Breana Albizu is an anchor and reporter who joined KOAT in August 2021. Breana grew up on the east coast, having lived in Philadelphia, Miami, Orlando, and Atlanta (which she considers her hometown). Her passion for journalism started at an early age by watching local news stations and idolizing national icons like Soledad O’Brien and David Muir. Breana graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University in May 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and a double minor in Spanish and Sociology. She spent the summer of her sophomore year in Spain, where she focused on Spanish studies at the Universidad de Granada. For three years, Breana served as a reporter, an anchor, and the News Director of the college’s news station, GSTV. During her time in college, she had the opportunity to mentor aspiring journalists, produce general stories, and host a weekly news show. She won second place at the 2016 Southeast Journalism Conference for “Best TV Hard News Reporter.” She was also awarded second place for “Best Anchor” through the conference’s onsite competition in 2017. In her third year of college, Breana was selected to participate in the Georgia News Lab, an award-winning investigative reporting collaborative with some of the top college journalism programs in the state and two leading news outlets, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and WSB-TV. There, she compiled an extensive report on how an Atlanta agency failed to provide affordable housing and prevent gentrification. Breana also interned with WSB-TV and “Crime and Justice with Ashleigh Banfield on CNN/Headline News Network. She was asked to come back to the network as a freelancer after graduation until the show ended in November 2018. Breana enjoys cooking new recipes, exploring unique places, and spending time with friends and family. She’s very excited to call New Mexico her home and can’t wait to see what the Land of Enchantment has to offer! If you have a story idea or fun recommendations for Breana, feel free to send them her way: Breana.Albizu@hearst.com.