Luz Pena
A notebook: blank pages waiting to be filled with ideas, stories, and memories. The medium remains constant, but with time the stories change. At age 11, the pages were filled with childhood memories from my hometown in Barranquilla, Colombia. At age 12, the memories and adventures stopped and were replaced with simple words and phrases: "Hello", "My name is Luz", "I'm from Colombia". My notebook became my tool to learn English as a young immigrant to the US. Today, my notebook is for our community, where each blank page is an opportunity to give someone a voice. What's your story?
I've worked in the NY, LA, and SF markets. In the Bay, I was a video journalist for Univision 14. In Los Angeles, I was a reporter, host and digital correspondent for Fox Spanish national network, and Fox Sports/Fox Deportes. In New York, I was a reporter for the FoxNews.com platform.
Throughout my journalism career, I've been honored with 9 Emmys, a Society of Professional Journalist - excellence in journalism award, a L.A Press Club Award, and named one of the top 40 Latinos in American Media by the Huff Post. I graduated from Hofstra University in New York with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science.
I'm thrilled to be part of the ABC7 news team and would love to tell your story! Reach out anytime on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
ARCHIVES
6-year-old boy dreams of forever home after family evicted from makeshift RV park in Oakland
While Benjamin dreams of a forever home, his father, who works as a dishwasher, is now trying to figure out where his family can sleep.
Ghost Ship Trial: 3 jurors replaced with alternates; panel must restart deliberations
JURY MISCONDUCT: A judge ordered jurors to restart deliberations in the trial of two men charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 36 partygoers who died in a fire inside the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland.
Family hopes to stay in US to continue medical treatments they say will help son live
When Aleksandr was one month old, his parents noticed he was having trouble breathing and moving his hands.
Closing of recycling centers putting pressure on Bay Area centers, hundreds wait in Union City
In Union City, 320 people waited throughout the day to cash in their recyclables, and the center is concerned it might have to close its doors by the end of this year.
CBP investigating system outage that affected major airports nationwide
A computer systems outage affected multiple major airports including, SFO, JFK, O'hare in Chicago, Philadelphia international and others.
