Anna Katayama
Portland,OR
Summary
A strong reporter and anchor with award winning experience as a series, live and spot news reporter
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Weekend Anchor/Reporter
KOIN-TV
Portland, OR
02.2004 - 04.2006
Anchor weekend evening newscasts and report during the week as well as on weekend newscasts
Weekend Anchor/Reporter
KPTV-TV
Portland, OR
04.1995 - 08.2003
Produce and report long format investigative pieces as well as do general assignment reporting. Promoted to Anchor weekend newscasts within 6 months
5:00PM Anchor/Reporter
KFSM-TV
Fort Smith, AR
04.1993 - 04.1995
Anchor 5:00PM News and report for other newscasts. Promoted to 5:00 newscast after anchoring two-hour weekend morning newscast
Reporter/Morning Cut-in Anchor
KNDO-TV
Yakima, WA
11.1990 - 04.1993
General Assignment Reporter with Morning Cut-in Anchor duties.
Also served as fill-in assignment editor and fill-in producer. Was the primary fill-in anchor for 11:00pm News
Satellite Feed/Field Producer
KTVU-TV
Oakland, CA
06.1989 - 11.1990
As satellite feed coordinator, monitored KTVU-TV news coverage and sent stories of national interest to INN-New York. As a field producer for INN, field produced coverage of the SF Bay Area earthquake and conducted interviews for an INN Special Report on U.S. Hostages in the MIddle East
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Communication Arts
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CASkills
Best of the West, Series Reporting, 1995
Associated Press, Best Treatment of a Single Subject, 1995
Timeline
Weekend Anchor/Reporter
KOIN-TV
02.2004 - 04.2006
Weekend Anchor/Reporter
KPTV-TV
04.1995 - 08.2003
5:00PM Anchor/Reporter
KFSM-TV
04.1993 - 04.1995
Reporter/Morning Cut-in Anchor
KNDO-TV
11.1990 - 04.1993
Satellite Feed/Field Producer
KTVU-TV
06.1989 - 11.1990
Bachelor of Arts - Broadcast Communication Arts
San Francisco State University