Elita Loresca | |
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| Born | (1977-06-28)June 28, 1977 (age 47) |
| Education | Cal State Fullerton Mississippi State University |
| Occupation | Meteorologist |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Employer(s) | KNBC 2007–14 KTRK-TV 2015–present |
| Spouse | Ryan Nuveman |
| Children | Ryan Nuveman, Jr. Emery Rylee Nuveman |
Elita A. Loresca (born June 28, 1977), is aFilipino-American newscaster. She has worked forKGET-TV, theNBC affiliate inBakersfield, California,WSVN 7 inMiami, Florida, andKNBC inLos Angeles, California. Loresca currently works atKTRK-TV inHouston, Texas.
Loresca began her career as a news associate atKCBS-TV inLos Angeles, where she was responsible for the assembly of scripts and teleprompter operation during the newscasts. From January 2001 to August 2002, she was the noon weather anchor and assignment editor forKGET-TV inBakersfield,California. In 2002, she moved to KGPE-TV inFresno, California where she served as the morning and noon weather anchor.
She covered two of the most devastating hurricane seasons in recent history. Starting on her first day atWSVNMiami in 2004, she began forecasting the 2004 hurricane season withHurricane Frances. In 2005, she contributed reports for her station from the National Hurricane Center duringHurricane Katrina,Hurricane Rita, andHurricane Wilma.
Loresca is a graduate of theBroadcast Journalism Program atCal State Fullerton and earned the Certificate ofBroadcast Meteorology atMississippi State University. Born in thePhilippines, she moved toSouthern California when she was ten months old and grew up in both downtown Los Angeles andChino.[1][2]She is a volunteer forHabitat for Humanity andThe National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and the Youth (NANAY), a non-profit Filipino organization.[1][3]
While working at WSVN, Loresca won the title "America's Sexiest Newscaster" in an online vote by readers ofFHM magazine. She was featured in the October 2006 issue.[4]
Loresca graduated in 1995 from Chino High School, in Chino California. She was an avid basketball player throughout her high school career. On September 4, 2010, she marriedRyan Nuveman, who is a brother of USA Softball Olympic gold medalist,Stacey Nuveman. Her first child was born in September 2011.
