She began in WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts, then solely owned by ABC, where she was the first female television news anchor and reporter.
Following her short stay in Cleveland, she moved to WTCN in Minneapolis where she was the first female news anchor.
Following maternity leave in 1998, she returned to work solely at My 9 WWOR as a weekday reporter and weekend anchor until 2011.
[citation needed] Cora-Ann Mihalik received a New York Emmy Award on January 15, 2009, for Outstanding Event Newscast over 35 Minutes, "Miracle on the Hudson," while working at My 9 WWOR-TV.
She also won a New York Emmy Award on November 12, 2001, for Outstanding Coverage of an Instant Breaking News Story, "Crash of Flight 587.