New faces coming to SoFla

WSVN’s replacement for Jackie Johnson is Elita Loresca previously working at KGPE CBS affiliate in Fresno, CA as a morning and noon weather anchor untill August 13th. Here’s her bio from the CBS47 website

Degree/University Attended/Accreditations:
B.A. in Journalism and B.S in Sociology from California State University, Fullerton

Worked Previously At:
KGET-NBC in Bakersfield, CA
KCBS-CBS in Los Angeles, CA
Orange County Newschannel (OCN) in Santa Ana, CA

Likes Most About Fresno:
The weather, the people and being only 4 A^1/2 hours away from home!

Outside Interests:
Kickboxing, volleyball, basketball, dancing, travel, karaoke

Community Service Organizations/Involvement:
Alpha Chi Omega Alumnae
American Cancer Society
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Morning and noon Weather Anchor Elita Loresca joined KGPE 47 news in August of 2002. She currently forecasts the weather on 47 News This Morning, weekdays from 5 to 9 a.m., and also at Noon.

Prior to joining KGPE 47 News, Elita anchored the weekday Noon weathercasts and served as the night-side assignment editor at KGET-TV, the NBC affiliate in Bakersfield, CA.

Elita earned her Journalism degree at the California State University of Fullerton. After a weather internship at the “Orange County Newschannel” and graduating college, she started her broadcasting career as a weekend assistant producer at OCN. From there, she accepted a position as a news associate at KCBS in Los Angeles. After 6 months at KCBS, she moved on to the NBC affiliate in Bakersfield, CA as the weekday noon weather anchor and assignment editor.

Elita is excited to make Fresno her home. In her spare time she loves to watch movies, go to the gym, dance and karaoke. She stays active by running and cross-training workouts. She is a huge fan of Tae-Bo and yoga videotapes. Elita looks forward to taking an active part in the community and getting involved with non-profit organizations.

New face at UPN33, joining Jennifer Santiago to co-anchor UPN33 News at 10, his name is Jawan Strader and he comes from WOIO19 Action News, the CBS affiliate in Cleveland Ohio. He’s also the boyfriend of WPLG’s Neki Mohan.

As always thanks to one of my great tipsters for getting me in the loop 😉