Maritsa Georgiou

Maritsa Georgiou

Maritsa Georgiou

National Correspondent

Maritsa Georgiou joined Scripps News after years as an anchor at NBC Montana where she specialized in COVID-19, politics and wildfire coverage. She’s most widely known for her reporting on the planned removal of USPS blue collection boxes before the 2020 election, which earned her the 2021 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism. The Montana Broadcasters Association awarded her the 2019 E.B. Craney award for Television Broadcaster of the Year.

Maritsa grew up in Minneapolis, where her late grandfather still holds a Nielsen ratings record for a local weather forecast. Favorite things include travel, coffee, Flathead Lake, Disney parks, Brandi Carlile and spending hours buried in a good book. She lives in Missoula with her husband, their son and two rotten dogs.

Recent Work
Image of Marc Fogel, detained in Russia.

US House shows unanimous support for imprisoned American teacher

Cereal boxes

What is shrinkflation?

Jeffrey Epstein

New documents detail weeks leading up to Jeffrey Epstein's death

Actor Tom Hanks delivers a commencement address at Harvard University.

What's the deal with celebrity commencement speeches?

A security guard stands outside the Nordstrom store

Why is there an increase in shoplifting nationwide?

Transgender Rights America's Divide.

Scripps News poll: Americans largely support restricting trans rights

Rep. Zooey Zephyr poses for a photo at the Montana State Capitol

Next step for transgender-related laws: Court

Montana Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr

Montana House votes to ban transgender representative from House floor

Montana Democratic Rep. Zooey Zephyr hoists a microphone into the air.

Montana transgender lawmaker silenced again as backers erupt

A man walks past rows of crosses after a ceremony to mark U.S. Veterans Day

VA spreads awareness of underused cemetery benefit

A fire burns in a home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire.

Fire researchers are highlighting the human role in wildfires

Shoppers pick out items at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill.

Hunger advocates: Military families still facing food insecurity

A U.S. Air Force installation surrounded by farmland in central Montana is shown.

Balloon incident may hit China's ability to invest in US agriculture

Nicole Mann is pictured on the International Space Station.

First Native American woman in space talks to reservation's students

A visitor passes the TikTok exhibition stands at the Gamescom computer gaming fair in Cologne, Germany

Where Gen Z gets its news: Social media

Silver cups are shown.

Hidden treasures likely owned by Jews 80 years ago unearthed in Poland

AgeTech Collaborative from AARP sign.

CES works with AARP to establish new Age Technology category

Packaging made from leaves is on display at the Releaf Paper booth

Ukrainian Exhibitors Show Off Tech At 2023 Consumer Electronics Show

A food waste monitor from Orbisk is shown at a Consumer Electronics Show display.

The Future Of Food Is On Display At The Consumer Electronics Show

Outside of the Consumer Technology Association headquarters

The Pandemic Has Changed The Tech Industry

A flyer seeking information about the killings of four University of Idaho students who were found dead

Still Unanswered Questions In The Stabbings Of 4 Idaho Students

Smiling photo of Marc Fogel

There Are Still Detained Americans In Russia After Griner's Release

Police officers applaud during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony.

Police Officers Receive Congressional Gold Medals For Jan. 6 Response

bottles of prescription drugs: Lipitor, TriCor, Plavix, Singulair, Lexapro and Avapro are displayed at Medco Health Solutions

How Effective Are Anti-Depressants?

People attending a vigil for four University of Idaho students

A Grieving Idaho Town Searches For Answers In College Slayings

Two people place flowers at a growing memorial in front of a campus entrance sign for the University of Idaho.

Town Waits For Answers In University Of Idaho Student Homicides

A U.S. Postal Service worker

How Contract Post Office Closures Affect Communities

Marc Fogel

Another American, Marc Fogel, Is Detained In Russia Over Marijuana

signs opposing and supporting a proposed amendment to the Vermont constitution that would guarantee access to abortion rights

4 States Vote To Protect Abortion Rights

Mail-in and absentee ballots sit in a secure area of the Allegheny County Election Division Elections warehouse in Pittsburgh

Montana Senators Seek More Help From USPS Due To Mail Delays