Tricia 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.

Tricia Takasugi
Born
Tricia Ann Takasugi

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

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.


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