1. Roma Torre was born on April 20,1958 and is an American TV journalist and theater critic.
10 Facts About Roma Torre
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Roma Torre is best known for her time at cable news channel NY1, where she was a lead news presenter for over 28 years.
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Roma Torre has co-anchored the inaugural ceremonies at City Hall Plaza and co-hosted the Tony Awards.
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Roma Torre began her career at WCBS-TV as a news writer and producer.
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Roma Torre had taken up different roles during her career with NY1, including hosting "Inside City Hall" and the theater show "On Stage".
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Roma Torre has received over 30 broadcasting awards including a 2019 Emmy and a 1991 Emmy for her coverage of the Avianca plane crash disaster.
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Roma Torre was a recipient of the Newswomen's Club of New York's 2003 Peggy Award for Broadcasting for her review of the Broadway show, Big River.
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Roma Torre specifically alleged that the network had given preferential treatment to male anchor Pat Kiernan, including a new studio for the morning broadcasts that she claimed she was barred from using.
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One month after filing the lawsuit, Roma Torre criticized NY1 for alleged retaliation by refusing to allow her to cover the USWNT 2019 ticker-tape parade.
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Roma Torre is a colon cancer survivor and has been an outspoken patient advocate urging early screening as the best prevention for the disease.