Rachel Fortunato
Rachel Fortunato RAY-chul for-choo-NAH-toe (she/her/hers)
News Broadcast Reporter, Phoenix

Rachel Fortunato expects to graduate in May 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Fortunato has previously been a newscast producer for Cronkite News and is interning at Arizona PBS.

Latest from Rachel Fortunato

It’s a TikTok party: Social media helped two businesses survive the pandemic

PHOENIX – TikTok, which has more than 1 billion users, has helped two Valley businesses take off. Viral videos for Jump Into Bliss, which rents bounce houses, and Decor by Jess, which makes party decorations, gave the businesses much-needed exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic and led to new customers.


As budget deadline nears, Arizona educators rally at Capitol to protest public school spending

PHOENIX – Members of the Arizona Education Association rallied Tuesday at the state Capitol to again call on lawmakers to funnel a bigger chunk of the state’s $5 billion budget surplus into public school spending.


As Pipeline Fire burns 20,000 acres north of Flagstaff, officials share safety tips

PHOENIX – The Pipeline Fire has burned over 20,000 acres just north of Flagstaff and prompted some evacuations. Before the fire broke out, the National Fire Prevention Education Team was in Arizona to talk about what Arizonans can do to prevent wildland fires, including being intentional about where you park and how you secure trailer chains.