Tricia Takasugi
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Tricia Takasugi | |
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| Born | Tricia Ann Takasugi March 2, 1961 |
| Education | UCLA |
| Occupation | News Reporter |
| Employer | KTTV/KCOP-TV |
| Parent(s) | Nao Takasugi Judy Takasugi |
Tricia Ann Takasugi (born March 2, 1961, in Oxnard, California) is a Japanese-American general assignment reporter for KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles.
Biography[edit]
Takasugi was born in Oxnard, California, one of five children born to the late Nao Takasugi and his wife Judy.[1] She graduated from UCLA in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish.[2]
Takasugi began her broadcasting career as a general assignment reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the mid-1990s, Takasugi began working for KTTV FOX 11 as a general assignment reporter. After FOX purchased local station KCOP-TV, Takasugi began reporting for both stations.
Family Guy[edit]
The female Asian reporter from Fox's "Family Guy," Tricia Takanawa, is believed to be a parody of her.
References[edit]
- ^ Nao Takasugi remembered at Oxnard event. URL accessed on April 11, 2010.
- ^ UCLA - Bruin Life Campus Yearbook Class of 1988. URL accessed on April 11, 2010.
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