Emmy Winning Morning Anchor/Reporter at KSL 5 News (NBC)
salt lake city, utah, united states
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Claim your profileTamara Vaifanua is an anchor and reporter for Fox 13 News in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to Fox 13, she ventured into the world of aviation and served as a Corporate Communications Specialist for SkyWest Airlines in St. George, Utah. Vaifanua joined KTNV in 2007, the ABC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she was a general assignment reporter. In 2003-2006, she helped start up the first TV News operation in southern Utah. She served as an anchor, reporter, news director, and managing editor. Vaifanua graduated from Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, where she was a communications major, DJ for the college radio station, and sports anchor/reporter for the school's TV station. Following graduation, she landed her first TV job as a one-man band, anchor/reporter in Laughlin, Nevada. From there, she worked behind the scenes as an associate producer in San Diego at KUSI.






Communication at Southern Utah UniversityGraduated: 2001