Pamela Cynthia Wu, was born March 5, 1974 (age 35) in Arcata, California

Arcata, California

-Demographics:-2010 Census data:The 2010 United States Census reported that Arcata had a population of 17,231. The population density was 1,567.4 people per square mile...

. She joined KCRA 3 in October 2001 as a General Assignment reporter. When Bianca Solorzano

Bianca Solorzano

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 left to MSNBC

MSNBC

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, Wu became the weekend morning news anchor and three day weekday reporter in 2003. Later in early 2006 she switched to the evening weekend shifts to anchor the 5, 6, 10, and 11pm newscasts. Her last on-air newscast was in late February 2009.

Wu graduated from UC Davis in 1996 with a degree in Rhetoric and Communication. She has received both an Emmy

Emmy Award

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 nomination and the Unity Award for her work as the host of the cultural affairs program, "KCRA 3 Common Ground."

Prior to joining KCRA 3, Wu worked as anchor and reporter at stations across Northern California, including KVIQ

KVIQ

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 in Eureka, KION

KION-TV

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 in Salinas/Monterey, and the KCRA 3 sister station in Salinas

Salinas, California

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/Monterey

Monterey, California

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, KSBW

KSBW

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. She currently resides in Downtown Sacramento

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Wu now works at the University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall) as a Director of Marketing and Communications. She started that position on Monday Feb. 23, 2009.