Carlos Amezcua
Carlos Amezcua | |
|---|---|
| Born | San Diego, CA |
| Occupation | Television news anchor |
| Years active | 45 |
| Known for | KTLA Morning News |
| Notable work | 22 Emmys |
| Website | Official website |
Carlos Amezcua is an American journalist best known for his sixteen years as the original co-anchor for the KTLA Morning News,[1] with Barbara Beck as his co-anchor,[2] Mark Kriski handling weather and Sam Rubin reporting on the entertainment industry. Airing at 5:00 am, the crew became comfortable and humor crept into the newscasts. Managing executive Steve Bell described the show as, "the first one with the crazy anchors".[3][4] In September 2007, Amezcua left KTLA for KTTV, where he replaced John Beard as anchor of the Fox 11 News at 10:00 pm; he left KTTV in 2013 to establish his own media company, Carlos Media Corporation.[5][6] From 2015 to 2019, he served as a co-anchor at KUSI-TV San Diego.[1][7][8] He is currently (2020) the co-host of the Carlos & Lisa show (Lisa Remillard) on BEONDTV,[9] and KDOC-TV Los Angeles.[10]
Born in San Diego, Amezcua is the son of Don Oscar Amezcua, a member of the Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán and founder of Mariachi Guadalajara.[8] Amezcua has lent his voice to the Latin Grammy Awards and has a gold record for his translation of "Let it Snow" for Chicago's Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album.[1][11] He served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Guatemala/El Salvador from 1973 to 1975 and attended Brigham Young University studying journalism (1975).[12] He also read the Christmas story with Chuck Henry for a program associated with the lighting of the Los Angeles California Temple in 1998.[13]
Awards
[edit]- 22 Emmy Awards[1]
- National Impact Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism[11]
- Radio Television News Association Golden Mike Award[11]
- George Foster Peabody Award (with his team)[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Carlos Amezcua". McKinnon Broadcasting. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Herbert, Steven (31 August 1991). "KTLA's Amezcua Is Positive About Changing Latino Males' TV Image". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Luther, Claudia (30 June 2005). "Steve Bell, 66; Executive at KTLA-TV Launched Brash Morning News Show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "The Morning Show". Variety. 8 September 1993. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "KTLA morning news anchor jumps ship for slot at rival KTTV". Los Angeles Times. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Braxton, Greg (2 December 2013). "KTTV anchor Carlos Amezcua leaves 10 p.m. news". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "KUSI says farewell to longtime Good Morning San Diego anchor Carlos Amezcua –". McKinnon Broadcasting. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "News anchor Carlos Amezcua returns to his roots – La Prensa San Diego". laprensa-sandiego.org. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "About". BEOND. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Lisa Remillard and Carlos Amezcua – Sippin' The Tea". Buzzsprout. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Carlos Amezcua – Power Talks Speakers Bureau". ptspeakers.com. 9 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Carlos Amezcua". Famous Mormons. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Building Bridges | Religious Studies Center". rsc.byu.edu. Retrieved 20 June 2022.