Orko Manna is a general assignment reporter who joined the KCRA 3 team in November 2021.

Before moving to Sacramento, Orko worked in Las Vegas, Nevada. He led his station’s coverage of the 2020 presidential election, where he interviewed all the major contenders — including three interviews with now-President Joe Biden. Also during his time in Las Vegas, Orko won an Emmy Award for his work covering anti-Asian hate amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was sent to Ridgecrest, California in 2019 to cover the devastating earthquakes there and did live reports for stations across the West Coast. He also filled in on the anchor desk during the weekends.

Prior to Las Vegas, Orko worked in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2016, he spent three days doing wall-to-wall live reports on the historic flooding in the northern part of the state. In 2017, he covered the Nicole Finn murder trial, one of the most high-profile child abuse cases in Iowa history. That landed Orko a guest interview spot on HLN, CNN’s sister channel, to discuss the trial on national television. Also in 2017, Orko stayed overnight at the Iowa State Capitol as lawmakers discussed medical marijuana expansion. That story won Orko 1st Place in Political Coverage from the Iowa Broadcast News Association.

Orko Manna graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He majored in Broadcast Journalism and Legal Studies. While at Northwestern, Orko won several regional and national awards through his work as a reporter, producer, anchor and eventually news director for the campus television station, the Northwestern News Network. He also traveled to New Delhi, India, on a global reporting and research grant to cover the country’s rape crisis.

Orko is eager to continue his journalism career in the great state of California. He is excited to tell stories important to the community — and he is especially thrilled to be at the political center of the state: Sacramento. When not working, Orko enjoys running, hiking and finding the best local spots to grab a bite to eat. Feel free to contact Orko with any story ideas or if you just want to say hi! You can email him at orko.manna@hearst.com or send him a direct message on Twitter @orko_manna.