Brittany Decker has been promoted to weekday morning anchor at WGGB-TV ABC 40/WSHM-LD CBS 3 (Western Mass News) in Springfield, MA.
"I am excited and thankful to join the morning team at Western Mass News!" she told New England One.
"Over the past few years at this station, I had many opportunities to grow and meet great people in the community that I genuinely care about. I look forward to working with my friends/co-workers to bring Western Mass breaking news, the latest information, and some entertainment to start off the morning!" she continued.
Brittany has been with Western Mass News for the past three years, most recently as the weekend morning anchor and a general assignment reporter. She joins Tom Lewis and meteorologist Dan Brown on ABC 40 In the Morning, which airs from 5am-7am on WGGB, and from 7am-9am on WGGB-DT2 FOX 6. Brittany spent the first year at Western Mass News working for the First Warning weather team, and is currently enrolled in Mississippi State University's meteorology certificate program.
Prior to joining WGGB, Brittany worked at WTNH-TV ABC 8/WCTX-TV MyTV 9 in New Haven, CT where she won the 2011 "MyTV9 Star" competition. She spent a year as the "face" of MyTV 9 on-air, online and at community events. She also achieved the title of Miss Connecticut 2010, and participated in the national Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas. She has also interned at WWLP-TV during college.
When she is not busy wit the news, Brittany is a band called "Smith & Decker," and performs acoustic favorites all over Western Massachusetts.
A native of Bristol, CT, Brittany is a 2011 graduate of Western New England University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in mass-media communications.
Brittany's first day with her new job was this morning.
Brittany Decker joins Tom Lewis WMN and Meteorologist Dan Brown on "40 in the Morning" starting TOMORROW!
Posted by Western Mass News on Sunday, August 30, 2015
