Amalia Barreda

Amalia Barreda

Multiple-award-winner Amalia Barreda joined Boston’s WCVB-TV NewsCenter 5 staff as a full-time reporter on Jan. 1, 1993 and retired 20-and-a-half years later at the end of June, 2013.

During that time, she covered historic events of New England, ranging from the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal to the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

“Amalia Barreda has covered it all for WCVB-TV, including a wide variety of stories which greatly impacted our community,” said WCVB-TV President and General Manager Bill Fine, upon Amalia’s retirement.