Reporters
Lisa Kiava
The first Saturday of May holds a special place in Lisa
Kiava's heart. Horseracing fans know that's Kentucky Derby Day.
Working at a television station in Louisville, Ky.
for several years, Lisa reported on "the most exciting two minutes in
sports." She has seen the race from every imaginable viewpoint over the
years -- from the famed Millionaire's Row to the Winner's Circle.
"That's the best part of being a news reporter. You get
a front row seat to exciting events and history," Lisa said. "But
there are definitely times when no one envies reporters—like those winter days
when we're outside for hours."
Lisa Kiava joined WCCO-TV as a reporter in 2002 and she said
what she enjoys most is the variety of her assignments.
Variety is something Lisa has always sought out in her
career. She has reported and anchored at television stations in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and California
During the Internet start-up boom, Lisa took a detour from
television and joined an online technology magazine. She served as the
editor-in-chief for TechRepublic, a CNET publication for IT professionals.
Lisa credits an unusual string of part-time jobs for
preparing her for her current career. During her college years, she worked at a
billiards hall. Another part-time stint was at the University
of St. Thomas in St. Paul, where she cooked breakfast for
Catholic priests.
Lisa attended St.
Thomas for a time and then graduated from the
University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in journalism.
Lisa's family is proud of its Minnesota roots. In the1890's, her great-grandfather emigrated
from Poland to Minnesota where he became a dock worker in Duluth. Lisa's paternal
grandfather worked in a paper mill in Cloquet and her grandmother was a
survivor of the 1918 Cloquet-Moose
Lake fire. A family
member still runs the farm in Moose
Lake.
If she had free time, Lisa would enjoy golfing and
traveling. But these days, Lisa and her husband are too busy chasing after
their son -- a very energetic toddler.
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