Happy Chinese New Year! This is a throwback picture from a story that I did about a family who adopted two orphans from China and hosted a large celebration to teach them about their culture. #ChineseNewYear #Celebration #Family #Journalist #Reporter #Anchor
The Buffalo Bills’ famously exuberant fans have been one of my TV news beats for the past three seasons. To support the Bills in this Sunday’s playoff game, I have prepared some of my favorite clips for you from those reports. In this video, I even show you how to do the Bills Shout Dance, so you can cheer on the team throughout the game! This weekend’s showdown between the Bills and the Bengals is especially poignant because the two teams have not met since Bills’ safety, Damar Hamlin, went into cardiac arrest following an impact during their last game together. Since then, I have been so touched by the fact that no matter which team fans root for, people around the world have come together to show their love and support for Damar. According to his doctors, though the road to recovery will be long, he is showing no signs of neurological damage. I have heard people from various walks of life say that this miraculous news has given them hope when struggling with their own challenges. #BuffaloBills #Playoffs #Game #DamarHamlin #Buffalo #WesternNewYork #Journalism #Journalist #Reporter #News #Anchor
Over the past several months, Western New Yorkers have been hit hard with tragedies, from the mass shooting in East Buffalo to the deadly year-end storm that left residents stranded, freezing and without power. Now Buffalo Bills’ safety, Damar Hamlin, is in critical condition after going into cardiac arrest following a hit in Monday night’s game against the Bengals. He laid motionless on the field. His teammates gathered, kneeling together in fervent prayer. His heartbeat was restored. As I write this, he is being treated at the UC Medical Center. From the first week that I moved to Buffalo, the people I met there told me what an inspiration the Bills were to them. They said that no matter what challenges they faced in their personal lives, watching the team cheered them up and gave them hope to forge on. At this time, the Bills need love and support from all of us. #BuffaloBills #DamarHamlin #Love #Prayers
Anyone who just watched the Buffalo Bills best the Dolphins during a Dickens-worthy snowstorm knows that winter weather has struck in Western New York! Braving the elements in this area can be a wild ride, so I thought it fitting to post this clip from the first time I reported here and tangled with freezing rain! I had just moved to New York for a job reporting and anchoring. Due to severe and “lake effect” weather, everyone from the station was sent out to cover it. As a Los Angeles native, braving these conditions just wasn’t in my blood. Still, I swapped my comfy slippers for boots and left my cozy fire to dare the elements. When I returned and passed the producers’ desks to drop off my footage, one of the execs saw the icicles on my hair and coat and dropped everything to film this video! There’s nothing like extreme winter weather to bond everyone at a news station! Another producer even went home and brought back an extra pair of dry clothes for me! That’s true teamwork!!! #BuffaloBills #WinterWeather #LetItSnow #WesternNewYork #NewsLife #News #NewsStation #Reporter #Anchor #Journalist #FreezingRain
Here’s another picture from a magical Thanksgiving dinner with my family! We dined overlooking the gorgeous Snoqualmie Falls, which are thousands of years old. Native Americans discovered them and named the area “Salish,” meaning “Moon.” It is considered a spiritual place full of legends. We all missed my brother, Clay, who was hard at work rigging the NFL SkyCam. The last time he got to come home for Thanksgiving, it was my turn to anchor the news throughout Western New York. Both of us have careers that don’t stop for the holidays, but we never stop loving each other. We all definitely missed him. #Thanksgiving #Family #Love #SnoqualmieFalls #SalishLodge #WashingtonState
It was a delightful surprise to return from Thanksgiving dinner and find this gift from my neighbors on my front porch! #GiveThanks #Gratitude #Neighbors #Friends #TisTheSeason
My mom snapped this picture of me eyeing the Thanksgiving dinner as it was brought out! Hope your holiday was wonderful!! #HappyThanksgiving #Gratitude #ThanksgivingDinner #Love #Family #Friends
In this exclusive interview, the man who is both a United Nations’ Advocate for Southeast Asia and a national civil engineer for the Philippines sat down with me to discuss his people’s “fear of China,” love of country, and recovery from devastating super typhoons. Mark Fredelben Gomez Gravillo was candid in answering my questions. #Love #Country #Philippines #SuperTyphoons #TyphoonRai #TyphoonNoru #Devastation #Destruction #Loss #Homeless #Recovery #Fear #China #FearOfChina #SpratlyIslands #Territorial #Dispute #UnitedNations #Economy #Tourism #Journalism #Journalist #NewsAnchor #Anchor #InternationalNews #News
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