Patricia Gras

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Patricia Gras

Patricia Wins 5th regional Emmy.
Born Patricia Elizabeth Gras
August 12, 1960 (1960-08-12) (age 47)
Houston, Texas, Flag of the United States
Occupation TV Anchor (1990-2007)
Anchor
Years active 1988 - present

Patricia Elizabeth Gras (born August 12, 1960) is a television anchor and senior producer working for the Public Broadcasting Service in Houston, Texas, Channel 8. Currently she is the senior producer and anchor of Houston’s local talk show Living Smart with Patricia Gras, [1] which airs nationally in 36 PBS markets. [2]She is also a musician and songwriter.

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[edit] Biography

Patricia Gras was born in Houston, Texas on August 12, 1960, of Argentinian parents, Hector Gras, an anesthesiologist, and Salome Gras, a biochemist. In 1962, they moved back to Mendoza, Argentina, where she grew up. In 1972, Patricia moved back to the United States with her parents. Resettled in Houston, she attended St. Agnes Academy in 1979 and went on to get a Bachelor's degree at Texas A&M University. Patricia received her first master degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. She also received two other master degrees, the first from the ESADE in Barcelona, Spain and later in 1990 she received her Master of Journalism from Columbia University in New York City. While in Spain Patricia learned yet another language, Catalan, making her fifth spoken language besides Spanish, English, French, and Italian. Before completely pursuing a career in television journalism she worked as a marketing executive for Ralston Purina in Spain and with Duquesne Purina in Paris as a market researcher. In 1987 she returned to Houston, and decided to change careers. Her first job in television was with Telemundo's Channel 48, which produced the first newscast in Spanish. And later in the early nineties after graduation from Columbia University she began working for Houston Public Television

[edit] Television

She has been the recipient of over 140 journalism awards including five Regional Emmy Awards.[3]

[edit] Music

In 1994 Patricia Gras formed a Latin and international band, Barandua, where she was the lead singer and percussionist. Barandua produced two albums, Barandua Live and Barandua Our Songs which featured original songs by the band members.[4] In 2004, Patricia formed a new band, Los Quartus. The band produced an album, which features the song for the television series "Living Smart with Patricia Gras."[5]

[edit] Education

Bachelor of Arts in Economics -- Texas A&M University (1983)

Masters in International Management -- Thunderbird School of Global Management(1984)

Masters in Business Administration -- ESADE Barcelona (1985)

Masters in Journalism -- Columbia University (1990)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "002 Magazine", Living Smart, Dr. Todd Swick, 2006. Retrieved on September 06. (English) 
  2. ^ "backchannelmedia", Research > Living Smart, March 31, 2008. Retrieved on April 08. (English) 
  3. ^ "The Emmy Awards Lone Star Chapter", Archives, 2005. Retrieved on April 08. (English) 
  4. ^ "CD Baby", Barandua Our Songs, 2002. Retrieved on April 08. (English) 
  5. ^ "Houston PBS Living Smart", (Notable in any show's credits), 2008. Retrieved on April 08. (English) 

“The Harris County Medical Society and the Houston Academy of Medicine presented its 2005 Francis C. Moore M.D. Medical Journalism Awards to KUHT-TV, Houston PBS. KUHT-TV staff members Patricia Gras and Fujio Watanabe received an excellence award for “Weight Loss Surgery.” Gras, Watanabe, Joe Brueggeman and Gordon Luce were honored with a merit award for “Miracle Coach” and an excellence award for “F.I.R.S.T. Psychiatric Response Team.” They also received a Crystal Award of Excellence at the 2004 Communicator Awards for “Miracle Coach.””


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