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Karen Borta
Karen is a veteran journalist who joined CBS 11 News in 1995 after working as weekday morning anchor and reporter for the top-rated CBS affiliate WTVT-TV in Tampa. She previously served as weeknight anchor and reporter for KRBK-TV in Sacramento and KCEN-TV in Waco.
Together, Karen and Tracy Rowlett have been honored by Press Club of Dallas with Katie Awards for Best Anchor Team and Best Newscast. She was also part of the CBS 11 team recognized by the Radio-Television News Directors Association with a 2006 Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. Karen has also won a regional Emmy for Outstanding Live News Coverage, the Association for Women Journalists' Vivian Castleberry Award for Feature Reporting, two Best Newscast awards, and recognition as one of the state's "Favorite Female TV Personalities" in Texas Woman magazine.
In 2003, Karen received the "Distinguished Alumni Service Award" from the University of Texas at Arlington. In addition, she has been honored by numerous charitable and civic organizations including Mi Escuelita, Cook Children's Medical Center, and the Baylor Sammons Breast Center.
Karen is deeply devoted to the cause of finding a cure for breast cancer. Her mother and both grandmothers had breast cancer, and one of her grandmothers died from the disease. Because Karen has two daughters of her own, finding a cure is especially important to her. Karen was an Honorary Co-Chair for the 2000 Komen Dallas Race for the Cure and that same year she received a Macy's "Heart and Soul Award" for her work in the fight against breast cancer. In 2005, she received the inaugural "Commitment to the Cure" award.
Karen has also supported, since their inception, the survivors luncheon sponsored by the Joanie Hatcher Memorial Survivors Endowment Fund and the Celebrating Women luncheon presented by the Baylor Sammons Breast Center.
Karen is a member of the UTA Alumni Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and she is on the Board of Community Advisors for the Junior League of Arlington, as well as the executive board of the Home and School Association for her childrens' school.
She and her husband Jim have three children, Jake, Katie and Kylie.
Last Updated: August 20, 2007
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