ABOUT

I’m Erica, a New York based journalist currently working at NBC’s Weekend TODAY.

Previously I reported for NBC affiliate KOMU-TV8, where I shot, wrote and edited stories, anchored and reported live. I have also reported, produced and edited content for multiple broadcast, print and digital entities including NPR affiliate KBIA-FM, the Columbia Missourian newspaper, NBC’s Daily Connection and Discovery.com. I’ve reported on location at the Winter Olympics, live-blogged city-wide budget deliberations, reported election results live from the field for TV and radio and have written music reviews and magazine features.

I’m up for covering anything and am especially interested in politics, health and consumer issues. I love breaking news, but am also passionate about “explanatory journalism.” We’re often inundated with information and I think it’s important to sort out what’s significant, contextualize “wonky” issues and make it clear why what happens on the Hill matters to viewers, their families and their futures.

I graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism and have had the chance to learn and grow as a journalist with fellowships from the International Radio-Television Society, the Association of Health Care Journalists and the Peter Jennings Project. I’ve also conducted research on mobile media production methods and presented findings at the RTDNA/NAB convention. In addition to New York, I’ve lived in Ohio, Mississippi, Illinois, Georgia and Missouri.

If you’d like to get in touch, please email me at erica@ericazucco.com. Thanks for visiting!