Antoinette DelBel, WPXI-TV

Antoinette DelBel joined the WPXI/Channel 11 team as a reporter in May 2023. Before coming to Pittsburgh, Antoinette worked as an anchor, reporter and multimedia journalist at WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia. During her three-year stint there, Antoinette covered many high-profile shootings and cases that drew national attention, including the 6-year-old Newport News boy accused of intentionally shooting his first-grade teacher; the Chesapeake Walmart mass shooting; and the extensive search for the 4-year-old missing Hampton boy, Codi Bigsby whose body has still not been found. Before moving south, Antoinette worked as a reporter/multimedia journalist at 13WHAM in Rochester, NY and at Spectrum News in her hometown of Buffalo, where she began her career. She covered Buffalo’s historic 2014 November snowstorm “Snowvember,” that dumped seven feet of snow in some spots, paralyzing much of the region and killing more than a dozen people. While at Spectrum News Buffalo (formerly Time Warner Cable News), she ran the Niagara Falls bureau, singlehandedly reporting news across Niagara County. Antoinette also did a brief stint in politics, working as the communications director for a New York State senator. For three years, she learned the ins and outs of the legislative process, and worked on highlighting several complex and controversial issues, including gun laws, immigration issues and disparities in education, healthcare and infrastructure funding. Antoinette has a master’s degree in Communications/TV Broadcasting from the New York Institute of Technology. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English at Daemen University where she also served as a reporter and editor-in-chief for the college’s newspaper. Antoinette is excited to serve Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities with her compassionate and compelling storytelling. Just don’t hold it against her for being a Buffalo Bills fan! When not working, she enjoys traveling, surfing, working out and spending time with her Yorkie Bella. If you have any news tips or story ideas, email her at antoinette.delbel@wpxi.com.