In January 2010, Curtis joined WLNE-TV "ABC6" in Providence, Rhode Island as the weekend evening news anchor and "Chief Political Reporter". He would go on to anchor the ABC affiliate's weekday morning and 5 o'clock weeknight newscasts. He was also a substitute host for the weekend public affairs program "ABC6 News On the Record", hosted by former Providence mayor and the station's chief political analyst Vincent "Buddy" Cianci. During his time at "ABC6", Curtis covered many events surrounding the 2012 U.S. presidential election, including the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also served as a correspondent for all of WLNE owner Citadel Communications' stations (WOI-DT in Des Moines, Iowa, WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Illinois, KLKN in Lincoln, Nebraska and KCAU-TV in Sioux City, Iowa) while covering the conventions. Curtis left WLNE in March 2015. Before leaving Rhode Island, he appeared as a panelist on two episodes of the public affairs program "A Lively Experiment" on WSBE-TV "Rhode Island PBS".