March 2008 Interview with Patty Souza

Patty Souza has been the Chief Meteorologist at News10 for three years already forecasting the 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscast. Souza took over Elissa Lynn's position after she left to work for the state in 2006. Prior to joining News10, she was the morning/ afternoon Meteorologist at KCRA 3 since 2002. And prior from KCRA she came from Orlando, Florida. Patty also has a sister Tammie Souza, who is a Meteorologist for CBS in Tampa, Florida. Patty can be reached at psouza@news10.net

Hometown: Ramona, Calif. (Outside of San Diego)

Birthday: August (Leo)

1. If you weren't a Meteorologist, what would you be doing today?
I love forestry and nature. I am SURE I would be a ranger or environmental scientist studying something to do with the forest.

2. What is your favorite season time of year, and why?

My favorite season is FALL…I love camping, fishing and diving in the FALL season.

3. Whats one thing you like about your job?

I enjoy presenting my forecast and having fun while doing it.

4. What college did you attend/major?

I studied Broadcast Journalism at Northern Arizona University, and studies Meteorology at University of Memphis and Mississippi State University.

5. Whats an interesting/ unique fact most viewers don't know about you?

I am an avid DIVER, free diving, abalone diving, spear fishing, SCUBA diving.

6. What type of music do you like? Any favorites in particular?

I love spiritual music.

7. What types of shows do you like to watch on TV?

I like Bones, NCIS, Grys Anatomy, House and NFL football on TV. And most of what is on Discovery Channel!

8. What is your favorite type of food?

I LOVE SUSHI….all Japanese food actually. Beautiful culture and wonderful food.

9. What was your first job before getting into TV?

I worked at a landscaping business in high school .

10. If you could give any advice to someone who's interested in becoming a meteorologist, what would you say?

Make sure you love meteorology…otherwise, checkout hydrology, oceanography and earth science…all similar and tied into meteorology….but also fascinating fields to work in…

Trobules with 'Tent City' and the Media...

Recently, Tent City has gotten national attention, after Lisa Ling's special aired on the Oprah Show about tent cities growing in the U.S. including Sacramento. Tent City, which is located north of Downtown Sacramento along the American River has sprung housing as many as 1200 homeless people. Recently a homeless resident of tent city was upset after News10 showed up... last week, Cornell Barnard and his photographer were almost attacked after a women hit their camera.

On Friday, CBS 13 was going to go live for the 5 and 6 p.m. shows from tent city, but as reporter Koula Gianulias was preparing, she was threaten by one of the residents. "My photographer and I dropped by in the morning to shoot some video from a distance. We didn’t have any problems and a few people kindly chatted with us." Gianulias said. "Later in the afternoon, with our huge live truck, Tent City campers seemed much more uneasy. Right when my photographer jumped out of the truck a woman yelled at him and said she was going to grab her steak knife and cut his throat. Meanwhile another man started yelling at me…so we decided it was best to take off."

Right now the mayor of Sacramento is trying to move them into another location, where it's safe and where they can wash up... but some residents expressed they don't want to move.

On-Air Talent Update

We start off with Julie Watts, former KCRA Meteorologist... she's now freelancing for CBS 5- KPIX as a fill-in Meteorologist and Reporter.

Kristina Lee, former CW 31- CBS 13 reporter is in San Diego reporting for FOX 5 now. Lee was laid off in early 2008 when CBS was forced to make cuts throughout the country.

Michelle Liu, who was a reporter at FOX40 for a year is now a media specialist and consultant for UCLA. She Advises, train, and instruct's students in broadcast journalism by focusing on writing, editing, and web production's.

New Host!

Melissa Crowley is the new co-host for Sacramento & Company. She was promoted after former host Kristen Simoes left to get married. You can catch the show weekdays from 9-10 a.m. Crowley still anchors the traffice from 5-7 a.m.

New on the News!

There's a new face on News10! Anne Makovec joined the station on March 1st. as a Multimedia Journalist. She also used to freelance for KGO-TV ABC 7 News from San Francisco. Prior to that she was an anchor/ reporter for KION 46 in Salinas, Calif. and at other stations as well. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point.
Welcome Anne!

Get your LiveCopter 3 HD toy today!

That's right! KCRA 3 is now selling Live Copter 3 toys for just $10! The toy has working lights and the blades rotate. There's only a limited amount that were made. Hurry before their all gone!

http://www.kcra.com/livecopter3hd/index.html

If your interested you can buy the toy online. They accept most major credit cards and should be shipped within weeks.

Late Night Talk Show Host visit's KCRA

Photo: KCRA.com

Brian poses with reporter Tom DuHain.

Conan O' Brian stopped by the KCRA Studios Thursday afternoon to talk about his move to his new show. Brian will be the new host of The Tonight Show starting June 1st from the NBC Studios in Burbank, Calif. Brian took plenty of pictures with KCRA staff that are posted on their website under the sideshows section. If you missed the interview with anchor Gulstan Dart, it's posted online.

http://www.kcra.com/entertainment/18920089/detail.html#

How does he do it?

Walt Gray not only anchors the morning newscast on KCRA from 4:30-7am, but also anchors the evening newscast for a half an hour at 5 p.m. Sounds like a long day at work, huh? Well not so much for him.

"I'm up at 3am....I get to work at 4am...I'm on the air from 4:30-7am and I leave work about 9am. The rest of my day is spent chasing my kids...picking them up from school...running errands and trying to stay on the good side of the wife. Pretty normal day! I'm back in from 3:30pm-5:45pm (the 5pm newscast). In bed by 8pm to do it all again."

Actually, doesn't sound pretty bad at all!