- Rob Mayeda
Rob Mayeda (born, c. 1971) is currently a meteorologist, reporter and segment producer for
KNTV in San Jose, California.Education
Mayeda attended
Chaminade College Preparatory inWest Hills, California and graduated from theUniversity of Arizona ,Tucson in 1994 with a Bachelors degree in Journalism and English. He did work towards a Master of Science degree in Geosciences atMississippi State University .Career
Mayeda was hired as a production associate for the ABC network news bureau to work on the network's various news magazine shows "
20/20 ", "Primetime Live" and "Turning Point ".Mayeda returned to
KNBC as an editorial assistant and eventually joined the special news projects department for the production of Channel 4 News' "O.J. Simpson: The Trial". This daily broadcast followed theO.J. Simpson case from the start of the trial to the eventual verdict. Airing both on KNBC andCNBC this program featured prominent local attorneys as "legal analysts" who offered opinions on the daily events in court.He would later be hired by KESQ in
Palm Desert , California as a weekend weather anchor and eventually morning weather anchor once KESQ launched its weekday morning newscast.Less than two years later, Mayeda joined KSBY in
San Luis Obispo , California as a weekend weather anchor and news reporter. Mayeda took on the same role forKCRA inSacramento, California in 1997.Mayeda earned an Emmy award in 2002 for "On Camera News: Weather" from the Northern California
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences .He worked as a weekday weather anchor for
KIRO-TV inSeattle , Washington for two years before returning back to California where he was hired at KNTV.Mayeda holds the
American Meteorological Society television seal of approval.External links
* [http://www.nbc11.com/meetthenewsteam/2712367/detail.html KNTV Biography]
* [http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=3176 USN Navy Mil "Carl Vinson Sailors Take Notes From The Pros" 8-17-2002]
* [http://www.viplineup.com/moversandshakers-robmayeda.asp Bay Area VIP Lineup "Movers & Shakers"]
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