RESUME:
Chris Saldaña
Crsaldana@hotmail.com
EXPERIENCE:
Anchor/Reporter - April 2004-Present
KLAS-TV CBS, Las Vegas, NV
Weekend evening anchor and fill-in anchor for primary newscasts. Reporter for daily primetime broadcasts, in studio and live on location. *Named Employee of the Month, February 2006.
Senior Anchor/Reporter - September 2002-April 2004
KDBC-TV CBS, El Paso, TX
Anchored daily 6pm and 10pm newscasts. Generated special franchise pieces featuring the Hispanic community. Would report/anchor from breaking news sites. Liaison between the station and community through frequent public appearances.
Weekend Anchor/Reporter: Weather Forecaster - August 1999-September 2002
KRGV-TV ABC, Weslaco, TX
Anchored 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm weekend newscasts. Weekday general assignment reporter, and extensive weather forecaster fill-in. Produced weekend newscasts. *Named Employee of the Month, March 2000 and April 2002.
EDUCATION:
The University of Texas at San Antonio - San Antonio, TX
Bachelor of Arts in Communications, minor in Spanish.
Universidad de Salamanca - Salamanca, Spain
Spanish Trimester
University of Queensland - Brisbane, Australia
Broadcast bilateral semester
AWARDS:
2009 - Pacific Southwest Region Emmy award; TV Reporter Composite
2008 - Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce Hispanic of the Year (Arts & Entertainment)
2008 - Las Vegas Electronic Media Awards, Best TV Anchor Nominee, and Reporter Nominee
2007 - Mexico's Department of Interior Journalist Fellow-Mexico City, Mexico
2006 - Casey Warner Journalism Center Fellow-Covering Diverse Communities
2006 & 2007 - Las Vegas Electronic Media Awards, Best TV Anchor Nominee
2005 - Pacific Southwest Emmy Nominee, Reporter Composite; Las Vegas Electronic Media Awards, Best Spot News
2004 - Las Vegas Electronic Media Awards, Best TV Reporter
2003 - Texas Associated Press, Second Place Best News Anchor
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