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'''Carlos Amezcua''' is an Emmy award winning journalist best known for his sixteen years as the original co-anchor for the KTLA Morning News,<ref name="McKinnon Broadcasting 2015"/> with Barbara Beck as his co-anchor,<ref name="Herbert 1991"/> Mark Kriski handling weather and Sam Rubin reporting on the entertainment industry. Airing at 5:00am, the crew became more comfortable with each other and humor crept into the newscasts. Managing executive Steve Bell described the show as, “the first one with the crazy anchors".<ref name="Luther 2005"/><ref name="Variety 1993"/> In September 2007, Amezcua left KTLA for KTTV anchoring the 10:00pm newscast,<ref name="Los Angeles Times 2007"/> and then founding his own media company, Carlos Media Corp,<ref name="Braxton 2013"/> where he is the co-host of the Carlos & Lisa show (Lisa Remillard) on BEONDTV and KDOC-TV Los Angeles.<ref name="Buzzsprout 2020"/>
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'''Carlos Amezcua''' is an Emmy award winning journalist best known for his sixteen years as the original co-anchor for the ''[[KTLA Morning News]]'',<ref name="McKinnon Broadcasting 2015"/> with Barbara Beck as his co-anchor,<ref name="Herbert 1991"/> 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".<ref name="Luther 2005"/><ref name="Variety 1993"/> In September 2007, Amezcua left KTLA for KTTV anchoring the 10:00pm newscast,<ref name="Los Angeles Times 2007"/> and then founding his own media company, Carlos Media Corp in 2013.<ref name="Braxton 2013"/> From 2015 to 2019, he served as a co-anchor at KSUI San Diego.<ref name="McKinnon Broadcasting 2015"/><ref name="McKinnon Broadcasting 2019"/><ref name="laprensa-sandiego.org" /> He is currently (2020) the co-host of the ''Carlos & Lisa'' show (Lisa Remillard) on BEONDTV,<ref name="BEOND 2020"/> and KDOC-TV Los Angeles.<ref name="Buzzsprout 2020"/>
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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.<ref name="laprensa-sandiego.org"/> 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]]''.<ref name="McKinnon Broadcasting 2015"/><ref name="ptspeakers.com 2020"/> He served as a missionary in Guatemala/El Salvador from 1973-75 and attended [[Brigham Young University]] studying journalism (1975).<ref name="Famous Mormons 2016"/>
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== Awards ==
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* 22 Emmy Awards<ref name="McKinnon Broadcasting 2015"/>
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* National Impact Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism<ref name="ptspeakers.com 2020"/>
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* Radio Television News Association’s “Golden Mikes”<ref name="ptspeakers.com 2020"/>
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* George Foster Peabody Award <small>(with his team)</small><ref name="ptspeakers.com 2020"/>
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<ref name="Variety 1993">{{cite web | title=The Morning Show | website=Variety | date=1993-09-08 | url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/the-morning-show-1200433440/ | access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref>
 
<ref name="Variety 1993">{{cite web | title=The Morning Show | website=Variety | date=1993-09-08 | url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/the-morning-show-1200433440/ | access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref>
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<ref name="McKinnon Broadcasting 2019">{{cite web | title=KUSI says farewell to longtime Good Morning San Diego anchor Carlos Amezcua - | website=McKinnon Broadcasting | date=2019-05-23 | url=https://www.kusi.com/kusi-says-farewell-to-longtime-good-morning-san-diego-anchor-carlos-amezcua/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609122102/https://www.kusi.com/kusi-says-farewell-to-longtime-good-morning-san-diego-anchor-carlos-amezcua/ | archive-date=2019-06-09 | url-status=live | access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref>
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<ref name="laprensa-sandiego.org">{{cite web | title=News anchor Carlos Amezcua returns to his roots – La Prensa San Diego | website=laprensa-sandiego.org | url=http://laprensa-sandiego.org/news-anchor-carlos-amezcua-returns-to-his-roots/ | access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref>
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<ref name="BEOND 2020">{{cite web | title=About | website=BEOND | date=2020-04-20 | url=https://beond.tv/about/ | access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref>
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<ref name="Famous Mormons 2016">{{cite web | title=Carlos Amezcua | website=Famous Mormons | date=2016-08-10 | url=https://famousmormons.net/mormons-in-the-news/carlos-amezcua/ | access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref>
  
 
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-amezcua-a9a9656/ Carlos Amezcua LinkedIn]
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*{{AllMusic | id= carlos-amezcua-mn0003173356 | title= Carlos Amezcua}}

Latest revision as of 13:43, 17 October 2020


Carlos Amezcua
Born
San Diego, CA
OccupationTelevision news anchor
Years active45
Known forKTLA Morning News
Notable work
22 Emmys
WebsiteTemplate:Official beond.tv


Carlos Amezcua is an Emmy award winning 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 anchoring the 10:00pm newscast,[5] and then founding his own media company, Carlos Media Corp in 2013.[6] From 2015 to 2019, he served as a co-anchor at KSUI 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 in Guatemala/El Salvador from 1973-75 and attended Brigham Young University studying journalism (1975).[12]

Awards

  • 22 Emmy Awards[1]
  • National Impact Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism[11]
  • Radio Television News Association’s “Golden Mikes”[11]
  • George Foster Peabody Award (with his team)[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Carlos Amezcua". McKinnon Broadcasting. 2015-07-06. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  2. ↑ Herbert, Steven (1991-08-31). "KTLA's Amezcua Is Positive About Changing Latino Males' TV Image". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. ↑ Luther, Claudia (2005-06-30). "Steve Bell, 66; Executive at KTLA-TV Launched Brash Morning News Show". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  4. ↑ "The Morning Show". Variety. 1993-09-08. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  5. ↑ "KTLA morning news anchor jumps ship for slot at rival KTTV". Los Angeles Times. 2007-09-05. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  6. ↑ Braxton, Greg (2013-12-02). "KTTV anchor Carlos Amezcua leaves 10 p.m. news". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  7. ↑ "KUSI says farewell to longtime Good Morning San Diego anchor Carlos Amezcua -". McKinnon Broadcasting. 2019-05-23. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "News anchor Carlos Amezcua returns to his roots – La Prensa San Diego". laprensa-sandiego.org. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  9. ↑ "About". BEOND. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  10. ↑ "Lisa Remillard and Carlos Amezcua - Sippin' The Tea". Buzzsprout. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Carlos Amezcua - Power Talks Speakers Bureau". ptspeakers.com. 2020-08-09. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2020-10-17.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  12. ↑ "Carlos Amezcua". Famous Mormons. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

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