Anikka Abbott
Anikka Abbott is the Chief Weather Forecaster for News Channel 3-12. She joined the team as a reporter in January 2020 before becoming the Morning News Weather Anchor in October of that year. Anikka was promoted to the chief weather position in January 2023.
She graduated summa cum laude with her Master of Mass Communication at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. While at the Cronkite School, Anikka was a reporter and weather anchor for Cronkite News on Arizona PBS. She was nominated for a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award for College Public Affairs after covering the Venezuelan immigration crisis in Peru.
In her free time, Anikka enjoys going to the beach to read a good book with a cup of tea. She loves living on the central coast with her husband and rescue dogs. A singer and actress, she has also performed locally with the SBCC Theatre Group, the Prime Time Band of Santa Barbara, the Condor Express music cruises, and many more.
Prior to a career in broadcasting, Anikka held a career in opera performance. In May 2015, Anikka graduated summa cum laude from Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. She was a member of the award-winning Choir of the West for 3 years and performed with them internationally. At PLU, She was chosen to perform as a founding member of the elite octet, The Chamber Singers, also performing internationally. An accomplished classical singer, her opera credits include Papagena and Queen of the Night in Mozart's Magic Flute, Morgana in Handel's Alcina, Tytania in Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Mary in Kyr's Christmas Oratorio. Her musical theatre credits include Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls, Sandy in Grease, Kate in Kiss Me, Kate, and Cinderella in Into The Woods. Her theatre credits include Jane Fairfax in Emma. A favorite experience was singing the Norwegian national anthem for King Harald V of Norway.
Anikka served as Miss Pierce County 2015 and Miss West Sound 2017 in the Miss America Organization. In July 2015, Anikka placed as First Runner-up to Miss Washington. She represented Washington State at the National Sweetheart Pageant in Illinois in August 2015. She loves public speaking and gladly volunteers to speak or sing at community events.
