Английская Википедия:Bianca de la Garza

Содержание

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox person Bianca de la Garza is an American journalist, television personality, and founder of Bianca de la Garza Beauty. She has worked for various stations such as WCVB, ABC, and FOX.

Education

De la Garza is an alumna of Emerson College.

Early career

She began her television career in 1997 working for WTEN. In 2001, she became a news anchor at WFXT-TV. She created and is the host of BIANCA, which at its height had aired across 20 million homes in the U.S.

WTEN

In 1997, just days after graduating cum laude from Emerson College, de la Garza was working full-time on-air at WTEN, the ABC affiliate in Albany, New York.Шаблон:Failed verification She was hired by newsman Don Decker, then news director at WTEN, who recognized her potential and put her on-air in the major TV market 51. De la Garza was there covering all the players in the state capital under Governor George Pataki's administration including Senate Majority leader Joe Bruno and former Speaker of the State Assembly Sheldon Silver, scoring interviews with, then candidates, Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer both of whom would go on to win their elections.  De la Garza was among the first on scene at the devastating F3 tornado in Mechanicville, New York on May 31, 1998.Шаблон:Citation needed

KGTV

In 1999 de la Garza joined KGTV the ABC affiliate in San Diego as a reporter and fill-in anchor. Establishing herself as a border correspondent interviewing smugglers and migrants along the Tijuana border and the meetings of then California Governor Grey Davis speaking with Mexico President Vicente Fox.Шаблон:Citation needed

She received an award from the San Diego press club for her investigative reports on an illegal factory she uncovered for smuggling undocumented workers across the US border and locking them up overnight at their facility.Шаблон:Failed verification That factory was raided by federal agents and shut down. She reported on illegal immigration along the US-Mexico border and human trafficking.

De la Garza covered the deadly school shooting on March 5, 2001, at Santana High School in Santee California.Шаблон:Failed verification

WFXT

In 2001 de la Garza returned East joining WFXT, Boston FOX affiliate as a reporter and lead weekend anchor. During her time there she garnered 5 Emmy nominations. In 2004, 2005, and 2006 she was nominated for outstanding anchoring.

In December 2001, she followed the trial and conviction of the "Shoe Bomber" Richard Reid, a British terrorist who boarded American Airlines Flight 63 between Paris and Miami December 22, 2001. de la Garza reported live from the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on February 5, 2003, covering the weapons of mass destruction speech delivered by Colin Powell. She traveled to Rome for her coverage of the Catholic Church sexual abuse cases.Шаблон:Citation needed

WCVB

In 2007 de la Garza joined WCVB the ABC station in Boston. As the morning anchor, then adding noon show to her duties, her newscasts consistently beat the competition in the Nielsen ratings. She was at the helm for major local and global stories from the capture of Osama Bin Laden to the Boston Marathon Bombing. Her exclusive interview with a survivor of the Craigslist killer Phillip Markoff was picked up nationally on ABC's Good Morning America and Inside Edition.

De la Garza received an Emmy nomination for her coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in England. There she scored a world exclusive interview with Mohammed Al-Fayed in London, who gave candid remarks about his beliefs that the Royal Family was involved in the death of Princess Diana and his son Dodi. De la Garza covered several Super bowls and World Series playoffs over a span of several years in Boston. She and her team joined Red Sox Player David Ortiz in commercials promoting Good Morning America.

Movies and TV shows

De la Garza was guest on the Wendy Williams show. She had a cameo on the hit NBC TV show American Odyssey and a co-hosting guest spot on Hollywood Today Live with Ross Mathews.

BIANCA

De la Garza announced she would be leaving news media to start her own production company in 2014. Later that year she teamed up with Sony and Embassy Row Productions to produce a late night talk show to air in New England. Alongside Embassy Row CEO Michael Davies in December 2014. It was announced the show would tape in front of a live audience in their Manhattan studios. She signed a distribution deal with several Hearst Affiliates in New England to carry the show on Saturday night at 11:30pm. She secured advertising partner Dunkin Donuts as a launch sponsor. The show premiered January 24 in 2015 on ABC stations making her the first woman in late night in decades. Her guests included Slash from Guns and Roses and Dancing with the Star's Tom Bergeron. One month after premiering, The Wrap stated "after four weeks, the new entry into the landscape has proven to be a ratings success."

In June 2015, it was announced that the show had been picked up by CBS and CW affiliates nationwide.

The second season featured guests like actress Elizabeth Hurley and the last television interviews of writer Jackie Collins before her death. Despite talks to move the show into a daytime time slot the show wrapped in fall of 2015. De la Garza was nominated for three Emmys in the categories of outstanding program host, outstanding promotional spot and outstanding lifestyle program.

Beauty and Bubbles with Bianca de la Garza

In 2019 de la Garza created a series on the careers of those in the beauty and personal care industry, where celebrity stylists, manicurists and estheticians revealed t how they worked with their A list clientele. The show ran in 12 million homes in the U.S. on NBC Universal from 2019 to 2020.

NewsMax

In 2021, de la Garza appeared as a guest host on Newsmax, and in January 2022, she announced she will co-anchor a midday show, John Bachman Now.

Personal life

De la Garza met newscaster David Wade when they worked in Albany, New York for competing stations. They married and then had a daughter in 2005. In 2009, de la Garza and Wade announced the end of their marriage.

External links

• Шаблон:Official website
• Шаблон:IMDb name
• YouTube