Arica Robbins

News Anchor

Arica Robbins is the anchor for "Ohio This Morning" and "Ohio Today."

Robbins started at ONN in 1999 as the meteorologist on the same programs. She is also the main reporter for ONN's regular travel and tourism feature, "Discover Ohio" and you may see her calling some play-by-play or doing some sideline reporting for the sports department.

An Ohio native, Arica began her career in corporate television at the Longaberger Company. She then took a reporting and weather forecasting job at WHIZ-TV in Zanesville. Robbins followed the winds of change to stations in Columbia, Mo., Rockford, Ill.

Robbins holds degrees in communications and business from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. She also has a Broadcast Meteorology degree from Mississippi State University.

Away from work, Robbins loves to spend time with her family and friends. Arica and her husband, Larry, have two daughters.

Additional Info

Dream Interview: Oprah Winfrey

Dream Job: Pilot

Role Model: My mom

Hidden Talent: I can wiggle my ears

What I Wanted To Be Growing Up: I wanted to go to "waitress college."

Birthplace: Newark, Ohio

Favorite Sports Teams: Ohio State, St. Louis Cardinals

Favorite Author: Maya Angelou

Favorite Movie Star: John Travolta

First Concert: Beach Boys, at the Palace Theater

Hobbies: Travel, real estate, scrapbooking, crosswords and Sudoku

Favorite Movies: "Sixteen Candles" and "Stripes"

Most Memorable Assignment: Interviewing Bruce Hornsby, then pulling camera cable for his concert. I was right beside him while he played piano!

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Full schedule

7:00: 10TV News HD @ 6PM
7:30: Ohio Means Business
8:00: Wall to Wall Sports Primetime
8:30: Wall to Wall Sports Primetime
9:00: Ohio's 9 O'clock News
10:00: Primetime Ohio
11:00: Wall to Wall Sports Primetime
11:30: Wall to Wall Sports Primetime