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Tara Hitchcock

Entertainment Reporter for Arizona's Family

Additional Outlets: "Behind the Screens" at Harkins Theatres

MEMBERSHIP BRANCH: FILM

BASED IN Phoenix

Tara Hitchcock is the former host of the highly rated Good Morning Arizona news program on 3TV, a position she held for 15 years. You can still see Tara weekly on the program with her “What To Watch” and “At the Movies” segments. She is also a frequent guest reviewer on shows hosted by some of her CCA pals, including “Extra Butter” on ABC10 in Sacramento and “CriticLEE Speaking” on Fox 2 Detroit. If you’re up in Oregon, you’ll find her weekly on Fox 12 Oregon. She hosts “Behind the Screens” for Harkins Theatres and has interviewed everyone from Meryl Streep to George Clooney. Tara received her BA in Political Science and Communications from Boston College and went on to get her master’s degree at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. While an undergraduate and during her years in graduate school, she was very active in news reporting as an intern for TV programs such as Meet the Press in Washington, D.C., as well as other television news programs in Boston and New York City. You can also read her periodic “Tara’s Big Travels” columns in Phoenix magazine. Tara has been a CCA member since 2020.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2023 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer/Narrator/Host/Moderator for "Tara's Travels" on Arizona's Family
  • 2021 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer/Narrator/Host/Moderator for "At The Movies" and "What to Watch" on Good Morning Arizona
  • 2018 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy Award Nominee for Outstanding Talent - Program Host/Moderator for "Reel Travels with Tara" on 3TV
  • 2016 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy Award Nominee for Outstanding Talent - Program Host/Moderator for "Behind the Screens"
  • 2015 Rocky Mountain Southwest Emmy Award Nominee for Outstanding On-Camera Talent - Performer/Narrator for "Tara's Reel Travels" on CBS5
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