TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The 13 News family is sad to announce the passing of our beloved friend and co-anchor Ana Orsini.

Ana had been with 13 News since June 2023 and we are devastated by her unexpected death. She died last week of a brain aneurysm.

While there’s no perfect way to remember Ana’s life, we want to honor her by sharing some of our favorite Ana moments with you in the video above.

Ana’s friends and colleagues remember her as someone with boundless empathy who always stood up for “the little guy.” Above all, she was a smiling face to all of her newest and youngest colleagues, and in all the newsrooms where she worked, she was known for taking them under her wing and being a strong mentor in work and life. Rescue animals were her passion, and when she wasn’t celebrating Fur Baby Friday, she would be trying to find a new home for a sweet animal in need. If Ana found out that you loved true crime like her, she would share the calendar she kept to track the releases of all the new episodes of the best podcasts. was her favorite Obsessed with true crimeand if you spent more than 5 minutes with Ana without hearing her favorite quote from it: “Let the women do the work,” then something was seriously wrong! She was a peanut butter M&M-loving, platform Ugg-wearing, pink or purple Stanley-wearing ray of sunshine, even at 4:00 a.m.

As a journalist, Ana was a writer and wrote the following about herself in her station biography:

There are many places Ana once called “home,” but she always knew Arizona was where she wanted to end up. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, she began her college career at the University of Arizona. After one semester, she traded the mountains for the plains and graduated from Texas A&M in 2018. With a degree in journalism and a double minor in communications and sports management, Ana was always committed to ensuring viewers had all the information they needed to protect themselves and their families.

Before returning to Southern Arizona, Ana was in Medford, Oregon, where she worked as a morning and midday anchor for three years. She’s done everything from covering major wildfires to helping shelter animals find their forever homes. Her career began in 2018 in Lubbock, Texas, where she worked as an anchor/reporter on everything from Texas Tech basketball to a month-long investigative series about a bridal store fraud. The highlight of her time in Texas was launching a “Pet of the Day” segment where she also helped local animal shelters.

When she wasn’t at work, Ana could always be found playing fetch with her own rescue dog, Harley, catching up on all things true crime, or reading a good book by the pool. In the fall, she always spent her Saturdays watching college football and cheering on the Aggies or her sisters’ alma mater UCLA.

The Orsini family says they want Ana to be remembered as a bright, sunny person. If you would like to do something in Ana’s memory, please donate to your local animal shelter – Ana never met a dog she didn’t love!

At this time, please respect the Orsini family’s request for privacy and direct all inquiries to News Director Jessica Bobula.

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