Stella Inger Escobedo | |
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Born | 1983 (age 40–41) |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Gilbert Escobedo |
Children | 1 |
Stella Inger Escobedo is an Uzbekistani-born American television news anchor and reporter who works at One America News Network. [1] She was formerly at KFMB, the CBS affiliate in San Diego where she was the morning and afternoon anchor. Inger-Escobedo joined CBS 8 after a short stint at CBS Newspath in Los Angeles as a network correspondent. Previously she was the 5, 6, and 10 p.m anchor at the ABC television affiliate, KGUN, channel 9, in Tucson, Arizona. Inger-Escobedo was employed by the station in 2013, and retired from her position there on November 30, 2018. Previously, she was the morning anchor/reporter of "Good Morning Arizona" on KTVK in Phoenix. Inger-Escobedo was the leading morning anchor for KPSP-TV in Palm Springs, California. [2]
Inger-Escobedo was born to a Jewish family in 1982 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [3] Her parents immigrated when she was six in 1989 first to Sioux City, Iowa and then Southern California. [3] She grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Southern California where she was a broadcast journalism major. [3]
Inger-Escobedo was the leading morning anchor for KPSP-LP ( CBS-TV) in Palm Springs, California. [4]
In September 2012 and September 2011 Inger co-hosted the Chabad Telethon along with CNN's Larry King and KTLA's Sam Rubin. [5]
She also co-hosted the Chabad Telethon in 2009 alongside celebrities including Oscar award winner Jon Voight, actor Tom Arnold and NBA Star Jordan Farmar. [6]
In 2008 Inger was named by The Desert Sun as "The Best TV Personality in the Desert." In 2009 she won the same award for the second time. [7]
In December 2008 Inger was featured alongside Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in an AOL Sports report.[ citation needed]
Before reporting for KPSP-LP, Inger was a reporter for KXLF-TV in Bozeman, Montana and KESQ-TV in Palm Desert, California. [8]
She recalls her family's newfound openness in America about being Jewish. "In Russia, you had to hide it. I was told that my grandfather had to sneak matzah. It was like buying it on the black market. We secretly celebrated [Passover] inside our homes. Both sets of my grandparents spoke Yiddish."