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Gina Silva is an American television newscaster and reporter.
Silva was born to migrant farmworkers in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.[1][2] Silva went to high school in Texas and graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.[2] While at Arizona State University, she worked for Phoenix's Univision station, KTVW. After that, she worked at several TV stations, initially under the name Virginia Silva, including KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona;[2] KCOP-TV in Los Angeles;[3] and KNXV-TV in Phoenix, where she was an investigative reporter. Silva considered her best work to that time to be at KNXV,[2] but a change in the station's news direction left her unhappy and prompted her departure.[4]
After leaving KNXV, Silva sent her resume to consultant Don Fitzpatrick, who sent out a demo tape containing a story on Mexican witchcraft. That drew the interest of the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine Extra, for whom she worked between 1997 and 2000. During this time, she also hosted a syndicated series, Viva Hollywood!, profiling Hispanics in entertainment.[2] Silva returned to KCOP in 2001 as a reporter and back-up anchor.[5] Shortly after, Fox Television Stations—owner of KTTV—acquired KCOP, with its departments merging under Fox leadership.[6] As of 2025[update], Silva is the special projects reporter for KTTV.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Ellis, Tim (October 15, 1999). "Ex-Tucson TV reporter gets national show". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 47E. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Flick, A.J. (October 26, 1999). "'Extra!' credits". Tucson Citizen. Tucson, Arizona. pp. 1B, 6B. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Davies, Jonathan (June 9, 1995). "Ex-reporter sues KCOP, execs". The Hollywood Reporter. pp. 8, 69. ProQuest 2469190585.
- ^ Walker, Dave (April 4, 1997). "PBS' 'Forest Wars' cut down by lapse in objective coverage". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. D21. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Snow, Shauna (January 4, 2001). "Morning Report". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. D2. Retrieved April 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Trigoboff, Dan (October 14, 2002). "Rios heads KCOP news". Broadcasting & Cable. p. 20. ProQuest 225286345.
- ^ "Gina Silva". FOX 11 Los Angeles. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
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