California
native George Kiriyama traveled
around the country as a
television reporter for more
than nine years before finally
returning home to California to
report for NBC Bay Area in
January 2006.
George began his
broadcasting career in Midland
/Odessa, Texas. From there, his
career took him north to Grand
Rapids/Kalamazoo, Michigan.
During his four years in
Michigan, he was honored by the
Michigan Associated Press for
his individual reporting and
received an honorable mention
for his series "Surviving the
Economic Slowdown," by the
Michigan Association of
Broadcasters. He spent four
years as a general assignment
reporter in Kansas City,
Missouri before coming back to
California to join NBC Bay Area.
George was nominated for an EMMY
in 2008 for his role in the NBC
Bay Area Documentary “Dreams To
Dust: Americans Interned”. He
interviewed members of his
family who are former survivors
of the internment camps during
World War II.
George is very active in the
Asian American Journalists
Association serving as the
Broadcast Mentor Program
coordinator. In 2007, he was
named “AAJA Member Of The Year.”
And in 2009, he will take office
as the National Vice President
for Broadcast.
He graduated from Cal State
Fullerton in 1994 and was
inducted into the school’s “Wall
Of Fame” in 2006.
When he is not in front of the
camera, George enjoys tennis,
reading, traveling, hip-hop
dancing, swimming and dining
out. In addition to his passion
for history and politics, he is
an avid sports enthusiast.
George appreciates being able to
visit his family more often now
that he is back in California.
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