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Rick Garcia is a news anchor most recently of CBS News Los Angeles. [1] He worked for 22 years at KTTV-TV and KCOP-TV in Los Angeles, California and was the host of KTTV's NFL post-game show “Fox Overtime,” and KTTV's Major League Baseball post-game show, “Extra Inning.” [1] Garcia joined KCAL-TV and KCBS-TV as a news anchor in 2009. [2] While he was the co-anchor of KCAL news, the station became the most-watched prime-time newscast in Southern California during the 2010–11 season. [3]
He received several Emmy Awards, [4] the NATPE’s Iris Award, [5] the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s Excellence in Broadcast Journalism award, [6] and the Golden Mikes Award. [7]
Rick Garcia also acted in many TV shows as a news anchor, including 24, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, LA Law, and The X-Files. [8] He also acted in movies, including Collateral Damage [9] and The American President. [10] [8]