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Amy Napier Viteri

Amy Napier Viteri joined Channel 2 Action News in March 2011. A native of the Washington D.C. area, she is happy to call Georgia her new home.

Before coming to Atlanta, Amy worked as a general assignment reporter in Nashville, Tennessee. While there she covered stories that made national headlines, including the shooting death of NFL quarterback Steve McNair, the historic flood of 2010 and deadly tornadoes in 2008.

Amy received a national commendation from the Humane Society of the United States for her two-part investigation into dogfighting in Middle Tennessee. In 2007, Nashville's Hispanic Chamber of Commerce named her Hispanic Professional of the Year.

Before Nashville, Amy worked as a Spanish-language reporter for Telemundo 64 in Washington D.C.

Prior to that, she was a writer and segment producer at WJLA-TV in Washington.

Amy grew up in a bilingual Ecuadorian-American household, speaks fluent Spanish and looks forward to helping tell the stories of Spanish speakers here in Georgia.

Amy received her B.A.in Spanish Literature at the George Washington University. She spent a year after school living and working abroad in London and Madrid before getting her M.A. in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Miami.

Amy is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and was on the Ambassador's Circle for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.

When not working she enjoys traveling to new places and cheering on her favorite sports teams.

Latest from Amy Napier Viteri

Police search for gas station carjackers

Atlanta police released surveillance video of two men involved in a carjacking at a busy gas station in northeast Atlanta. Investigators said the men carjacked a man at gunpoint at the Chevron on Monroe Drive near Piedmont Circle after one of the men pretended to befriend the victim. "It was ...

Apartment residents say man broke into homes, exposed himself

Parents of a 10-year-old girl who someone tried to sexually assault after getting into their home said their apartment complex didn't warn neighbors a similar attack happened three nights prior. Keitha Cook said her daughter was asleep on the sofa in the living room of their home at the Marquis ...

Amber Bergin said she's still in pain from the 26 stitches in her lips where the pit bull bit her Friday, holding on to her new stuffed animal after getting painful rabies shots in the stomach.

Girl receives 26 stitches, rabies shots after pit bull attack

A 10-year-old girl had to get 26 stitches in her face and painful rabies shots after a dog attacked her. Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri talked to Amber Bergin and her parents Monday after she received rabies shots at Gwinnett Medical Center. Amber had to get the shots because the ...

Avivah Moreland El says she was so fearful after her car was broken into that she began sitting in it all night with a gun.

Senior housing residents fear for safety after break-ins

People living in a southwest Atlanta senior housing complex plagued by car break-ins are worried about their safety. "I think they're targeting us, because we're seniors," said Joseph Arnold. Arnold told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri his car has been broken into seven times in the four years he's lived ...

Woman describes rescue from burning home

A Southwest Atlanta woman told Channel 2 Action News she's grateful to be alive after firefighters had to rescue her from her burning home. "Everything in the house is lost. But everything that's in the house can be replaced, but I cannot," Diane Lewis told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri. ...

Investigators at the Department of Revenue started looking into Thessia Carpenter and her company in March.

Tax preparer charged with stealing $200K from state

A local tax preparer is in jail, accused of cheating the state out of at least $100,000. Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri was the only reporter with state investigators and the Fayette County DA's Office as they pulled boxes of documents, computers and confiscated cars from the woman's home Friday. ...

Saman Balkhanian, 22, said he had no idea any anything was wrong until two young men pulled out a gun.

Man shot on the way home from Braves game speaks to Channel 2

For the first time, Channel 2 Action News is hearing from the Braves fan shot walking home from a game. Saman Balkhanian, 22, told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri he had no idea any anything was wrong until two young men pulled out a gun. Balkhanian was taken out of ...

Alert neighbors hold suspect at gunpoint in Canton neighborhood

Canton police arrested a wanted man with the help of an alert neighbor. Investigators took 17-year-old Damien Fowler into custody after reports he was waving a gun behind the Laurels of Greenwood Apartment Complex. They tracked him to a home in the Hillcrest subdivision. A woman in a home in ...

Sandra Fairies watched with the rest of the country as the huge tornado barreled through Moore at speeds of 200 mph.

Metro woman describes waiting to hear from parents in Moore, Okla.

Metro Atlantans with family in Oklahoma are paying particular attention to new developments coming out of the areas affected by Monday's storm. Also, many organizations are gearing up to send help to the Oklahoma City area. The Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief told Channel 2's 2 Amy Napier Viteri that ...

Man carjacked at gunpoint by teens who asked for ride

Atlanta police are looking for two teenagers who they say carjacked a man in northwest Atlanta after asking him for a ride. Brian Farnsworth told Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri he won’t be offering to help anyone with a ride after what he experienced. He said the teens approached him ...

 
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