Elita Loresca
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Elita A. Loresca is a Filipino-American newscaster, has worked for KGET-TV
, the NBC
affiliate in Bakersfield, CA and WSVN
7 in Miami, FL. Loresca currently works at KNBC
in Los Angeles
.
in Los Angeles
, where she was responsible for the assembly of scripts and teleprompter operation during the newscasts. From January 2001 to August 2002, Loresca was the Noon weather anchor and assignment editor for KGET-TV
in Bakersfield, California
. In 2002 Loresca moved to KGPE-TV in Fresno
, California where she served as the morning and noon weather anchor.
Loresca covered two of the most devastating hurricane seasons in recent history. Starting on her first day at WSVN
Miami in 2004, Loresca began forecasting the 2004 hurricane season with Hurricane Frances
. In 2005, Loresca contributed reports for her station from the National Hurricane Center during Hurricane Katrina
, Hurricane Rita
and Hurricane Wilma
.
Loresca is a graduate of the Broadcast Journalism
Program at Cal State Fullerton and earned the Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology at Mississippi State University
. Born in the Philippines
, Loresca moved to Southern California
when she was 10 months old and grew up in both downtown Los Angeles and Chino
. She graduated from Chino High School
.
Loresca is actively involved as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and The National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and the Youth (NANAY), a non-profit Filipino organization.
While working at WSVN, Loresca won the title "America's Sexiest Newscaster" in an online vote by readers of FHM
magazine. She was featured in the October 2006 issue.
On September 4, 2010 Loresca married Ryan Nuveman, who is a brother of USA Softball Olympic gold medalist, Stacey Nuveman
. She is currently pregnant with their first child.
KGET-TV
KGET-TV is a television station serving Bakersfield, California, owned by High Plains Broadcasting and operated by Newport Television, LLC. It is an NBC affiliate, and transmits on UHF channel 25 . KGET also has a digital-only/cable CW outlet called KWFB, one of the The CW Plus stations...
, the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
affiliate in Bakersfield, CA and WSVN
WSVN
WSVN, channel 7, is a television station located in Miami, Florida, USA. WSVN is owned by Sunbeam Television, and is an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company. The station has its studio facilities located in North Bay Village and transmitter based in north Miami-Dade County.WSVN operates a Key...
7 in Miami, FL. Loresca currently works at KNBC
KNBC
KNBC, channel 4, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KNBC's studios and offices are located within the NBC Studios complex in Burbank, California, and its transmitter is located on Mount Wilson...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Career
Loresca began her career as a news associate at KCBS-TVKCBS-TV
KCBS-TV, channel 2, is an owned-and-operated television station of the CBS Television Network, located in Los Angeles, California. KCBS-TV shares its offices and studio facilities with sister station KCAL-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, where she was responsible for the assembly of scripts and teleprompter operation during the newscasts. From January 2001 to August 2002, Loresca was the Noon weather anchor and assignment editor for KGET-TV
KGET-TV
KGET-TV is a television station serving Bakersfield, California, owned by High Plains Broadcasting and operated by Newport Television, LLC. It is an NBC affiliate, and transmits on UHF channel 25 . KGET also has a digital-only/cable CW outlet called KWFB, one of the The CW Plus stations...
in Bakersfield, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. In 2002 Loresca moved to KGPE-TV in Fresno
Fresno
Fresno is the fifth largest city in California.Fresno may also refer to:-Places:Colombia* Fresno, TolimaSpain* Fresno, a ghost village in Nidáliga, Valle de Sedano, Burgos* Aldea del Fresno, Madrid* Fresno de la Vega, Ribera del Esla, León...
, California where she served as the morning and noon weather anchor.
Loresca covered two of the most devastating hurricane seasons in recent history. Starting on her first day at WSVN
WSVN
WSVN, channel 7, is a television station located in Miami, Florida, USA. WSVN is owned by Sunbeam Television, and is an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company. The station has its studio facilities located in North Bay Village and transmitter based in north Miami-Dade County.WSVN operates a Key...
Miami in 2004, Loresca began forecasting the 2004 hurricane season with Hurricane Frances
Hurricane Frances
Hurricane Frances was the sixth named storm, the fourth hurricane, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. The system crossing the open Atlantic during mid to late August, moving to the north of the Lesser Antilles while strengthening. Its outer bands affected Puerto...
. In 2005, Loresca contributed reports for her station from the National Hurricane Center during Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005...
and Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Atlantic basin. Wilma was the twenty-second storm , thirteenth hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and fourth Category 5 hurricane of the record-breaking 2005 season...
.
Loresca is a graduate of the Broadcast Journalism
Broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
Program at Cal State Fullerton and earned the Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology at Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
. Born in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Loresca moved to Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
when she was 10 months old and grew up in both downtown Los Angeles and Chino
Chino, California
Chino is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is located in the western end of the Riverside-San Bernardino Area and it is easily accessible via the Chino Valley and Pomona freeways....
. She graduated from Chino High School
Chino High School
Chino High School , located in Chino, California, USA, is one of the four regular high schools in the Chino Valley Unified School District. The school was established in 1897, making it one of the oldest schools in Southern California...
.
Loresca is actively involved as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and The National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and the Youth (NANAY), a non-profit Filipino organization.
While working at WSVN, Loresca won the title "America's Sexiest Newscaster" in an online vote by readers of FHM
FHM
FHM, originally published as For Him Magazine, is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.- History :The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name For Him and changed its title to FHM in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full For...
magazine. She was featured in the October 2006 issue.
Personal
Elita graduated in 1995 from Chino High School, in Chino California. She was an avid basketball player throughout her highschool career.On September 4, 2010 Loresca married Ryan Nuveman, who is a brother of USA Softball Olympic gold medalist, Stacey Nuveman
Stacey Nuveman
Stacey "Nuvey" Nuveman-Deniz from La Verne, California is a former NCAA Division I four-time First Team All-American, National Champion winning, right-handed hitting softball player for the UCLA Bruins at the catcher position...
. She is currently pregnant with their first child.