Gina Gaston
Gina Gaston (born January 14, 1966, in Oxnard, CA) is a television journalist and currently the lead anchor for KTRK-TV in Houston, Texas.[1]
Career
[edit]She joined channel 13 in 1992 to anchor the morning newscast with Tom Koch. She then left in 1999 to co-anchor HomePage, an afternoon show on MSNBC, with Ashleigh Banfield and Mika Brzezinski.[2] Entertainment Weekly described the trio as "the Powerpuff Girls of journalism".[2] Gaston left MSNBC in 2000. In 2001, she returned to channel 13 to anchor and report the 6 and 10pm newscast, replacing long-time anchor Shara Fryer. Prior to joining KTRK-TV, she worked at WTSP in Tampa, Florida, WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and KLTV in Tyler, Texas.[3]
Awards and honors
[edit]Gaston won a 2007 Lone Star Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement for a documentary. She won a 2007 National Headliner Award as well for a documentary titled Soulful Stitches. She has also won several Associated Press awards. Gaston is a 1987 graduate of the University of Southern California.
Personal life
[edit]Gaston is married to former Houston Rockets player Mario Elie. In 2003, Gina gave birth to triplets—two boys and one girl.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gina Gaston bio". abclocal. Archived from the original on 2010-04-05. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- ^ a b Tucker, Ken (February 16, 2001). "The Spin Room, Hardball". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Gina Gaston's bio". abc13.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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