Amanda Pitts is a reporter for NBC Connecticut and can be seen on the weekday early evening newscasts. She joined the team in the fall of 2023.
A native of southern New England, Amanda was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, but grew up in the East Bay of Rhode Island. She has a passion for breaking news and sharing people’s stories.
She started her career in news in 2016 as an assignment desk editor for ABC6 in Providence and began on-air reporting in 2017 at Fox 40 in Binghamton, New York. In 2018, Amanda moved back to Rhode Island and worked as a reporter at ABC6 for three years and at WPRI 12 for the last two years.
During her five years in Providence, Amanda covered some of the biggest stories in the state, including the riot in downtown Providence, the Nathan Carman insurance trial, blizzards, hurricanes and tornadoes, and every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic – from the initial lockdown to vaccine rollouts. Amanda also shed light on the issue of sexual assault in the military with an investigation into an alleged sexual assault within the Rhode Island National Guard which was a part of a station-wide Edward R. Murrow award for overall excellence.
In her spare time, Amanda likes to travel and try new restaurants, spend time with friends, family, and her cat Opie, and sing in her a cappella chorus.
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Former classmate of man allegedly held captive for 20 years reflects on school years
As NBC Connecticut continues to dig into the case of a man who claims he was held captive by his stepmother inside a Waterbury home for 20 years, we’re hearing from former classmates of the victim who are sharing their memories of him. Louis Collette remembers asking about the man, then a young student at the now-closed Barnard Elementary School....
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‘I'm heartbroken': Biological mother of Waterbury, Conn. victim speaks out
The biological mother of the man who said he was held captive in a Waterbury home for 20 years speaks out exclusively to NBC Connecticut. The 52-year-old, who wishes to remain anonymous, was emotional as she spoke to NBC Connecticut on Monday, saying she’d been looking for her son for decades. She got a call last week from her sister...
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‘Worse than a jail cell': Police describe conditions for Connecticut man held in captivity
Officials described the disturbing conditions that a Waterbury, Connecticut, man endured during 20 years of captivity.
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Conn. woman accused of holding malnourished stepson captive for 20 years
A Waterbury woman is accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years and providing little water and little food.
