Tracee Carrasco

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Tracee Carrasco (born September 2, 1981) is an American TV news reporter for Fox Business Network. Carrasco previously reported for CBS 2 News, WCBS-TV in New York City.

Tracee Carrasco
Born (1981-09-02) September 2, 1981 (age 43)
EducationB.A. Azusa Pacific University
OccupationTelevision Journalist
Years active2007–present

Biography

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Carrasco was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Sheril (née Carrasco) and Gilbert Tolentino.[1][2] She was raised in Hawaii and Southern California.[3] She is of Filipino descent.[4] Carrasco graduated from Azusa Pacific University in Southern California with a degree in Communication Studies where she interned at KABC-TV (Channel 7) News, Los Angeles. Other internships included KCBS-TV (Channel 2) / KCAL-TV (Channel 9) News, Los Angeles (Entertainment Dept. 2004). Later, she was a field reporter as well as fill-in anchor in Torrance, California CitiCable 3.[5][6]

In February 2010, she accepted a position as the Weekend Anchor / Weekday Reporter for the Fox affiliate KQDS serving the upper Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan regions.[7] Her reporting for KQDS earned two Upper Midwest Emmy nominations in the categories Public / Current / Community Affairs ("Honest Northland Series") and Historic / Cultural / Nostalgic (“A Tribute to Ben Larson: Missionary Killed in Haiti’s Earthquake”).[8] In August 2011, she accepted a position as a fill-in anchor and reporter for the ABC affiliate in Nashville, Tennessee, WKRN News 2.[9][10] In June 2013, she accepted a position as general assignment reporter for WCBS-TV and WLNY 10/55 in New York.[11] In May 2017, she joined the Fox Business Network as a general assignment reporter.[12]

Carrasco has also appeared with CNN's Nancy Grace on HLN.[13]

Publications

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Carrasco has had pieces published in various newspapers and magazines such as the Duluth News Tribune, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and Equities Magazine.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tracee Carrasco on joining the FBN family". Fox Business Network. May 8, 2017.
  2. ^ "Miriam A. Andrews Carrasco". The Los Angeles Times. January 13, 2002.
  3. ^ "People & Places: Fox 21". Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce. 2010-05-06. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
  4. ^ "An airline glitch, a belated Christmas present for traveling couple". The Fil Am. December 30, 2013. CBS reporter Tracee Carrasco, a Filipino American...
  5. ^ "This Week in Torrance : Show 3309". CitiCable3. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  6. ^ a b "Tracee Tolentino: Reporter/Weekend Anchor, Fox 21". Fox 21. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
  7. ^ "Media Spy". Media Bistro. 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  8. ^ "A Tribute to Ben Larson: Missionary Killed in Haiti's Earthquake (as Tracee Tolentino)" (PDF). The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Midwest Chapter].
  9. ^ Knox, Merrill (August 24, 2011). "Anchor Tracee Tolentino Leaves KQDS For WKRN". Adweek.
  10. ^ "WKRN-TV Bio Page: ABC 2". WKRN ABC. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  11. ^ "Fox Business Network hires Carrasco". TBN. 24 March 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "Tracee Carrasco". Fox News. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "CNN Transcripts". CNN. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2011-09-21.