to be part of the news team. Prior to joining the station, Erika spent two years at WFSB-Channel 3, as a weekend anchor and reporter.


Erika got her big break into television news at WPRI-TV in Providence, R.I.  After just a few months on the job, Erika found herself covering one the biggest breaking news stories in New England: The Station Nightclub fire in West Warwick, R.I.  After reporting live through the night of the blaze, Erika was the only local reporter to interview a nightclub survivor, live from inside the hospital.  Erika received an Emmy award for her part in the station's news coverage.

Erika then moved west to the bright lights of Las Vegas, where she covered the capture of the Ohio Sniper, the Ted Binion murder re-trial and the Bellagio blackout.  While in Las Vegas, Erika also interviewed several celebrities like Robert Redford, Nikki Hilton, Anna Nicole Smith, and Kobe Bryant.  In "Sin City", Erika also had the opportunity to appear on the big screen.  In the movie "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous", she was a local news anchor.  In Las Vegas, Erika tackled her most difficult and rewarding assignment: becoming a mom. The journalist traded in her pen and notebook for bottles and bibs.

Then came another move, this time further west to Southern California, where the new mom took a break from the news biz ---- but she couldn't stay away completely.  In Los Angeles, Erika was a freelance correspondent for the Fox News Channel, where she reported on entertainment events, including "American Idol."  She provided coverage, interviews and live reports for Fox stations across the country.

She graduated cum laude from Northeastern University in Boston and is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.  Although she was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts and raised mostly in California, Erika has strong ties to Connecticut.  Her father was born and raised in the Hartford area, so she spent many summers as a child here visiting her grandparents.  She's happy to be living close to her parents and extended family in Central Connecticut.

In her free time, Erika likes to cook, tries to hit the gym, and loves just relaxing at home with her family and friends.

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