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Qualifications

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    ●  A hard working, versatile professional with polished reporting, anchoring, filming, editing, and live skills

    ●  An award winning journalist with a strong sense of ethics, and experience in both domestic and international news

    ●  A passionate individual who engages the audience on all media platforms​

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News Experience

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  • KCBS2 / KCAL9 News, Los Angeles, CA, USA (January, 2022 - Current)

General assignment reporter / Multi-Media Journalist​ for Orange County, Los Angeles, and Inland Empire areas

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General assignment reporter / Multi-Media Journalist​ (pitch original stories daily)

Nancy Pelosi in SD, Mike Pence in SD, Poway Synagogue Shooting, US-Mexico Border Caravan, 2018 Holy Fire, San Diego Comic-Con

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  • KTXL Fox 40, Sacramento, CA, USA (January, 2014 - January, 2018)

GA reporter / Multi-Media Journalist / Fill-In Anchor (pitch original stories daily)

2017 Northern California Wildfires, 2017 Oroville Dam Disaster, 2016 Superbowl, 2015 Gone Girl Kidnapping, 2014 Napa Earthquake, 2014 King Fire, 2014 World Series, Capitol Coverage

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  • KSWB Fox 5, San Diego, CA, USA (July, 2013 - January, 2014)

Freelance general assignment reporter (pitch original stories daily)

Mayor Bob Filner scandal, Immigration, 2010 Comic-Con

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Bilingual reporter for Japan Public Broadcaster’s 24-Hour English News Service

2011 Great East Japan Earthquake aftermath coverage, Tokyo Metro beat, Long-form features, Live segments

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Evening Anchor / MMJ / Forecaster (Write, film, edit, produce primetime newscasts, record radio topicals)

WWII Era Japanese Internment Camp Heart Mountain, 2010 Gubernatorial Elections, Wyoming Republican Convention

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Full-Time Intern: Conduct interviews, simultaneous translation, field production, log tapes, edit packages

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Summer Intern: Assistant to award-winning Digital Correspondents

 

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Education

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          Double BA: Communication, Japanese Studies, Minor: Music

          Activities: NCAA Women’s Tennis Scholar Athlete, UCSD Tritones A Cappella Musical Director

 

Achievements

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  • 2020: Two-time Emmy Award Winner: Solo Cultural Reporting and Team Coverage

  • 2019: Two-time Emmy Award Winner: Team Coverage and Weekend News

  • 2017 Winner: Alliance for Women in Media Example of Excellence: On-Air TV/Radio Personality

  • 2017 Emmy Nomination: "The Lost Samurai"

  • 2016 Only Reporter in the Sacramento market selected to fly with the US Navy Blue Angels

  • 2012-2013 Packages selected as English teaching material for NHK-published textbook, “What’s on Japan”

  • 2010 Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Best Anchor

  • 2010 Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Best News Piece: "From Foes to Friends, A Look Into Heart Mountain"

  • 2009 UCSD “Intern of the Year”: CNN Tokyo Bureau

 

Skills

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  • Languages: Native English and Japanese

  • Storytelling: NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) trained Reporter

  • Camerawork: Sony DSR, HDV, NXCAM, JVC

  • Software: iNews, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, OPUS, TONS, CNN Newsource

  • Social media: Facebook Live, Twitter

 

Affiliations

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           Member, Y59 News Video Workshop ​Graduate - Norman, Oklahoma

  • Japan Culture and Traditions Nadeshiko Kai (January, 2019, 2020)

           Emcee "Coming of Age" Ceremony ​attended by Consul General of Japan at Los Angeles

​          Volunteer tennis coach: Teach 4-17 year old tennis fundamentals, strategy, and sportsmanship, free of charge 

          2012 Tokyo Conference Organizer (Co-hosted with the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan)

          Assist farmers affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake with harvesting kelp, hosting community events, etc.

          2011 District Representative, “Locks of Love” Spokesperson

          2010 Central Wyoming “Relay for Life” Spokesperson

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