Michelle Tuzee

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Michelle Tuzee
Alma mater University of Southern California
OccupationTelevision journalist
Employer(s) KJCT
WBAY-TV
WFTX-TV
WSVN-TV
KABC-TV (1997 – 2020)
Children3

Michelle Tuzee is a former television news anchor. Tuzee is best known for her 23 years as a lead anchor at KABC-TV Los Angeles. Tuzee co-anchored KABC's Eyewitness News at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. with Marc Brown. [1]

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Biography

Tuzee graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California where she majored in Journalism. Tuzee's first job in television news was at KJCT in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was a general assignment reporter and later a producer and anchor. Other stints included reporting and anchoring at WBAY-TV, Green Bay, Wisconsin, lead co-anchor at WFTX-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, and co-anchor of the top-rated Today in Florida and 7 News at Noon at WSVN in Miami.

In 1997, Tuzee joined KABC as anchor. She received an Emmy award as part of a team win for Best Newscast, an Associated Press award for excellence in reporting, and a Telly Award for her work with Children's Hospital Los Angeles.[ citation needed ].

On December 18, 2020, Tuzee stepped back from her duties as news anchor due to health concerns. [2]

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References

  1. KABC-TV > On-Air Talent Bios > Michelle Tuzee. URL accessed April 11, 2010.
  2. KABC (2020-12-18). "ABC7's Michelle Tuzee stepping back from anchor role". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2021-03-09.

Michelle Tuzee Bio: https://abc7.com/about/newsteam/michelle-tuzee/