Tracy Sinclare
OTT Executive Producer
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Tracy Sinclare is the OTT Executive Producer for Channel 2 News. Having moved to Alaska with her family in 1972 when her father was transferred to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Tracy has many years of experience with Alaska winters and the vagaries of its weather.
After graduating from East Anchorage High School in 1982, she attended Gonzaga University, receiving a B.A. in English and Broadcasting. After joining KTUU/Channel 2, Tracy attended Mississippi State University to receive a BS in Geosciences.
Before coming to Channel 2 News in 2000, Tracy worked for the trans-Alaska pipeline system for 13 years in internal communications and media relations. In March 2002, Tracy joined the "Morning Edition" team as weather anchor. She moved to the "Weekend Edition" in November 2003.
In addition to working at Channel 2, Tracy is a published author of romance novels and a fairly obsessive knitter.
(Photo Credit: Freeze Frame Photography)
Education
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 10:25 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
In this edition of Alaska’s Political Pipeline, we speak with the candidates for the Anchorage School Board, Seats C and D. We asked all of the candidates the same three questions.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 6:01 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Listen to extended interviews with the candidates running for the Anchorage Assembly.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 2:25 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Based on 29 mushers finishing the 2023 Iditarod, champion Ryan Redington will receive $51,800.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:52 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Skipper Science is helping fill data gaps across Alaska's waters by turning fishermen into citizen scientists.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 7:09 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Four Alaskans have received 2023 James Beard Award nominations.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 4:28 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Alaskan chef and his team nominated for James Beard Award.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 2:46 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare and Tim Rockey
A pedestrian was struck and killed Saturday afternoon and the driver of the vehicle arrested for DUI.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 9:56 AM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Midway through January is usually when people fall off their New Year's resolutions. Here are some ideas to keep going.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:28 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Freezing water in a little ice garden brings fun and entertainment to South Anchorage.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 6:10 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Weather in Alaska is always extreme, but 2022 was one of the most extreme we’ve seen.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 10:36 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
A Fairbanks man is arrested after an approximately three-hour stand off police and troopers.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 8:43 AM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
One of the top New Year's resolutions is about getting organized, or is it more about wanting control?
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 8:36 AM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
For many in the health care field, weight loss is a single data point. We spoke with Registered Dietitian Haley Hughes about how to improve our eating habits and overall health.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:18 AM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
One of the most popular New Year's resolutions is to exercise more. We talk with a fitness expert about how to get started and how to keep going.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:39 AM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
As we head into 2023, we take an in depth look at whether New Year's resolutions are even a good idea and if you're going to take them on, how to stay with it.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 7:14 AM AKST
|By Arielle Ingram-David and Tracy Sinclare
Many have heard of it, if not seen it, on calendars — Kwanzaa, a celebration of Black culture and African heritage and traditional values.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 9:54 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Cody Eyre's family holds an annual Christmas Eve event to remember him and raise awareness in the community.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 10:32 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
While the past year wasn't the warmest on record nor did Alaska have its lowest sea ice, but the annual Arctic Report Card shows the warming patterns continue to follow the trend of the past decades.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 11:24 PM AKDT
|By Joe Bartosik and Tracy Sinclare
During the pre-dawn hours on Saturday, the northern lights were shimmering and swaying across the Alaska sky.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 5:10 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
The Social Security Administration announced an increase of 8.7 percent to the Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). What this means for Alaskans who receive social security benefits.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 7:55 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
No injuries have been reported. The Red Cross of Alaska is assisting 12 residents impacted by the fire.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 6:21 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Police say the preliminary investigation shows the motorcycle was traveling north on the Old Seward Highway.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 4:12 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Chef Amara Enciso is heading to New Orleans to represent Alaska in the Great American Seafood Cook-Off.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 1:35 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare and Joey Klecka
Two people were found inside the car that was submerged in the Matanuska River.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 10:46 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Though they are a niche market, tourism for birders has a solid impact on the state's economy.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 8:06 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Anchorage police identified the two officers who fired their weapons on Wednesday evening at Centennial Park campground.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 10:36 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
In October 2021, a local fitness gym told Soldotna troopers that a hidden camera had been found in one of the bathrooms at the gym.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 5:59 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
We go Roadtrippin' to the Safety Roadhouse. Known as the last checkpoint on the Iditarod, in summer, it's a place for tourists and residents alike to pause and get a drink.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 4:53 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Celebrating the solstice in Nome with more than 21 hours of daylight.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 7:13 AM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
The clouds and showers have moved into Southcentral Alaska but clear skies linger across the Interior.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 8:05 AM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
A change in the weather around Southcentral means cooler temperatures and a chance of rain.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 at 11:43 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Alaska's first lady has tested positive for COVID-19 while in Japan.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 at 7:09 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
A series of aftershocks follows a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in the western Aleutians.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 at 1:34 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
A climber has died will attempting to summit Denali.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 11:12 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
A fire at a Palmer apartment complex has impacted six units.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 11:00 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare and Georgina Fernandez
Several people help rescue family from sinking plane in the Matanuska River.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 8:36 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Former legislator W. Glenn Hackney has died.
Updated: May. 21, 2022 at 3:05 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
An early morning fire swept through an 80-year old log barn south of Palmer Saturday.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 6:42 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare and Beth Verge
Alaska State Troopers reported Sunday that the body of Sawyer Cipolla, 7, who went missing in Kodiak last weekend, has been found.
Updated: May. 14, 2022 at 2:17 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
The two people killed in Friday's crash were U.S. Army Alaska soldiers.
Updated: May. 7, 2022 at 11:12 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
A large landslide is covering Lowell Point Road outside of Seward.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 3:51 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Jackie Purcell explains some of the unusual cloud formations that our viewers have spotted across Alaska.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 5:49 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
We continue our discussion with four amazing Alaskan women. Today, we talk about what it takes to get to the top.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 6:13 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
For many on the panel of Alaskan women, they didn't grow up with popular media showing people who looked like them. They know how much representation matters.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 5:42 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
A conversation with some outstanding Alaskan women about confidence and what you show to the world.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 8:10 PM AKDT
|By Tracy Sinclare
Two mushers and long-time friends hit the Iditarod trail again, running near the lead as the race progresses through McGrath.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2022 at 11:11 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Iconic musher DeeDee Jonrowe and sports reporter Austin Sjong talk about the Iditarod as well as DeeDee's gorgeous sunshine ruff.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2022 at 10:03 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
The lead mushers are getting closer to the coast and the wind is leaving drifts on the Yukon. Check out Saturday's Trail Report.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 7:35 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Musher DeeDee Jonrowe talks about checkpoint strategy during the race.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2022 at 7:15 PM AKST
|By Tracy Sinclare
Check out what you can see in the night sky, at least for a few more weeks.
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