Jana Katsuyama
Jana Katsuyama joined KTVU in 2007 and became part of the Ten o’clock News team in 2012. During her time at KTVU, Jana has won multiple Emmy awards and her investigation into paper automobile dealer plate loopholes led to an Assembly bill that changed California’s license plate laws so new cars no longer can be on the road without a license plate.
As a journalist, Jana has covered wildfires in the North Bay and southern California, been tear-gassed while reporting on Occupy protests, flown with the Red Barons in an open cockpit plane over Lake Superior, anchored breaking news coverage during the first hours of the Boston Marathon bombing, and did live reports from Tokyo just days after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster connecting with Bay Area residents in Japan.
Prior to working at KTVU, Jana was an anchor and reporter at the ABC affiliate WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio. She began her career at the NBC affiliate KBJR-TV in Duluth, Minnesota along Lake Superior. Before entering journalism, Jana worked as an international relations coordinator for the Hiroshima YMCA Medical College in Yonago, Japan. She also was selected to teach English in Japan through the Japanese Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Education’s JET Program.
Jana is originally from Dayton, Ohio and graduated with honors from Oberlin College with a double major in English Literature and East Asian Studies.
Jana loves the natural beauty of the Bay Area and the rich, cultural diversity of the people. She also enjoys volunteering for community organizations, helping the Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Program, the Japanese American Citizens League, the National Japanese American Historic Society, the Nichibei Foundation, Self-Help for the Elderly and other groups. Jana has been a member of the Asian American Journalists Association since 1999.
When not working, Jana enjoys bicycling, ballet, playing tennis, and the pursuit of a perfect cup of tea or coffee.
The latest from Jana Katsuyama
Measure H: Lafayette sales tax would increase 8.75% to 9.25%
The city's budget is projected to have an ongoing $2 million annual deficit, and would need to consider a broad range of service cuts in the future if Measure H does not pass.
Decomposing bodies of Antioch suspect's mother, half-brother found in bedroom
A man was arrested after the bodies of his mother and half-brother were found at an Antioch home on Wednesday in “advanced stages of decomposition," police said.
Bay Area strike teams in place for extreme red flag fire risk
Bay Area firefighters are concerned about the red flag warning that begins Thursday and extends into the weekend, with high wind gusts and very dry grass and other fuels creating dangerous potential for fires during October, a month that has seen some of the most deadly Bay Area fires in past years.
SFUSD president, mayor criticize superintendent's release of school closure list
Students spelled out their message to the school district Tuesday, as they stood outside the San Francisco Public Montessori School.
2024 Indigenous Peoples' Day festival shows Bay Area's early role in holiday
Hundreds of people attended a festival marking Indigenous People's Day at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens on Monday afternoon. The festival started in 2018 when the city decided to rename it Columbus Day, which falls on the same Monday in October.
Cal Shakes Theater in Orinda closing after 50 years
Cal Shakes, a beloved East Bay theater company in Orinda, could be facing its final act after 50 years.
Watch: Alameda-based company captures stunning drone video of Hurricane Milton
An Alameda-based company is getting a first-hand look at Hurricane Milton as it batters the southeastern U.S.
Ranked choice voting explained: How it works and mistakes to avoid
Voting is underway for the November 5th election, and some races could be decided by "ranked choice voting," also known as an "instant runoff."
Farrell says letter alleging campaign finance misconduct is 'blatant politics'
Three former San Francisco mayors accused candidate Mark Farrell of misusing campaign funds and called for a criminal investigation, in a letter sent to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins on Monday.