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Michele Ruiz (born April 8, 1967), is an entrepreneur and a former Los Angeles news anchor. She is now known under her personal brand,( "Michele Ruiz, My Life as a Latina Entrepreneur" ). She is also President and CEO of Ruiz Strategies. Previously, she was founder and President/CEO of ''SaberHacer.com'', a bilingual expert based “how-to” educational broadband site for US Hispanics online.〔(SaberHacer >> About Us ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕〔(Reuters >> Introducing New Bilingual and Bicultural How-To Video On Demand Web Site: Saber Hacer... ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕〔(Entrepreneur >> Women in Business: Nominees ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 ==Biography== Michele Ruiz is an award winning broadcast journalist. She grew up in Southern California, where she attended Cal State Fullerton and graduated in 1988 with Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication.〔(Cal State Fullerton >> Michele Ruiz ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 After graduating Ruiz began her broadcasting career in 1989 co-anchoring Channel One News. The program initially began as pilot program broadcast in four high schools before its national debut in 1990.〔(New York Times >> Critic‘s Notebook; TV News in the Schools: Which Channel, of Any? ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 From 1991 to 1998, Ruiz worked at KTLA in Los Angeles, California as a field reporter and morning anchor for the station’s KTLA Morning News and co-hosted a weekly public affairs program.〔(Cal State Fullerton College of Communications ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕〔(Los Angeles Times >> KTLA Morning News ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕〔 In 1998, she joined KNBC-TV as a general assignment reporter. She would soon be promoted to an anchor position, where she would co-anchor the station’s nightly 6:00 pm newscast with Chuck Henry.〔〔〔(Variety >> Michele Ruiz join KNBC ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 Ruiz has received 19 Emmy nominations during her career. In 2003, she won two Emmys for her work on KNBC news specials ''"Journey to Africa"'' and ''"LA Riots: Rubble to Rebirth"''. She has received numerous honors, including two Golden Mikes, for her work on KNBC's ''"Beating the Odds"'' series, and in 2002 was presented the LA Press Club Award for a series on autism. Ruiz would leave KNBC in 2005 to concentrate on other projects.〔〔〔(L.A. Times >> 1993 Emmy Award Nominations ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 〔(L.A. Times >> 1994 Emmy Award Winners ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 〔(Variety >> 1997 Emmy Award Winners ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 〔(Variety >> 2002 Emmy Award Winners ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 〔(The Hollywood Reporter >> 2003 Emmy Award Winners ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 〔(Academy of Television Arts and Sciences >> 2006 Emmy Award Winners ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕〔(BNET >> Michele Ruiz’ Awards ). URL accessed on April 7, 2010.〕 In 2006, Ruiz founded SaberHacer.com, a bilingual expert based “how-to” educational broadband site for US Hispanics online. She launched the video on demand site to provide quality and culturally relevant content for U.S. Hispanics when she determined there was a void of culturally relevant content for Hispanics. In 2011, she started Ruiz Strategies, a strategic communications company.〔Racing Toward Diversity Magazine -> Article, Spring 2013, "Ruiz Strategies, Latest Venture for Serial Entrepreneur"〕 Ruiz has stated her mission is simple - do what she can to help people and change lives. Ruiz is known for her charity work and has volunteered her time with many organizations. She has also served on the Board of Directors for the non-profit agency Para Los Niños for 13 years.〔 She also serves on the Cal State Fullerton College of Communications’ Dean’s Advisory Board.〔 In addition to being recognized for her work in television, Ruiz has received two commendations for ''“Outstanding Citizenship for Civic Contributions”'' and ''“Dedication to the Community”'' by the City of Los Angeles. She was named ''“Latina of the Year“'', and ''“Comision Femenil De Los Angeles“''. She also received the ''"Certificate of Congressional Commendation"'' from the U.S. House of Representatives; a commendation letter from the United States Senate; and a ''“Certificate of Recognition”'' from the California State Senate.〔 Ruiz was honored in 2006 by Cal State Fullerton with the Vision & Visionaries award. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor that the university bestows on those who have gotten their degrees from this institution. It has been presented to Titans in business, science, education, communications and the arts and brings to the forefront, the vision, achievements and philanthropic efforts of Cal State Fullerton’s graduates.〔Cal State Fullerton - News Release Campus to Honor at Annual Vision & Visionaries Gala -〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michele Ruiz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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