Tiffani Tucker

Tiffani Tucker is an Emmy and award-winning journalist who is fascinated by the people she meets and telling their stories. She is the main anchor at 19 News. You can watch her weeknights at 5, 6 and 7 p.m., as well as during the 7:30 p.m. First Alert Focus.

Tiffani was the first reporter live on the scene of the three Cleveland women held captive for a decade by Ariel Castro. She anchored from the field during the station's wall-to-wall breaking news coverage of "Found Alive."

Her road to Cleveland began in Los Angeles with internships at KABC and E! Entertainment Television before landing jobs at WNDU in South Bend, Indiana, WPEC in West Palm Beach, Florida, and WSVN in Miami.

The mother and wife was a competitive ice skater for more than 15 years. She and her skating partner Frank Singley made history as the first African-American ice dancing team to medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The pair won a bronze medal. Their contribution to the sport of Figure Skating has been documented by History Makers, and will serve as a permanent repository in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

When Tiffani isn’t on the air, she’s busy baking bundt cakes. The entrepreneur even has her own baking business, which started by sharing her cakes with people in the newsroom. She says baking keeps her calm. “Some people like yoga, I like baking in my yoga pants. That’s how I find my zen!”

Tiffani enjoys being active in the community. She's been a proud board member for the Achievement Centers for Children for more than 15 years. She is also a board member of the Kidney Foundation of Ohio. Tiffani is a member of the Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalist as well as the National Association of Black Journalist. She serves on the American Heart Association's STEM leadership team, is a supporter of Susan G. Komen, and is the Best Buddies International Gala Committee Member.