Rob Fukuzaki Biography
Rob Fukuzaki is an American journalist who works as a weekday sports anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News and as a host of special sports programmings such as Slam Dunk, Chargers pre-and post-game shows, and Saturday Night Sports. Rob became the first male Japanese-American TV anchor in Los Angeles local TV news when he joined ABC7 in 1994.
How old is Rob Fukuzaki? – Age
He is 55 years old as of 4 July 2021. He was born on 4 July 1966 in Torrance, California, in the United States of America.
Rob Fukuzaki Family
He is the son of a Japanese-American family. He is of Asian descent and maintains a close relationship with his parents. His father had open-heart surgery in 2019. The sports anchor frequently joins his parents at various sporting events. He grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where his family moved when he was three years old.
Rob Fukuzaki Education
He graduated from Honolulu’s Mid-Pacific Institute high school. He earned a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism with an emphasis in radio and television from the University of La Verne in Southern California. Rob was named La Verne’s Broadcaster of the Year three years in a row while attending the university.
Rob Fukuzaki Wife
He is married to Sharyl Fukuzaki. On November 19, 2014, he revealed his marital status in a Twitter comment. She is the executive director of the Heads Up Youth Foundation, which her husband founded in 1996.
Rob Fukuzaki Career
Rob began his broadcasting career in Hawaii with the Top 40 radio station KXPW. Soon after, Rob began working part-time as a sports reporter for KITV in Honolulu. He eventually landed a full-time job at the station as a weekday sports reporter and weekend anchor. One of his most memorable KITV assignments was an award-winning special on Sumo in Japan. The broadcast featured three of Hawaii’s top wrestlers, including Grand Champion Akebono and Grand Champion Musashimaru.
Rob has done a lot of community service since joining ABC7, hosting charity events and emceeing benefit dinners. Rob founded the Heads Up Youth Foundation in 1996, of which he is chairman and his wife Sharil is executive director. The foundation’s mission is to assist disadvantaged youth in Southern California. Some of the highlights of the www.headsupyouthfoundation.org work include providing backpacks, school supplies, and shoes to low-income schools, building a science lab and reading centers, and providing scholarships to Foster Youth attending college.
Rob’s dream has always been to be able to cover all of his favorite childhood teams in Southern California. Rob has covered Super Bowls, NBA Finals, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals, and Championship Boxing for ABC7 over the course of nearly 25 years. Rob was inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2016, joining the likes of Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, and Bob Miller.
Rob’s hobbies include golf, music, and singing, and he incorporates these interests into his work on a regular basis. He has written and recorded tributes to former Dodgers star Raul Mondesi and legendary Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.
Rob Fukuzaki Salary
Fukuzaki earns an annual salary of $ 200 thousand.
Rob Fukuzaki Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 1 Million.