Erin Como, Media Advisor

Erin Como is an Emmy-nominated television host, producer, and journalist with over 20 years of experience. Her firm, Como Media, is a Cover Communications strategic partner offering a unique approach to media training for corporate executives, athletes, and celebrities. In addition to the value she brings to our client roster, Erin is an adviser to several defense and tech industry executives in the Washington area and across the country. Erin is an on-air reporter at Fox 5 DC, where she has been since August 2015. Her duties at Fox 5 vary, ranging from the morning commute to reporting on local stories for Good Day DC. A native of Philadelphia, Erin is an avid sports fan and co-hosted Fox 5 GameTime Sunday with Ken Harvey, where the Washington Commanders were the primary topic. Erin also covered the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup run in 2018 and the Washington Nationals' World Series season in 2019. Erin is one of Washington's most respected tastemakers on the local food and dining scene. She works with local chefs, restaurateurs, and mixologists through her series "Cooking with Como" and as Co-Host of Fox 5's LION Lunch Hour. Her reputation as a fair and thoughtful journalist has allowed Erin to interview some of the biggest names in news, politics, sports, food, and entertainment, including Gordon Ramsay, Carla Hall, Martha Stewart, Wolfgang Puck, Bradley Cooper, Ricky Martin, Tina Fey, and Misty Copeland. Before coming to Fox 5, Erin worked at local affiliates in Philadelphia and Nashville. She graduated from Temple University, where she majored in Broadcast Journalism and English.