Fred Katayama

Frederick Hiroshi Katayama (born February 18, 1960) is a Japanese American television journalist, currently working as a news anchor for Reuters Television. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Japan Society[1] and the U.S.-Japan Council.[2]

Fred Katayama
Born (1960-02-18) February 18, 1960
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materMaryknoll School
Loyola High School
Columbia College (B.A.)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (M.S.)
OccupationJournalist
Employer
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1998)​
, St. Paul's Chapel (Columbia University)
Parent(s)June C. Katayama
Hideo Katayama
Websitewww.facebook.com/fred.katayama

He graduated from Columbia College in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian studies, earning magna cum laude distinctions.[3] He went on to the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and earned a Master of Science degree with a concentration in business reporting.[3]

He has won numerous awards for his work in print, television and video journalism. He has won the National Journalism Award several times from the Asian American Journalists Association: in 2013 for his report on the science behind the knuckleball, in 1993 for his humorous report on a family of executives competing in the food industry, and in 1997, an honorable mention for his special report on the Asian American campaign financing scandal.[4] He also was decorated with AAJA's ELP Outstanding Award for Leadership in 2004. In 2007, the show he anchored, Reuters Technology Week, was a Webby Award honoree.[5] He received an honorable mention in 1997 from the Asian American Journalists Association for his special report on the Asian American campaign financing scandal. In April 2000, Katayama's report on broadband technology was cited when Moneyline won a Maxwell Media Award.[4] In spring 2016, he along with Senator Daniel Inouye and U.S.-Japan Council president Irene Hirano was featured in the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum's exhibition on successful people worldwide with roots in Japan's Fukuoka prefecture.[6]

Katayama was one of five writers including former Senate Majority Leader and U.S. Ambassador Mike Mansfield who penned the book, Japan: A Living Portrait, published in 1994.[7]

Personal life

On May 3, 1998, Katayama married Kaoriko Kuge, a Japanese news journalist, at the St. Paul's Chapel (Columbia University).[8]

Katayama was born in Los Angeles and raised in Monterey Park, California[4] to parents Hideo, owner of Pasadena's Jensen Printing Company, and June C. Katayama, a Japanese calligraphy teacher.[8]

References
  1. "BOARD OF DIRECTORS". Japan Society. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-25. Retrieved 2014-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Fred Katayama". Anchors & Reporters. CNN. 2005. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. "CNN Programs".
  5. http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/search?keywords=reuters
  6. http://www.usjapancouncil.org/may_12_2016_newsletter
  7. https://www.amazon.com/Japan-Living-Portrait-Mike-Mansfield/dp/4770018630
  8. "Kaoriko Kuge, Frederick Katayama". New York Times. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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