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{{Short description|American journalist}}
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'''Alice Gainer''' (born July 3, 1982) is an American anchor and reporter for [[WCBS-TV]] and [[WLNY-TV]], New York. Previously, she co-anchored the News At Nine on CBS2's sister station [[WLNY]], with [[Dick Brennan (journalist)|Dick Brennan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dick Brennan and Alice Gainer NEWS @ 9:00 |url=https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-78FtqJcGd9I/UkG3ik9AoyI/AAAAAAAAaFg/ymiS2NEINxM/s1600/Alice.jpeg}}</ref> Prior to WCBS Gainer worked at [[WNYW]] Fox 5, New York and for eight years before that, worked as an Anchor/Reporter at News 12 New Jersey. She has also appeared on News 12 Westchester, [[CNN]], Fox News Channel and Fox Business Happy Hour, and Gainer also serves as a weeknight & weekend fill-in & substitute anchor for CBS 2 News At 5:00 & 11:00.
[[File:NYC Trump court trial 2024-05-30 259.jpg|thumb|The jury has told the court its verdict: Trump is guilty. Dick Brennan (left) and Alice Gainer (right) talk to the TV camera.]]
 
Gainer graduated from [[Fordham University]] in 2004 with a degree in Communications: TV and Radio and a minor in Business Administration.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wfuv.org/about/awards.html |title=WFUV Public Radio &#124; About &#124; WFUV Awards & Honors |access-date=2010-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613030505/https://wfuv.org/about/awards.html |archive-date=2010-06-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At Fordham she was an anchor for [[WFUV]], the university's NPR affiliated radio station, and won a [[Gracie Award]] in the category "Individual Achievement for Best Anchor (Radio)".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thegracies.org/2004-grace-awards.php |title=The Gracies : 2004 Gracie Awards® Winners |access-date=2010-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530080904/http://www.thegracies.org/2004-grace-awards.php |archive-date=2010-05-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She was also an anchor for the campus television station. After graduating Gainer worked for NPR affiliate [[WBGO]] radio.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wbgo.org/news/STAFF/againer.php |title=Jazz88 FM - The World's Premier Jazz Radio Station, NYC and NJ |website=www.wbgo.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612032653/http://www.wbgo.org/news/STAFF/againer.php |archive-date=2007-06-12}} </ref> and also for MetroNetworks [[WOR (AM)|WOR]], [[WABC (AM)|WABC]], and [[Air America (radio network)|Air America]] Satellite Radio.<ref>https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicegainer</ref> <ref name="brennan">{{cite web |author=Larosa, Nicole |date=May 5, 2015 |title=Dick Brennan and Alice Gainer: News D |url=http://news.fordham.edu/fordham-magazine/dick-brennan-and-alice-gainer-news-duo/ |access-date=December 29, 2016 |work=Fordham Magazine}}</ref>
 
Gainer is the recipient of eight NY Emmy Awards for "Breaking/Spot News", "Crime News", and "Entertainment News" among other categories. She's been nominated more than a dozen times <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/personality/alice-gainer/|title=Alice Gainer|date=February 2022 }}</ref> times in the categories "LIVE- reporter", "Spot News", "Entertainment News", "Crime News" and "Health/Science". At the age of 25 and after only 2 years as a television reporter she was nominated for a New York Emmy for "On-Camera Achievement -Live Reporter". She was the recipient of a 2010 1st place Associated Press award for "Best Continuing Coverage". Other awards include a 1st place AP award for "Best Election Coverage" with the WBGO news team and a Public Radio News Directors Incorporated award.