Edie Lambert

Edie Lambert is an Emmy Award winning journalist who anchors weeknight newscasts on KCRA 3.

Earlier in her career, Edie worked as a morning and weekend anchor while also covering hundreds of stories in the Sacramento region. Highlights include two interviews with President Barack Obama, an interview with Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, and covering the Scott Peterson trial gavel-to-gavel for KCRA and MSNBC's The Abrams Report.

She takes a lead role in political coverage, reporting from national political conventions, sitting down with leading candidates for profile stories, and providing context and analysis while anchoring election night coverage.

Her work has been recognized with several awards including five Emmy® Awards for writing and anchoring, along with numerous Emmy nominations. Each year for more than two decades, viewers named her best TV evening anchor or best TV reporter in Sacramento Magazine's annual "Best of Sacramento" edition (until the magazine ended in 2023).

She serves as an emcee for numerous community events, and she has also been recognized for her work in the community with awards from the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Alliance for Women in Media.

Lambert started her television career anchoring, reporting and producing news at KEYT in Santa Barbara. She holds a degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and worked as an anchor/reporter for KTMS-AM radio news while still in college.

Growing up, Lambert lived around the world, traveling with her marine biologist parents. She works passionately on community causes including cancer research and awareness, and as a board member of the Sacramento Press Club she co-chaired the scholarship program for seven years to support the next generation of journalists.

Now the mother of two young girls, she also works with children to promote literacy.