Elita Loresca — Biography
Elita Loresca, a journalist and newscaster of Filipino-American heritage, has built a notable career in television news. Her professional journey includes a tenure at KGET-TV, the NBC affiliate serving Bakersfield, California, and a significant period with WSVN 7 in Miami, Florida. Currently, Loresca is part of the news team at KNBC in Los Angeles. Her broadcasting career commenced in Los Angeles at KCBS-TV, where she held the role of news associate, contributing to script preparation and operating the teleprompter during broadcasts.
Prior to her current position, Loresca honed her meteorology skills. From 2002 to 2004, she delivered morning and noon weather forecasts at KGPE-TV in Fresno, California. Earlier, from January 2001 to August 2002, she served as the noon weather anchor and an assignment editor for KGET-TV in Bakersfield. During her time in Southern California, Elita Loresca garnered attention, with KROQ 106.7 hosts Kevin and Bean commenting on her fashion choices and physique, noting her frequent preference for turtlenecks and suggesting a display of her décolletage due to her perceived prominent bust size.
Loresca has extensively covered some of the most impactful hurricane seasons in recent memory. Her reporting on hurricanes began on her very first day at WSVN in 2004, when she started forecasting the severe weather of Hurricane Frances. In 2005, she provided on-the-ground reports from the National Hurricane Center during the intense periods of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and Hurricane Wilma.
Academically, Loresca is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, where she completed the Broadcast Journalism Program. She further specialized in meteorology, earning a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. Born in the Philippines, Loresca's family relocated to Southern California when she was just ten months old, and she spent her formative years in both downtown Los Angeles and Chino. Beyond her professional endeavors, Loresca is actively engaged in community service, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and The National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and the Youth (NANAY), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Filipino community. While at WSVN, Loresca was recognized as "America's Sexiest Newscaster" in an online poll conducted by readers of FHM magazine, appearing in their October 2006 issue. In February 2011, she shared the personal news of her and her husband's anticipation of their first child.
Prior to her current position, Loresca honed her meteorology skills. From 2002 to 2004, she delivered morning and noon weather forecasts at KGPE-TV in Fresno, California. Earlier, from January 2001 to August 2002, she served as the noon weather anchor and an assignment editor for KGET-TV in Bakersfield. During her time in Southern California, Elita Loresca garnered attention, with KROQ 106.7 hosts Kevin and Bean commenting on her fashion choices and physique, noting her frequent preference for turtlenecks and suggesting a display of her décolletage due to her perceived prominent bust size.
Loresca has extensively covered some of the most impactful hurricane seasons in recent memory. Her reporting on hurricanes began on her very first day at WSVN in 2004, when she started forecasting the severe weather of Hurricane Frances. In 2005, she provided on-the-ground reports from the National Hurricane Center during the intense periods of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, and Hurricane Wilma.
Academically, Loresca is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton, where she completed the Broadcast Journalism Program. She further specialized in meteorology, earning a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. Born in the Philippines, Loresca's family relocated to Southern California when she was just ten months old, and she spent her formative years in both downtown Los Angeles and Chino. Beyond her professional endeavors, Loresca is actively engaged in community service, volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and The National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and the Youth (NANAY), a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the Filipino community. While at WSVN, Loresca was recognized as "America's Sexiest Newscaster" in an online poll conducted by readers of FHM magazine, appearing in their October 2006 issue. In February 2011, she shared the personal news of her and her husband's anticipation of their first child.
