Reuben Contreras Biography, Age, Education, Career, Award, Twitter

Reuben Contreras Biography

Reuben Contreras is an American journalist who works as the weather anchor for the weekend editions of Action News Live at Six and Live at Eleven. He is working with the Action News team.

Reuben Contreras Age

Contreras was born on February 16, 1974. He is 45 years old.

Reuben Contreras Education

Born and raised in Fresno, Reuben attended Central High School where he was involved in journalism, publications, video production, and student government.

He attended Fresno City College and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications and Journalism from Fresno State in 2005. He is currently enrolled in the Broadcast Meteorology Program at Mississippi State University and recently became a member of the National Weather Association.

Reuben Contreras Career

The Fresno native began his broadcasting career with the station first as an intern in the summer of 2004. Within a few months, he became an official member of the Action News team as an assignment editor and web producer.

In the following years, he took on the roles as Action News Midday producer and associate producer for Action News AM Live. In early 2008 he began working as a fill-in weather anchor; he took over the weekend position later that summer.

Reuben Contreras Award

His work as an Associate Producer on AM Live earned him a regional Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2008 for Best Daytime Newscast, Medium Market. He picked up the same honor again in 2009, this time for his work as a producer on Action News Midday.

Reuben Contreras Fun Facts

When he’s not taking on weather duties in the Storm Warn 30 Center, Reuben enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family. He loves it when he can attend one of the many soccer games his nieces play in around the Valley.

Reuben Contreras Accuweather Forecast: Triple-Digit Heat

Article By Reuben Contreras;

Good Monday Morning!

We are at the beginning of what will be a long run of triple-digit heat. For today high temperatures in the Central Valley will be from 100 to 105 degrees with sunny skies. While temperatures are slightly above the average of 99 degrees they are still several degrees below records. Those are close to 110 degrees. Our overnight temperatures will also be much milder. Tonight’s temperatures will be in the upper 60s to mid-70s with mostly clear skies. The hottest temperatures will likely be at the end of the week into the weekend with highs above 105 degrees.

Reuben Contreras will have your full forecast on Action News.

Reuben Contreras 2 Valley hospitals are working hard to recruit young doctors

Article by Reuben Contreras;

For the last three years, Kaiser Permanente Fresno and Valley Children’s Hospital have been working together to train future doctors.

The program has medical residents rotating their time between the two health care facilities, with the hope that those students stay in the Central Valley once they finish their residency.

“We want to teach the residents coming through training to become pediatricians and how important it is to make that connection with the parents to show them these are the healthy things you can offer your children,” said Dr. Yvonne Juarez, Kaiser Permanente Fresno.

Residents participating in the three-year program will work at a Kaiser clinic and the Valley Children’s newborn nursery.

The location and program caught the eye of medical school graduate Erica Ortiz. Her husband is from the Valley, and she wants to work in pediatrics.

“I think there is a calling to becoming a physician. I think that a lot of people want to good by helping others and what another profession really gives you that opportunity than taking care of people and taking care of little kids,” she said.

Ortiz hopes to work at one of the hospitals when here residency is complete. Kaiser has another program that gives students in the middle of medical school a head start on a residency.

For six weeks, students from California North-State University work with physicians in several areas of Kaiser. One of the students this summer is a Central Valley native.

“Fresno has been home for most of my life, and I want to give back to the community. And it is where I have my friends and family. I just want to come back and be able to contribute to the community,” said Jaspreet Nakai, a medical school student. Both of these programs have the goal of recruiting young doctors to plant roots in the Central Valley for many years.

Reuben Contreras Biography, Age, Education, Career, Award, Twitter