And if you can't find the information, do you know any Asians who anchored in the 70s or 80s?
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Who was the first Asian American woman to anchor in San Diego?
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Gina Lew at KFMB-TV had to be among the first: she anchored morning and noon news. I think she was anchoring before Marianne Kushi came to town.
Denise Yamada.. Was once referred to as the 'American Jap' in the union tribune
Mr_Radio_Diary said:
Thanks for coming up with that name: I kept thinking there's some prominent Japanese-American name I've forgotten. She joined KCST (now KNSD) as an anchor in 1987. She co-anchored with Marty Levine.
Mr_Radio_Diary said:
Denise Yamada is actually only half-Japanese, and when she was on the air, emphasized her Asian facial characteristics with makeup. She is half-Croatian. When Denise was anchoring in Portland, OR, she used her true family name, Kovasevic, on the air. She only started using the name "Yamada" (her mother's maiden name) when she was at ABC's "Good Morning America."
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