Tricia Takasugi

Tricia Takasugi
Born
Tricia Ann Takasugi

(1961-03-02) March 2, 1961 (age 63)
EducationUCLA
OccupationNews Reporter
EmployerKTTV/KCOP-TV
Parent(s)Nao Takasugi
Judy Takasugi

Tricia Ann Takasugi (born March 2, 1961, in Oxnard, California) is a Japanese-American general assignment reporter for KTTV Fox 11 in Los Angeles.

Biography

Takasugi was born in Oxnard, California, one of five children born to the late Nao Takasugi and his wife Judy.[1] She graduated from UCLA in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish.[2]

Takasugi began her broadcasting career as a general assignment reporter at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, during the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the mid-1990s, Takasugi began working for KTTV FOX 11 as a general assignment reporter. After FOX purchased local station KCOP-TV, Takasugi began reporting for both stations.

Family Guy

The female Asian reporter from Fox's "Family Guy," Tricia Takanawa, is believed to be a parody of her.

References

  1. ^ Nao Takasugi remembered at Oxnard event. URL accessed on April 11, 2010.
  2. ^ UCLA - Bruin Life Campus Yearbook Class of 1988. URL accessed on April 11, 2010.