Lydia Pantazes

Anchor/Reporter

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Award winning Journalist with more than 12 years of experience. I have reported, anchored, produced, shot, edited and also anchored weather segments in both English and Spanish.

Language Skills: Fluent in Spanish

Experience:

KEYE-TV CBS News Austin, TX
Reporter-June 2011-Present

-Report Daily News in fast paced environment in State Capitol.
-Covered National Stories including Bastrop Wildfire, largest of the Texas Wildfires.

TELEMUNDO AUSTIN, Austin, TX
Reporter/Fill-In Anchor June 2011-Present

-Reported news for four different shows on a daily basis, in both English and Spanish
-Fill in Anchoring

KCOY CBS 12 & KKFX FOX 11 Santa Maria, CA
Multimedia Journalist/Anchor/ AM Weather February 2001-June 2011

- Shot, edited and produced stories
- Anchored & Produced only noon show in the market.
- Stories Include portions of Michael Jackson Trial, San Simeon Earthquake and Avila Beach Shark Attack.

KMUV Telemundo 23 SALINAS, CA
Weather Anchor, August 2009-August 2010

- Weather Anchor for new Spanish language evening News.

KUSI Channel 51 San Diego, CA
News Writer 2000-2001

-Wrote and researched news stories for Morning & Noon newscast.
- Assisted in producing and gathering breaking news during show and assisted staff in Spanish
translations.

KSPE & KBKO Radio Santa Barbara, CA
News Director 1998-1999

-Translated, wrote and reported hourly news segments in Spanish

Education:

University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA. BA, English Literature and Spanish Literature.

Awards:

-2009 Radio & Television News Association Award, Best News Special
-2008 Most Influential Latino Award, LATINO TODAY Magazine
-2006 National Latino Peace Officers Association Award
-2003 Emmy Nominee, Pacific Southwest Chapter.
-2003 Radio & TV News Association Award, Best Spot News Reporting.
-2002 APTRA Award, Best Light Television Feature
-2002 California Farm Bureau Federation Media Person of the Year  


Lydia Pantazes

Represented by:

David Brunner
(610) 767 - 6183

dbandassociates@msn.com

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