Christina Gonzalez
| Christina Gonzalez | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, New York, United States |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Education | University of Miami |
| Occupation | News reporter |
| Employer | KTTV 1990 - Present |
| Awards | Nine Emmy Awards One Golden Mic Award One Los Angeles Press Club Journalism Award |
Christina Gonzalez is a news reporter for FOX 11 (KTTV) in Los Angeles. She has been with FOX 11 since 1990.
Gonzalez was born in New York, NY, USA and grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and Miami, Florida. She graduated cum laude from the University of Miami.
Gonzalez began her career in radio producing shows for WNWS in Miami, Florida. From there she hosted popular radio talk shows and anchored news updates for KVVA Radio in Phoenix, Arizona. Her television broadcasting career began in the mid-1980s as a general assignment reporter for KTVW also in Phoenix, Arizona.
In the late 1980s, Gonzalez anchored the 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm newscasts for Univision’s Los Angeles-affiliate, KMEX. As a fill-in anchor, she was regularly seen on the station’s 6:30 pm newscast. In 1990, on joining Fox, she became the first journalist from a Spanish-language station to successfully "cross over" to English-language TV news.
In May 1991, Gonzalez spearheaded Fox 11’s On Our Toes program. This unique alternative ballet program for at risk teenagers was endorsed by the LA County Probation Department. Acknowledgement for her work with the dancers came from school districts and community agencies. An award for a half-hour special documenting On Our Toes was given by Women in Communications, with a 1993 Clarion Award for best public affairs program, and another Los Angeles area Emmy nomination for arts and culture programming. Her reports on the violence at the US/Mexico border were nominated for additional Emmys in 1991.
In 1994, Gonzalez wrote, produced and anchored another special, California Aids Ride about the week long, 530 mile fundraising cycling event. Her work received Golden Mike awards for best documentary, news videography, and videotape editing, and a regional Emmy Award nomination in 1995.
For live reports from the Burlington Apartments fire, Gonzalez received a 1994 Golden Mike Award for best Spot News Reporting, a local 1994 Emmy nomination, and the LA Press Club’s Above and Beyond Award for her live-saving efforts at the fire scene. The city and county of Los Angeles and the California State Legislature commended her as well.
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