Michele Ruiz

Michele Ruiz
Born (1967-04-08) April 8, 1967
Los Angeles, California
Residence Los Angeles, California
Education Cal State Fullerton
Occupation News anchor,
entrepreneur
Employer CON 1989 - 1991
KTLA 1991 - 1998
KNBC 1998 - 2005
Children 1
Awards 5 Emmy Awards, 2 Golden Mikes, 1 LA Press Club Award

Michele Ruiz (born April 8, 1967), is an entrepreneur and a former Los Angeles news anchor. She is also President and CEO of Ruiz Strategies. Previously, she was founder and President/CEO of SaberHacer.com, a bilingual, expert-based "how-to" educational broadband website for US Hispanics.[1][2][3]

Biography

Michele Ruiz is an award-winning broadcast journalist. She grew up in Southern California, where she attended Cal State Fullerton and graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication.[4]

Ruiz began her broadcasting career in 1989, co-anchoring Channel One News. The program initially began as a pilot program broadcast in four high schools before its national debut in 1990.[5]

From 1991 to 1998, Ruiz worked at KTLA in Los Angeles, California as a field reporter and morning anchor for the station's KTLA Morning News. She also co-hosted a weekly public affairs program.[6][7][4]

In 1998, she joined KNBC-TV as a general assignment reporter. She was soon promoted to an anchor position, where she co-anchored the station’s nightly 6:00 pm newscast with Chuck Henry.[4][6][8]

Ruiz has received 19 Emmy nominations. In 2003, she won two Emmys for her work on KNBC news specials Journey to Africa and LA Riots: Rubble to Rebirth. She received two Golden Mikes for her work on KNBC's Beating the Odds series, and in 2002 was presented the LA Press Club Award for a series on autism.[4][6][9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14][15]

Ruiz left KNBC in 2005 to concentrate on other projects.

In 2006, she founded SaberHacer.com, a bilingual, expert-based "how-to" educational broadband website for US Hispanics. She launched this video-on-demand site when she determined there was a void of culturally relevant content for Hispanics.

In 2011, she started Ruiz Strategies, a strategic communications company.[16] Ruiz has stated her mission is simple - to do what she can to help people and change lives.

Ruiz is known for her charity work and has volunteered her time with many organizations. She has served on the Board of Directors for the non-profit agency Para Los Niños for 13 years.[4] She also serves on the Cal State Fullerton College of Communications' Dean's Advisory Board.[6]

Ruiz was given two commendations for "Outstanding Citizenship for Civic Contributions" and "Dedication to the Community" by the City of Los Angeles. She was named "Latina of the Year" and "Comision Femenil De Los Angeles". She also received the Certificate of Congressional Commendation from the U.S. House of Representatives, a commendation letter from the United States Senate, and a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate.[4]

Ruiz was honored in 2006 with the Cal State Fullerton with the Vision & Visionaries award. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor that the university bestows on those who have gotten their degrees from this institution. It has been presented to titans in business, science, education, communications and the arts, and brings to the forefront, the vision, achievements and philanthropic efforts of Cal State Fullerton's graduates.[17]

Movies

Ruiz appeared in the 1993 film Rising Sun as a television reporter.[18] The film was directed by Philip Kaufman, and starred Sean Connery (who was also an executive producer), Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Kaufman, Michael Crichton and Michael Backes wrote the screenplay, based on Crichton's novel of the same name.

Personal

Ruiz, who lives in Los Angeles, is Panamanian and is fluent in Spanish.

References

  1. ↑ SaberHacer >> About Us. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  2. ↑ Reuters >> Introducing New Bilingual and Bicultural How-To Video On Demand Web Site: Saber Hacer.... URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  3. ↑ Entrepreneur >> Women in Business: Nominees. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cal State Fullerton >> Michele Ruiz. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  5. ↑ New York Times >> Critic‘s Notebook; TV News in the Schools: Which Channel, of Any?. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Cal State Fullerton College of Communications. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  7. ↑ Los Angeles Times >> KTLA Morning News. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  8. ↑ Variety >> Michele Ruiz join KNBC. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  9. ↑ L.A. Times >> 1993 Emmy Award Nominations. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  10. ↑ L.A. Times >> 1994 Emmy Award Winners. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  11. ↑ Variety >> 1997 Emmy Award Winners. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  12. ↑ Variety >> 2002 Emmy Award Winners. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  13. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter >> 2003 Emmy Award Winners. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  14. ↑ Academy of Television Arts and Sciences >> 2006 Emmy Award Winners. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  15. ↑ BNET >> Michele Ruiz’ Awards. URL accessed on April 7, 2010.
  16. ↑ Racing Toward Diversity Magazine -> Article, Spring 2013, "Ruiz Strategies, Latest Venture for Serial Entrepreneur"
  17. ↑ Cal State Fullerton - News Release Campus to Honor at Annual Vision & Visionaries Gala -
  18. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107969/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast

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