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
How did a car fly onto Castro Valley BART train tracks? What we know
A car flew off the bed of a tow truck and landed on BART train tracks in Castro Valley Tuesday afternoon following a crash on Interstate 580, authorities said. One of the drivers involved recalled the bizarre chain-reaction crash.
Hayward explosion takes center stage at supervisors meeting
A gas pipeline explosion in a neighborhood near Hayward was a central topic at Tuesday's meeting of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors.
Hayward explosion captured in dramatic images
An explosion in Hayward on Thursday that rocked a normally peaceful neighborhood was captured in dramatic images, from photos on the street to a doorbell camera video that showed the moment the blast blew up a home, sending smoke and debris high into the air.
Explosion near Hayward rocks neighborhood, leaves 6 injured
An explosion and fire erupted in a Hayward residential area on Thursday, destroying homes, shutting down a freeway and injuring six people after a construction crew struck an underground gas line, according to firefighters, witnesses and PG&E.
Residents describe dramatic moments when explosion, fire hit near Hayward
Residents in the area said the explosion was thunderous, shaking their homes. They could hear the boom from the explosion and see the fire.
West Contra Costa Unified teachers reach tentative deal, ending 1st strike
Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified School District are set to reopen Thursday after a days-long teachers' strike ended overnight with a tentative agreement between district leaders and the educators’ union. While both sides have reached an agreement, the deal still needs to be ratified by the school board and members of the union.
Burglars steal cremated pet remains from Brentwood vet hospital
A veterinary hospital in Brentwood says thieves broke in and stole urns and containers holding the ashes of cremated pets.
USGS deletes 5.9 quake in Nevada from its website
The Shake Alert seismology team said they are now working to review the data, but that it appears the faulty alert might've been caused by a software error.
Stockton shooting: What we know about 4 victims killed
As authorities search for the gunman or gunmen who opened fire at a toddler’s birthday party in Stockton, killing four people and injuring more than a dozen others, loved ones are sharing memories of the young lives taken too soon.
Trump administration fires at least 15 immigration judges in Bay Area
A total of 15 immigration judges have been fired in the Bay Area since President Trump took office, and nearly 100 across the country.