Sera Congi

Award-winning journalist Sera Congi has been covering news in New England for over two decades. Before joining the WCVB team in November of 2014, she was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at WBZ News for almost ten years. Sera has worked some of the biggest stories in the Boston area including the Marathon Bombings, the Watertown Manhunt, the Whitey Bulger Trial, and the historic COVID-19 pandemic. She also covered the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut and several Presidential primaries in New Hampshire.

Some of the other important stories she’s covered include Hurricane Henri, which earned an Emmy in 2022, the historic snowfall during the Winter of 2015, and a series of stories covering the issues Asian-American communities face in MA -- all assignments that made national headlines.

Sera was featured in an episode of ABC News’ 20/20 “Can Words Kill?” which took an in-depth look at the controversial texting suicide case in Massachusetts. The national broadcast included Sera’s extensive coverage and perspective of the Michelle Carter trial

In what she considers a highlight in her career, Sera was afforded a unique opportunity to speak with fellow journalists in China in 2017. As part of a group with the University of Missouri, she gave several presentations about television reporting to journalists at two broadcast stations in Jinan, China.

Prior to her experience in Boston, Sera anchored the award winning 6 and 11 PM newscasts at WCAX-TV in Burlington, Vermont. She won several awards for her work as the news team’s medical reporter, most notably investigating a hospital corruption scheme known as ‘Burlington's Big Dig’. Her work on Vermont Governor Howard Dean’s presidential run earned her an Edward R. Murrow award.

Sera started her career at CBS News as a Desk Assistant for the northeast Bureau in New York City, as well as the newsmagazine show Eye to Eye with Connie Chung.

Sera is a native of Queens, New York City. She loves to travel, bike ride, and bake. She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.