Phil Amato
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| Born | San Francisco, California |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | Morning Anchor (with Joy Purdy) and Evening Anchor (with Donna Deegan) for WTLV/WJXX |
| Family | Yes |
Phil Amato is currently a weekday anchor on First Coast News at WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville, Florida. Amato co-anchors Good Morning Jacksonville Sunrise and Good Morning Jacksonville, the weekday broadcasts from 5 to 7 a.m., with Joy Purdy.[1] Amato also co-anchors the weeknight 5:30 newscast of First Coast News with Donna Deegan.[2]
He is responsible for the local business reports on First Coast News. Phil was also responsible for the critically hailed First Coast News documentary special on Jacksonville’s "Great Fire of 1901".[2]
Phil worked as the main anchor at KBCI-TV (now KBOI-TV) in Boise, Idaho prior to arriving at First Coast News in 1993. He started his TV career in Billings, Montana in 1987 as an anchor/reporter. Phil was born in San Francisco and went to high school and college in Tacoma.[2]
Phil is married and has two children.
[edit] References
- ^ http://flnewscenter.com/?p=114
- ^ a b c "First Coast News Phil Amato Bio". First Coast News. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/inside/bios/news-article.aspx?storyid=51564. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
