Alycia Lane was born on May 10,1972 and is an American television journalist.
17 Facts About Alycia Lane
Alycia Lane has a master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and an undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany, where she graduated with honors.
Alycia Lane is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and speaks fluent Spanish.
Alycia Lane has been married twice and gave birth to a daughter in June 2014.
In 2000, Alycia Lane moved to Miami, after being hired as a reporter for Fox affiliate WSVN.
Alycia Lane joined a rival station, NBC-owned WTVJ a year later and spent two years there before moving to Philadelphia and CBS-owned KYW-TV in September 2003.
In 2011, Lane received a National Edward R Murrow Award for Writing on a special story about a mysterious disorder called 'Angelman Syndrome'.
In October 2013, KNBC announced that Alycia Lane was no longer employed by the station.
In May 2007, Alycia Lane became the center of a national media story when reports surfaced that she emailed pictures of herself and friends, in bikinis, to the NFL Network's Rich Eisen, via an account that he shared with his wife, Suzy Shuster.
Alycia Lane was charged with one felony count of assault on a police officer.
On January 7,2008, while suspended from KYW-TV for the assault on a New York police officer, the station announced that Alycia Lane had been released from her contract.
The termination comes at a time when there has been absolutely no determination that Alycia Lane is guilty of any wrongful conduct, and after KYW-TV has aired her categorical denial of the alleged charge that is pending against her.
The termination is unfair because Alycia Lane has never had an opportunity to defend against this charge, and tell her side of the story publicly, before KYW-TV has taken this unusual and unwarranted step to terminate her employment.
On January 30,2008, Alycia Lane's lawyers filed a writ of summons on her behalf, a preemptive move towards a lawsuit against KYW-TV in connection with her dismissal.
On June 19,2008, Alycia Lane filed suit against KYW-TV and station manager Michael Colleran alleging that she was exploited and defamed.
Alycia Lane sued Larry Mendte, CBS, and the former general manager of KYW-TV over the incident.
In December 2012 the suit against CBS was thrown out after the judge found that Alycia Lane had destroyed evidence.