Marta Berglund joined the 13News Now team in March 2024.
Marta grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but her family has lived in Kansas, Minnesota, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.
She studied communications and film and television production at Xavier University (go Musketeers!) and is currently working on a master’s degree in journalism at Harvard University.
She started her career in Marquette, Michigan, then worked for two years as a morning anchor and reporter in Rockford, Illinois.
In 2023, she won the Illinois News Broadcasters Association Best Investigative Report award for a piece on abuse and neglect claims in group homes for those with developmental disabilities.
When she’s not telling the stories of Hampton Roads, she loves to enjoy the outdoors and drink good coffee.
