Stella Inger

Stella Inger Escobedo is an American television news anchor and reporter who works at One America News Network.^[1] She was formerly at KFMB, the CBS affiliate in San Diego where she was the morning and afternoon anchor. Inger-Escobedo joined CBS 8 after a short stint at CBS Newspath in Los Angeles as a network correspondent. Previously she was the 5, 6, and 10 p.m anchor at the ABC television affiliate, KGUN, channel 9, in Tucson, Arizona. Inger-Escobedo was employed by the station in 2013, and retired from her position there on November 30, 2018. Previously, she was the morning anchor/reporter of "Good Morning Arizona" on KTVK in Phoenix. Inger was the leading morning anchor for KPSP-TV in Palm Springs, California, from 2008 to 2013.^[2]

Stella Inger Escobedo
Born	1983 (age 41–42) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
Nationality	American
Spouse	Gilbert Escobedo
Children	1

Stella Inger from the newsroom at WGUN

Early life

Inger-Escobedo was born to an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR (today in Uzbekistan).^[3] Her parents immigrated when she was six in 1989, first to Sioux City, Iowa, and then Southern California.^[3] She grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Southern California where she was a broadcast journalism major.^[3]

Career

Inger-Escobedo was the leading morning anchor for KPSP-LP (CBS-TV) in Palm Springs, California.^[4]

In September 2012 and September 2011 Inger co-hosted the Chabad Telethon along with CNN's Larry King and KTLA's Sam Rubin. ^[5]

She also co-hosted the Chabad Telethon in 2009 alongside celebrities including Oscar award winner Jon Voight, actor Tom Arnold and NBA Star Jordan Farmar.^[6]

In 2008 Inger was named by The Desert Sun as "The Best TV Personality in the Desert." In 2009 she won the same award for the second time.^[7]

In December 2008 Inger was featured alongside Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal in an AOL Sports report.^{[citation needed]}

Before reporting for KPSP-LP, Inger was a reporter for KXLF-TV in Bozeman, Montana and KESQ-TV in Palm Desert, California.^[8]