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
San Francisco teachers strike: Parents say special education students struggling
San Francisco schools remained closed for a third day due to the teachers strike, leaving nearly 50,000 students affected, including about 7,000 students with disabilities.
San Francisco extends free food, resources as teachers strike continues
San Francisco's Main Library staff say they are busier than usual, as families impacted by the teachers' strike and school closures looked for places to take their children. The staff is preparing to support families as school closures are set to continue Wednesday.
Resources to help SFUSD families impacted by strike
The first day of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) teachers strike left thousands of families searching for childcare options on Monday. Many non-profits were also scrambling to find locations, as the school buildings where they usually conduct after-school programs were shut down.
Rep. Harder tours Stockton ICE facility, says 'use-of-force' and policy questions went unanswered
Central Valley Congressman Josh Harder visited an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Stockton on Thursday, for a Congressional oversight investigation.
Bay Area nurses protest ICU nurse Alex Pretti's killing
A crowd of nurses from across the nation on Tuesday marched in memory of Alex Pretti, moving through the streets of Oakland chanting and carrying signs.
'End of an era': Bakery housed in historic Black Panthers building abruptly closes its doors
A renowned bakery that for decades whipped up its desserts out of a historic building used by Oakland’s Black Panther Party has abruptly closed its doors.
Half Moon Bay remembers farmworkers killed on third anniversary of mass shootings
On the third anniversary of the Half Moon Bay farmworker mass shootings, the city created a memorial downtown with flowers, origami cranes for peace, and messages of support and healing from the community.
FBI joins multi-city fuel theft raid across East Bay
The FBI joined local police to execute search warrants in Oakland, Richmond, and San Leandro targeting an organized fuel theft ring.
Two San Francisco churches pray for help after car destroys building
A car crashed into the side of a San Francisco church on Sunday afternoon, during Sunday worship, injuring several people and prompting authorities to evacuate the building to evaluate the damage.