Carlos Amezcua was the afternoon anchor of Patriot Radio in Los Angeles. Previously, Amezcua was the anchor of KTTV FOX News, from September 2007 and left in December 2013.Amezcua, formerly a part of KTLA, was the anchor of the KTLA Morning News in the Los Angeles from 1991 to 2007. Prior to this, he was a reporter in San Diego, Denver and Portland, Oregon and a network correspondent for CBS News and also reported for "NBC Nightly News," CNN and HBO’s "America Undercover."After the passing of KTLA news anchor Hal Fishman, Amezcua was to have taken over as the anchor of the 10 p.m. newscast at KTLA. He did anchor just before and after the death of Fishman. However, Amezcua had been working without a contract for some time. Ultimately, he was lured to KTTV to replace John Beard as anchor, with Beard removed to make way for Amezcua.Amezcua left KTTV in December 2013. KTTV stated he wanted to focus on his own production and technology company. In January 2014, Amezcua began hosting the afternoon-drive show on "Patriot Radio", 1150AM K-EIB in Los Angeles. He is no longer in that position.
He has a gold record! He fulfilled one of his life long dreams when he got the chance to work with one of the greatest rock bands of all time, "Chicago". The trumpet player Lee Loughnane asked him to write Spanish lyrics for "Let it Snow" and Longhnane sang the song in Spanish. It is the only Spanish track on Chicago 26 "The Christmas Album."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Street Kings
2008
Co-Anchor
The Division
2002
TV Series
TV Reporter
7th Heaven
1997-2001
TV Series
Reporter / Guy
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1999
TV Series
Newscaster
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Just Call Me Hef: Hugh Hefner
2012
TV Movie executive producer
Love Betty White
2012
TV Movie executive producer
Fun with Dick and Jerry Van Dyke
2012
TV Movie executive producer
Mariachi School
2011
TV Movie producer
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mariachi School
2011
TV Movie
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
77 Minutes
2016
Documentary
Himself - Journalist
Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago
2016
Documentary
Himself
Good Day L.A.
2013
TV Series
Himself - Reporter
Just Call Me Hef: Hugh Hefner
2012
TV Movie
Himself
Fun with Dick and Jerry Van Dyke
2012
TV Movie
Himself
Children's Miracle Network: Making Miracles Happen
2010
TV Movie
Himself
KTLA Morning News
2007
TV Series
Himself - Co-Anchor
Southland Tales
2006
Himself
Known for movies
Southland Tales (2006) as Himself
Street Kings (2008) as Co-Anchor
Fun with Dick and Jerry Van Dyke (2012) as Producer
Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago (2016) as Himself
$1.6 Million
