Suzanne Sena
Suzanne Sena | |
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| Born | Suzanne Woronchak[1] April 2, 1963 Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Spouses | Scott Sena
(m. 1991; div. 2000)Michael Fields (m. 2015) |
| Website | http://www.suzannesena.com |
Suzanne Sena (born 1963) is an American television personality, author, and actress. She is a former Fox News anchor and the founder of Sena-Series Media Training. She also played Brooke Alvarez on the comedic TV series, The Onion News Network, is an author and keynote speaker.
Career
[edit]Sena was born in Dearborn, Michigan. An Edsel Ford High School graduate, she has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Michigan State University.[2]
Sena started her national television career on E! Entertainment Television. While at E!, she was a fill-in anchor and correspondent for E! News Daily. Sena created, hosted and oversaw production on the reality-lifestyle celebrity series Out to Lunch and regularly appeared on the red carpet, hosting live coverage of events including the Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards.[citation needed]
Sena was considered a front runner in the search for Kathie Lee Gifford's replacement on Live with Regis, co-hosting with Regis Philbin for four shows. Both the New York Post and Entertainment Weekly cited Sena as the likely winner of the position.[3]
From 2004 to 2006 Sena worked at Dallas-based KTVT-TV (CBS11).[3] From 2006 to 2008, worked as an anchor at the Fox News Channel. She anchored the network's primetime news updates and handled breaking news in the overnight hours. While at Fox News, Sena made appearances on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld and Fox and Friends, filling in as news anchor.
In 2010–2011, Sena portrayed Brooke Alvarez on the IFC series Onion News Network, a satire of television journalism.[4] Concurrently, she also hosted the online lifestyle reality show The Invested Life.
In 2014, Sena appeared in several popular episodic television series, including Castle, How to Get Away with Murder, Sullivan & Son, and the Amazon pilot Down Dog. She produced and co-starred in the comedic horror film Killer Party (2014), and starred in an independent movie.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Dearborn Area Living Archived November 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Suzanne Sena profile at FOXNews.com
- ^ a b BARK, ED (February 10, 2011). "Former CBS11 anchor Suzanne Sena redeploys as Onion News Network's super-vain Brooke Alvarez". unclebarky.com. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ^ Hibbard, James. "The Onion's First TV Series Trailer", Hollywood Reporter, November 19, 2010.
External links
[edit]- 21st-century American actresses
- American television actresses
- American television news anchors
- American television reporters and correspondents
- American women television journalists
- Edsel Ford High School alumni
- Fox News people
- Living people
- Michigan State University alumni
- People from Dearborn, Michigan
- 1963 births