
Stephanie Bertini
Stephanie Bertini is a reporter for Fox 5 News.
She is an award-winning and versatile television news reporter with more than fifteen years of experience in both the United States and Canada. Her range of experience includes: investigative reporting, feature reporting and anchoring. Stephanie has also hosted traffic, entertainment, and weather segments.
Stephanie moved to New York City in 2022 from Miami where she was based as a national correspondent for BNC- The Black News Channel. Before that, she covered local news in the Miami area for WTVJ NBC 6, where she worked as a general assignment reporter, special projects reporter, and hosted the afternoon traffic segment. Stephanie worked in South Texas at KRGV-TV as an anchor, reporter and special projects reporter. In addition, she has anchored, reported, and hosted weather and entertainment segments for Canadian television station CTV News Northern Ontario. Her first gig in television came as a lifestyle segment reporter for Canadian cable station Rogers TV York.
Stephanie has received industry recognition for her work, including the prestigious National Edward. R Murrow Award. She has extensive experience covering homelessness in North America, the criminal justice system in both, the United States and Canada, transnational crime along the U.S.-Mexico border, immigration, border security, gun violence, race issues, politics, labor disputes, and crime trends.
Stephanie has covered big events such as the New York City Marathon and Art Basel. She has interviewed celebrities like Elton John, Ludacris and Dwayne Wade. She covered the R. Kelly federal trial in Brooklyn. Stephanie reported and produced an in-depth series on the financial impact of the pandemic in 2020. Throughout her career, she has covered major weather events, including the deadly 2013 Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. Stephanie was entrusted to tell stories about children living in the poorest conditions in South Texas; and to translate the accounts of many migrants who have made the illegal journey into the United States.
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Stephanie is multilingual. She speaks English, Spanish, Italian, and some French. She holds a bachelor's degree in history, an undergraduate degree in broadcasting, and a master's degree in journalism.
The latest from Stephanie Bertini
Migrant crossings at US-Canada border drop amid immigration policy change
Migrant apprehensions at the U.S.-Canada border fell 60% in late 2024. Some are crediting the Trump administration's immigration policies, while others point to Biden administration changes and the weather.
NYC sanctuary city: Protections and questions under the Trump administration
How will President Trump’s immigration crackdown impact NYC? Take a deep dive into the uncertain future of New York City’s sanctuary city status as the president's new administration moves forward with mass deportation policies and tougher immigration enforcement.
NYPD memo: Officers should not assist with immigration enforcement
In an internal NYPD operations memo obtained by FOX 5 NY, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch reminds officers that local police should not be assisting federal authorities when it comes to immigration enforcement.
Migrants in NYC express fears amid Trump's promise of mass deportations
As President Donald Trump begins his second term in office, his focus on immigration enforcement and mass deportations is sparking fear and uncertainty among migrant communities in New York City.
Thousands without water in Edison after massive water main break
A 20-inch water main burst near M Lane and Woodbridge Avenue overnight, leaving thousands without running water.
Orange County glassmakers craft Times Square's 2025 New Year's Eve ball
Gillinder Glass or Port Jervis, which has been producing high-quality glass since 1861, played a key role in creating the 2,688 crystal-clear triangles that adorn this year’s ball.
NYC scales back migrant shelters, but uncertainty persists
After nearly two years of influx, New York City officials say the migrant crisis is turning a corner, but many asylum seekers in shelters remain uncertain about their future.
Has New York City turned a corner in the migrant crisis?
New York City is reporting a decrease in migrants in shelters, but what does that really mean?
NYC slashing suspect in custody after apparent random attack on tourist
25-year-old Joshua Zinberg, the man accused of slashing a 55-year-old Danish tourist in the ear and cheek Wednesday morning on the Upper West Side, is in custody, thanks to assistance from the suspect's own mother.
Former NY Gov. David Paterson, stepson attacked by group of 5 on Upper East Side
David Paterson became New York's 55th governor in March 2008 after Eliot Spitzer resigned, and he served until December 2010. As a Democrat, Paterson made history as both the state's first legally blind governor and its first African-American governor.