Wayne Garcia
The 10 O'Clock News; The 11 O'Clock News
wayne.garcia@kptv.com

Wayne Garcia is the weeknight anchor of FOX 12's 10 and 11 O'Clock News with Shauna Parsons.

This is Wayne's second "tour of duty" in the Northwest, having worked as a reporter and eventually a morning anchor for KIRO-TV in Seattle in the early 1990s.

Wayne has been in broadcasting for more than 25 years.

He started his career while in high school, becoming a disc jockey and sports announcer for a small radio station in Central California (KTIP).

After graduating from San Diego State University, Wayne became the afternoon drive news anchor for KMJ radio in Fresno, then eventually moved into television, reporting and anchoring for stations in Fresno (KJEO), Seattle (KIRO), Los Angeles (KCAL), and Phoenix (KPHO), before finding his favorite job in his favorite city here in Portland.

Wayne has been honored with two Edward R. Murrow Regional Awards for his anchoring and for a documentary he wrote and hosted on the Hantavirus.

Wayne is also an accomplished reporter having won several Emmy and Los Angeles Golden Mike awards for his live spot news coverage, feature reporting, cultural issues reporting, and economic reporting.

Wayne is active in the community hosting charity events and speaking to schools. He is married and has two young daughters and a dog that chases racquet balls perpetually. Wayne enjoys camping in Oregon with his family in their 1970's VW bus and would like to visit all of the state parks in the Northwest.

Wayne is an avid college football fan and closely follows his Aztecs, which may explain his surly moods on the day after most SDSU games.

Wayne likes to cook and barbecue, enjoys spicy foods and the excellent food and drink found in Portland.

"I love the Portland area. It's beautiful here and it's a great place to raise a family. Hardly a day goes by that I don't stop and think and realize how lucky I am to live here."