Michaela Pereira
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| Born | August 26, 1970 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Nationality | Canadian, American |
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Body type | Chubby |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair | Black Shoulder, Curly |
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Michaela Pereira (born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian television personality best known as being a former anchor for KTLA in Los Angeles and for the KTTV FOX11 Los Angeles morning show, Good Day LA.
Career
Pereira began her career at CHEK-TV in Victoria, Canada as host of a magazine show and documentary special. She also reported on weather, sports and entertainment. She later co-hosted Internet Tonight on ZDTV with Scott Herriott, a daily look at Internet news and informative, interesting, and funny websites. After Internet Tonight's cancellation in 2001, Pereira became a regular host for TechLive, serving in that position until 2004, when she signed on to KTLA in Los Angeles. She hosted her last episode of TechLive on February 6, 2004, after which TechTV began the process of merging with G4 in the next month, leading to its demise.
In 1999, she was one of many personalities who temporarily co-reviewed films with film critic Roger Ebert on his television program in place of Gene Siskel, who was ultimately replaced by Richard Roeper. In one installment of the series, she discussed how her tastes leaned toward the mainstream and his toward the arthouse environment, and also reported on the increasing use of the Internet to market major films.
On January 1, 2007, Pereira co-hosted coverage of the Tournament of Roses Parade with former game show host Bob Eubanks, replacing Stephanie Edwards. Pereira co-hosted the parade coverage with Eubanks again in 2008.
Pereira served as the co-host of KTLA Morning News, Los Angeles' number one rated morning newscast, for nine years. The program won nine Emmy Awards, including one for "Best Regularly Scheduled Daily News". Pereira won three Radio & TV News Association Golden Mike Awards: in 2006 for live coverage of a news story, "Urban Farm Eviction," and the Best Daytime News Broadcast in both 2004 and 2006. She was also honored with two Mark Twain Awards in 2004 for "Best Live Coverage of a News Event, Hostage Standoff Mexican Consulate," and the "Best 60 Minute Broadcast: KTLA Morning News."
On March 28, 2013, it was announced that Pereira would be leaving KTLA to become a host of a new morning show at CNN. She returned to Los Angeles in 2016 to anchor the live news program MichaeLA on HLN.
In October 2018 HLN announced that Pereira's employment with the network was ending, along with that of Ashleigh Banfield and Carol Costello, based on the network's decision to scale back its live news programming. The final broadcast of Pereira's show (as well as the shows hosted by Banfield and Costello) took place on October 26, 2018.
Pereira launched her new career at KTTV (channel 11) starting October 2020. She announced on August 25, 2022 that she would be leaving Good Day LA; her last day was September 9.
On December 13, 2022 it was announced that Pereira would host her own syndicated show "Michaela!" from PPI Releasing, launching Fall 2023.
Awards & Outreach
Michaela is active in several community organizations working with vulnerable young people. She serves as a member of the board of directors for the Long Beach Boys & Girls Club and was a member of the advisory board of Optimist Youth Home, providing services for at risk youth.
She’s been honored with numerous awards including the Genii Award for Excellence in Broadcasting from the Alliance for Women in Media, the Hollywood Community Leadership Award from The Hollywood Police Activities League and the Celebrity Philanthropist Award from Association of Fundraising Professionals. She has 3 Golden Mic Awards, 2 Emmy Awards and 2 Mark Twain Awards.
Michaela is a proud member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Personal Life
Pereira was adopted. Her parents and siblings do not share the same ethnic backgrounds, which has subsequently led her to be a strong advocate for the rights of children. Though she's lived and worked in the United States for several years she still maintains her Canadian citizenship. She speaks Portuguese, in addition to English, and was an avid snowboarder until a 2010 knee surgery.
External links
- Michaela Pereira profile on
Babepedia - Michaela! 2023 Show
