MITSS is proud to welcome Kelley Tuthill as our Emcee and Auctioneer for the evening

Kelley Tuthill is a member of Team 5 Investigates, WCVB-TV/DT's investigative unit. She has served as co-anchor of the weekend edition of NewsCenter 5’s EyeOpener newscasts and substitute anchor. Tuthill joined WCVB in 1998 as a general assignment reporter.

Tuthill has covered numerous stories of local and national significance including the Columbia space shuttle explosion, the 2000 Presidential recount in Florida and the death of John F. Kennedy Jr. Her reporting of the protests outside the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston helped WCVB win the Best Breaking News Coverage Award from the Associated Press. Tuthill also covered the historic 2004 Red Sox World Series Championship run and the Patriots victory in Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans.

A breast cancer survivor, Tuthill poignantly shared her journey from diagnosis to recovery with the Channel 5 family of viewers and on-line users. The cameras followed her from the early days of decision-making through surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and life after cancer. Tuthill’s frank, personal diary on the station’s website, www.TheBostonChannel.com has received over one million page views since its launch in January 2007.

Tuthill’s tireless work both on-and-off camera on behalf of cancer has resulted in multiple national Gracie Awards and a regional Emmy. In 2008, she was recognized as a "Hero Among Us" by the Boston Celtics and a "40 under 40" by the Boston Business Journal. Tuthill has become a champion of local and national breast cancer organizations, raising both money and awareness. She is a frequent speaker at schools and community organizations and has also served as co-host of the Muscular Dystrophy Association on WCVB since 2000.

Prior to joining Channel 5, Tuthill was a reporter at WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, Fla, and a reporter/producer at WTAJ-TV in Altoona, PA. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from the University of Notre Dame and received a Master’s from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Tuthill serves on the Journalism Advisory Board and the Arts and Letters Advisory Council at Notre Dame. In 2002, the Poynter Institute selected her for an ethics fellowship.

Tuthill’s passion for journalism started with ink-stained hands delivering The Boston Globe in her youth. She grew up in Hingham with her parents and three sisters. Tuthill now lives west of Boston with her husband, Brendan, and their daughters, Madeline and Cecilia.