A REPORTER. AN ANCHOR. A BILINGUAL STORYTELLER.
About Me
Shaynah Ferreira is a Bilingual Anchor and Reporter with a proven record of strong storytelling.
A native of Providence, RI, Shaynah joined the WTNH News 8 Team in October of 2019.
She comes to Connecticut after nearly two years at WSAV-TV in Savannah, GA. During her time in the Hostess City, she covered a wide range of stories including the Mass Shooting at the Jacksonville Landing, Hurricanes Michael and Dorian and the trial of 5 Savannah Blood Gang Members accused of shooting and killing a Savannah State University Student.
She began her career behind the scenes in Providence as an Assignment Editor and Associate Producer at WJAR-TV before getting her break on the air in Georgia.
She is a 2017 graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Before heading to Georgia, Shaynah was an Associate Producer and Assignment Editor for NBC 10 WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to this position, she was an intern for the station for the summer of 2016.
During her 4 years at Emerson, she served as a general assignment reporter and anchor for WEBN-Boston and Noticiero WEBN, covering breaking news events, politics in the greater Boston area. Through WEBN, Shaynah was able to cover the 88th and 89th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, CA. She also served as a reporter for the RTDNA Murrow Awards in New York City. In the Fall of 2015, she interned for the CBS Evening News in Washington, D.C.
As a journalist, Shaynah takes pride in finding the heart of every story; which she always says is: "The people affected." Moreover, her passion has always been telling their story as she sheds light to the greater issues at hand that the public deserves to know. She practiced this first hand on her 2016 trip to the communist island of Cuba. It was there that Shaynah served as Co-Executive Producer of "Afro Cuba Libre"; a mini documentary on race relations in Cuba. Afro-Cuba Libre was awarded an EVVY Award for "Outstanding Documentary" and continues to garner international attention.
Shaynah is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, The Southern New England Association of Black Journalists and RTDNA. She is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. She hopes to use her language skills to help tell the stories of those in her community.
Shaynah Ferreira is a Bilingual Anchor and Reporter with a proven record of strong storytelling.
A native of Providence, RI, Shaynah joined the WTNH News 8 Team in October of 2019.
She comes to Connecticut after nearly two years at WSAV-TV in Savannah, GA. During her time in the Hostess City, she covered a wide range of stories including the Mass Shooting at the Jacksonville Landing, Hurricanes Michael and Dorian and the trial of 5 Savannah Blood Gang Members accused of shooting and killing a Savannah State University Student.
She began her career behind the scenes in Providence as an Assignment Editor and Associate Producer at WJAR-TV before getting her break on the air in Georgia.
She is a 2017 graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Before heading to Georgia, Shaynah was an Associate Producer and Assignment Editor for NBC 10 WJAR-TV in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to this position, she was an intern for the station for the summer of 2016.
During her 4 years at Emerson, she served as a general assignment reporter and anchor for WEBN-Boston and Noticiero WEBN, covering breaking news events, politics in the greater Boston area. Through WEBN, Shaynah was able to cover the 88th and 89th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, CA. She also served as a reporter for the RTDNA Murrow Awards in New York City. In the Fall of 2015, she interned for the CBS Evening News in Washington, D.C.
As a journalist, Shaynah takes pride in finding the heart of every story; which she always says is: "The people affected." Moreover, her passion has always been telling their story as she sheds light to the greater issues at hand that the public deserves to know. She practiced this first hand on her 2016 trip to the communist island of Cuba. It was there that Shaynah served as Co-Executive Producer of "Afro Cuba Libre"; a mini documentary on race relations in Cuba. Afro-Cuba Libre was awarded an EVVY Award for "Outstanding Documentary" and continues to garner international attention.
Shaynah is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, The Southern New England Association of Black Journalists and RTDNA. She is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. She hopes to use her language skills to help tell the stories of those in her community.
