Stella Inger
Stella Inger Escobedo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Gilbert Escobedo |
| Children | 1 |
Stella Inger Escobedois an Uzbekistani-born American televisionnews anchorand reporter who works atOne America News Network.[1]She was formerly atKFMB,the CBS affiliate in San Diego where she was the morning and afternoon anchor. Inger-Escobedo joined CBS 8 after a short stint at CBS Newspath in Los Angeles as a network correspondent. Previously she was the 5, 6, and 10 p.m anchor at theABCtelevision affiliate,KGUN,channel 9, in Tucson, Arizona. Inger-Escobedo was employed by the station in 2013, and retired from her position there on November 30, 2018. Previously, she was the morning anchor/reporter of "Good Morning Arizona" onKTVKin Phoenix. Inger-Escobedo was the leading morning anchor forKPSP-TVin Palm Springs, California.[2]
Early life
[edit]Inger-Escobedo was born to aJewishfamily in 1982 inTashkent, Uzbekistan.[3]Her parents immigrated when she was six in 1989 first toSioux City, Iowaand thenSouthern California.[3]She grew up inSherman Oaks,California.In 2004, she graduated from theUniversity of Southern Californiawhere she was a broadcast journalism major.[3]
Career
[edit]Inger-Escobedo was the leading morning anchor forKPSP-LP(CBS-TV) inPalm Springs, California.[4]
In September 2012 and September 2011 Inger co-hosted the Chabad Telethon along with CNN's Larry King and KTLA's Sam Rubin. [5]
She also co-hosted the Chabad Telethon in 2009 alongside celebrities including Oscar award winner Jon Voight, actor Tom Arnold and NBA Star Jordan Farmar.[6]
In 2008 Inger was named byThe Desert Sunas "The Best TV Personality in the Desert." In 2009 she won the same award for the second time.[7]
In December 2008 Inger was featured alongsideKobe Bryantand Shaquille O'Neal in an AOL Sports report.[citation needed]
Before reporting for KPSP-LP, Inger was a reporter forKXLF-TVinBozeman,MontanaandKESQ-TVinPalm Desert, California.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"Pardon Our Interruption".muckrack.com.Retrieved2022-09-21.
- ^"Woman of the Month August 2008 - Stella Inger of KPSP-TV Palm Springs".midlifebachelor.com.Retrieved2016-03-25.
- ^abcWilensky, Sheila (February 28, 2014)."TV news anchor's family fled Russian oppression".Arizona Jewish Post.
She recalls her family's newfound openness in America about being Jewish. "In Russia, you had to hide it. I was told that my grandfather had to sneak matzah. It was like buying it on the black market. We secretly celebrated [Passover] inside our homes. Both sets of my grandparents spoke Yiddish."
- ^"Stella Inger Escobedo married, divorce, salary, affair, nationality, boyfriend".bijog.com.Retrieved2016-03-25.
- ^"Behind the scenes with Stella Inger, hostess of Chabad Telethon and Palm Springs morning show (185)".YouTube.9 September 2012.Retrieved2016-03-25.
- ^"Stella Inger on the Chabad telethon".YouTube.17 September 2012.Retrieved2016-03-25.
- ^"Stella Inger - Story".www.kgun9.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-11-12.
- ^"NSB Videos | Stella Inger".nsbvideos.com.Retrieved2016-03-25.
- American television journalists
- American women television journalists
- 20th-century American Jews
- Soviet emigrants to the United States
- Living people
- USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni
- People from Bozeman, Montana
- People from Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles
- Journalists from Montana
- 1983 births
- One America News personalities