Miriam Hernandez
Miriam was born in Santa Barbara and raised in Santa Paula. When she was 12 years old, she got her first paying job writing a weekly youth column for the Santa Paula Daily Chronicle. In college, she studied anthropology and theater at UCLA, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree. She was awarded her master's degree in communications at the University of Minnesota.
Her television career was launched at the NBC affiliate in San Diego. She has worked in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and New York reporting for CNN, USA TODAY ON TV, WUSA and Good Morning America. She joined ABC7 in 1998.
Miriam has covered the Mexico City earthquake, political turmoil in Central America, and the Oklahoma City bombing. She was the first reporter allowed by the U.S. Marshal Service to take a TV camera behind the vaulted doors of the Federal Witness Protection Program.
Miriam was named by Hispanic Magazine as one of the top 100 women in communications. She's won several Valley Press awards and Emmy nominations.
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Contact:
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Father accused of killing 2 sons for insurance by driving them into water at Port of LA
A 44-year-old father is facing trial on accusations he drove his two sons into the water at the Port of Los Angeles for the insurance money.
'Hollywood Ripper' trial: Jury deciding penalty after convicting serial killer Michael Gargiulo
A jury is now weighing the penalty for Michael Gargiulo, the so called "Hollywood Ripper," who was convicted of murdering two women and attempting to murder a third victim.
Saddleridge Fire may have started near electrical tower in Sylmar
A Sylmar man believes he saw the initial stage of the Saddleridge Fire burning at the base of an electrical tower behind his home Thursday night.
Data on LAPD traffic stops of Latinos, African-Americans raises outcry
A coalition of social justice groups is lashing out at LAPD after a report finding a disproportionate number of traffic stops of blacks and Latinos.
Jury hears emotional testimony as penalty phase of 'Hollywood Ripper' trial underway
A jury convened to determine the fate of Michael Gargiulo, who was convicted of killing two women and attempting to kill a third.
