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Matt Blanchette is a general assignment reporter for WLNE-TV ABC 6 in Providence, RI. Most recently, he has covered the sale of the Pawtucket Red Sox, the Aaron Hernandez trial, the Patriots run to the Super Bowl, and the Boston Marathon Bombing Trial. Matt joined ABC 6 in 2012 as a sports anchor/reporter, and in 2014 was the morning news anchor.

Prior to ABC 6, Matt spent 4 years as a sports anchor/reporter for WIBW-TV CBS 13 in Topeka, KS. He has also worked as a sports anchor/reporter at Gannett; WSAW-TV in Wausau, WI; and WBUP-TV in Marquette, MI.

A native of Gloucester, RI, Matt is a 2005 graduate of Boston University where he studied broadcast journalism.

1. What kind of phone do you have, and what are your favorite apps?
 I recently made the switch from an iPhone to a Moto X. I love it. Twitter and email are what I use most. No games on this phone.

2. Favorite and least favorite news topics to cover (besides violent crime)?
 My favorite topics in no particular order are, sports, politics, business. I always find it difficult to talk to families after a loved one dies.

3. If you weren't working in TV news, what would you be doing?
 I would probably be a lawyer. Another job with a lot of talking.

4. What was your favorite cartoon growing up?
 Doug

5. When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time?
 Depends on the season. Winter: catch up on DVR. Summer: Run and enjoy the outdoors.

6. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
 I would love the chance to travel all over Europe. I have never been, and not sure if I ever will.

7. Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest?
 If I had one guest it would be the Pope.

8. Do you collect anything?
 Do ties count?

9. What are the top 3 played songs on your iPod?
 What's an iPod? I stream on Pandora. The Black Keys, DMB, Van Morrison, among many others.

10. What is one of your favorite quotes?
 Why do we fall? So we can learn to get back up.

11. What was the last experience that made you a stronger person?
 Every day there is something that I feel makes me stronger. Dealing with disappointments and frustrations make a person stronger.

More about Matt Blanchette

 WLNE ABC 6 Bio

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