News Anchor talks about God

Tuesday Nov. 28, 2007 KCRA's Adrienne Bankert went to Sac State to speak to students from the International Students Christian Fellowship about her experiences of being a Christian. Avi Ehrlich who is one of the campus newspaper reporters wrote a wrote about a mini-controversy stemming from Bankert's remarks...

"Others took issue with parts of Bankert's message...One part of Bankert's presentation that (Sac State ethnic studies major Marc) Sorensen was uncomfortable with dealt with religious stereotypes.
As part of her presentation, Bankert asked: "Have you ever met a poor Jewish person?"

"I have never met a poor Jewish person ever in my life! Every Jewish person I went to school with had money, and if they didn't have money literally ... they knew how to get some. The Jewish people founded Hollywood, Jewish people were in banking, lawyers."

Bankert said she, herself, is a Jew in Jesus' name.

"I'm a Jewish person, because I'm saved by the blood of Jesus. He is Jewish, and I want what he's got for me."

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http://media.www.statehornet.com/media/storage/paper1146/news/2007/11/28/News/Television.Anchor.Talks.About.God-3121664.shtml

News Anchor Gives Beer to the Homeless?

If you missed it, Morning anchor/reporter Chris Burrous during a live shot give beer and a McDonalds bag of food to a homeless women in the Natomas area which was set up by Bounty Hunter Leonard Padilla.

"We have reviewed the situation and discussed it with Chris. He has a good heart, but clearly made a mistake and we sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by his actions.” According to Bruno Cohen General Manager for CW 31/ CBS 13 a statement released from the Sac Bee. The video can be seen below uploaded onto Youtube. You would think a news personality would do something like that? Its not the first for Chris, he has done and said some interesting stuff on-air which has disapointed viewers!

Fairwell Monika!

Monika Diaz said good-bye to the viewers Sunday night Nov. 18th with Dana Howard...If you haven't read she is moving off to Dallas, Texas number 5! in the US market. You can watch the video by clicking on the link below.

http://origin.news10.net/live/video_player_horizontal.aspx?aid=48406&sid=35325&bw=hi&cat=58

Did You Know?

What a coincidence! Three anchors in Sacramento birthday's are three days in a row!

Cristina Mendonsa, Nov. 11th 1968

Donna Cordova, Nov. 12th 1964

Kris Pickel, Nov. 13th 1968

New Nightly Anchor at 10 p.m.

At last KCRA hires an anchor for the weekday 10 p.m. My58 newscast. His name is Teo Torres and he comes from KRON 4 an independent station as a morning anchor in San Francisco, California. Teo will begin anchoring in January 2008 along with Sarah Gardner. Still no one to anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. newscast along with Edie Lambert, but Sarah and Edie make a great news team =)

On The Big Screen!

Former KCRA 3 anchor John Alston will hit big tonight on the show Law & Order which airs tonight at 10 p.m. on Channel NBC 3. His role will be playing a reporter according to a local source. So we will catch John tonight! TiVo its!

Dallas Here She Comes!

Reporter Monika Diaz has been with News10 since October 2003 and her last day at News10 is Sunday Nov. 18, 2007. I have definitely enjoyed Monika's reports on News10 for the past four years and will 100% miss her...personally I thought she was a great Journalist News10 had.

Monika will work at ABC WFAA-TV Channel 8 in Dallas, Texas as an anchor and reporter. Before joining News10 she worked at a Telemundo station in San Jose for six-years. She also is a native from Florida and graduated from Miami State University with a BA in Communications/ Journalism.

Yet Another CBS 13 Reporter will leave

CBS 13's Serene Branson will be leaving the station sometime in mid-late November 2007 to Los Angeles, California. She already had done some freelance stories for KCBS a station in Los Angeles and would like to go where she had a dream to work at. Serene says "Los Angeles has always been my goal," who grew up in Southern California and attended UCLA. "I worked in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara to get my feet wet. When the opportunity presented itself up here in Sacramento, people told me that Sacramento is a great news market and that people in L.A. will take you seriously from Sacramento"

"The one thing we tell our reporters, especially as we broguht people in to rebuild the station, is that we're a large company and we want to help our reporters stay within the company and go to a bigger market. That's a sign we're doing our job," Charlier says to Sacbee 21Q.

November 2007 Interview with Cristina Mendonsa

Emmy Award winner Cristina Mendonsa has been an anchor at KXTV News10 since December 1995. She came from KUSA-NBC 9 News in Denver, Co where she was the morning anchor for the top rated newscast. Since with News10 she has travled around the world on assignment and can be found on News10 at 5, 6, 11 p.m. weekdays. She has co-anchored with Alan Frio from 1995-1997 and Dale Schornack from 1997- to present. Cristina Mendonsa can be contacted at CMendonsa@news10.net

Name: Cristina Mendonsa
Height: 5'7''
Hometown: Fair Oaks, Ca
Birthday: November 11th

What made you become a Journalist?
I love to write, research and tell great stories. I worked in newspaper and radio and found a home in TV.

If you could Interview anyone famous, who would it be and why?
I have too many to mention.

What is your favorite type of music artist/band?
I like a wide variety of music. Right now I'm listening to Mika, my chemical romance, and a selection from the 80's

What is an interesting fact about you?
I like Star Trek. I attended a few conventions when I was younger

Where was your first TV job?
I was a writer at channel 31. My first on air job was at KRCR in Redding

Do you have any advice for someone who wants to get into TV News Reporting/ Anchoring?
Work hard, be patient, no job is beneath you and find the oldest, crustiest reporter in your first newsroom and listen to everything she/ he tells you.

What is your favorite type of food and dessert?
My favorite combo is red wine and dark chocolate. My favorite snack is crackers dipped in low fat cottage cheese.

What is something you usually do for fun (Hobbies)
Krav Maga, creative> writing, reading, running with my dog

If you weren't a Journalist, what would you be doing today?
Several things sound attractive: international business, federal law enforcement or political strategist

What is the most embarrassing thing that has happened to you live on TV?
I've been caught in mid-yawn and I've been mauled by a drunk frat guy during a live shot.

3-year anniversary!

Three years ago KXTV News10 debuted their set on Monday Nov. 1st, 2004 on News10 Good Morning. And now today it has been three years and still looks new. Here are a few changes that have occured to the set since it debuted.
>It is now more brighter than it was 2-3years ago.

>And a wrinkled spot has occured probably about 1-2years ago on the tower bridge backdrop where Dan, Dana and Dale anchor from. Not sure if you can make of it.


Also an interesting fact here...News10 got the set from KUSA NBC 9 news from Denver, Colorado. But as you can tell the graphics center at each TV station make their own art as for the backdrop of the anchors. So i'd thought i share this bit of trivia.