Sharyn Alfonsi began her career in broadcast journalism at KHBS-TV in Fort Smith , Arkansas , from 1994 – 95 , where she served as a news reporter , weekend weather anchor , photographer and editor . She then became a general assignment reporter for WVEC – TV in Norfolk , Virginia , from 1995 – 97 , where she traveled with the military . Between 1998 – 2000 , she worked as a reporter and substitute anchor for KIRO-TV in Seattle , Washington , where she covered the World Trade Organization riots . Between 2000 and 2003 , she worked as a reporter and anchor for WBZ-TV , the CBS-owned station in Boston , where she covered the ongoing Catholic church scandal , the Michael Skakel trial , and The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick , Rhode Island
The Station nightclub fire
The Station nightclub fire
Sharyn Alfonsi