A Tucson-based television anchor collapsed on television as she announced the death of her “beloved” colleague. Ana Orsini. Her passing was announced Monday by her colleagues Tyler Butler and Carsyn Currier, who chose to wear their favorite color, pink, in honor of Orsini.
The 28-year-old morning anchor for a Tucson-based employee CBS affiliate 13 messages died after a fight with Brain aneurysm according to KOLD TV.
“Ana has been here at 13 News since June 2023 and we are devastated by this loss,” Currier made the devastating announcement, her voice shaking and her eyes watering as Butler gently touched her hand to comfort her.
Butler said: “We had the opportunity to work with her every day and we want you to know that what you saw with her on air, the fun, crazy person that she was – she was just that outside the camera and more.”
Following the heartbreaking news, the station also released a highlight video showing Orsini’s brief but “special” time with the station.

The role featured moments from Orsini’s debut at the anchor desk, her love of dogs and her playful interactions with co-hosts both on air and during live reports. Her morning co-hosts who worked with her every day also posted heartfelt tributes on their social media pages.
Currier also shared her grief on her Instagram account: “Waking up in the middle of the night to go to work is always a challenge, but knowing I would be working with Ana made it a lot easier.”

She also shared that Ana’s family meant a lot to her: “She was a proud daughter, sister and the best dog mother to her little son Harley. She was an advocate for animals, women’s rights and a true friend.”
Butler also took to Facebook and said: “Ana was a force of nature. I keep thinking about how sometimes I would make a self-deprecating joke and she would snap, “Hey! Don’t talk about my girlfriend like that!”
“A shooting star. A shining soul. A blast,” evening host Brooke Wagner wrote in a Facebook post.
Weekend anchor Sean Mahoney also wrote, “My heart goes out to the Orsini family and the rest of my KOLD News 13 family. “Rest, Ana.”
“She was a peanut butter M&M-loving, platform Ugg-wearing, pink or purple Stanley-wearing ray of sunshine, even at 4 a.m.” KOLD TV‘s website stated.

A Colorado native, Ana attended the University of Arizona before transferring to Texas A&M, where she graduated with a degree in journalism and double minors in communications and sports management in 2018, according to the New York Post.
Orsini’s television career began in Lubbock, Texas, where she worked as an anchor and reporter. She then worked as a morning and midday anchor in Medford, Oregon for three years before joining KOLD-TV in June of last year.
“Ana’s friends and colleagues remember her as someone with boundless empathy who always stood up for the ‘little guy,'” News 13’s statement said.
“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.”