Maria Stephanos

Maria Stephanos, a highly regarded local journalist with more than thirty years of experience as an anchor and reporter in New England, is co-anchor of NewsCenter 5 at 4:30, 6:00, 7:00 and 11:00 PM with Ed Harding.

Over the course of her distinguished career, Maria has covered many of the most significant news events including: the plane crash of John F. Kennedy Jr., the Worcester Cold Storage fire, the Presidential recount vote live from Florida, the 9/11 attacks reporting from both Boston and Washington D.C., Red Sox World series wins, Patriots’ Super Bowl wins, the deaths of Senator Edward Kennedy and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, the Boston Marathon bombings, the capture and trial of Whitey Bulger, and many more. An Emmy award-winning journalist, she also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alpha Omega Society presented by former Governor of the Commonwealth, Governor Michael Dukakis.