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David Ortiviz
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David Ortiviz
News Reporter/Photojournalist
Started at News First: February 2005
Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado - born and raised here.
Previous stations:
KVEW-TV, the ABC affiliate in Kennewick, Washington. I worked there as a reporter from March 2003 to October 2004. This was my first job as a reporter.
KKTV-TV, the CBS affiliate in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I worked as a video tape editor from August 2002 to March 2003.
KTSC-FM Rev 89, the college radio station at Colorado State University-Pueblo. My senior year, I worked as a disc jockey, the webmaster, the production manager, and the traffic manager. My on-air name was "D Money."
Education: I'm a graduate of South High School in Pueblo. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication at the University of Southern Colorado, which is now called Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Personal Interests: I like to roller blade, ski, play tennis, go fishing, and play board games.
Interesting facts:
Long before I got into television news, I was a pizza maker. I got to the point where I cold slap out a dough ball and sauce it in about 15 seconds.
In September 2005, another photographer and I drove the News First Sat Link truck to report on Hurricane Rita. This marked the first time in KOAA history that this satellite truck was used outside of Colorado for a live broadcast.
I lived in Fargo, North Dakota for about a year.
Several years before I started reporting on News First 5/30, I appeared on a newscast as an intern, answering phone calls for a News First Listens call-in night.
I must have been a shy kid, because in grade school, I was voted "Quiet as a mouse."
I'm allergic to tomatoes.
About working at News First: We appreciate and welcome input from our viewers. We take pride in telling "your stories." It's one more example that here at News First, we put you first.
Some of my favorite websites:
www.springstvtalk.blogspot.com
