Patricia Gras Explained

Patricia Gras
Birth Name:Patricia Elizabeth Gras
Birth Date:12 August 1960
Birth Place:Houston, Texas, US
Known For:Living Smart with Patricia Gras on Houston PBS (2003-Present)
Occupation:News Anchor
Television Producer (1991 - present)
Years Active:1988 - present
Height:5' 7" (1.70 m)
Awards:6 Regional Emmy

Patricia Elizabeth Gras (born August 12, 1960) is an American journalist, television anchor, reporter and producer.

Early life and education

Gras was born in Houston, Texas of Argentinian parents. In 1962, they moved back to Mendoza, Argentina, where she grew up. In 1972, she moved back to the United States with her parents. Resettled in Houston, she attended Saint Agnes Academy in 1979 and went on to get a bachelor's degree at Texas A&M University. She received master's degrees from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, from the ESADE in Barcelona, Spain and in 1990 in Journalism from Columbia University in New York City. While in Spain, Gras learned Catalan, her fifth spoken language besides Spanish, English, French, and Italian.[1]

Career

Before completely pursuing a career in television journalism she worked as a marketing executive for Ralston Purina in Spain and with Duquesne Purina in Paris as a market researcher. In 1987 she returned to Houston. Her first job in television was with Telemundo's Channel 48, which produced the first newscast in Spanish. In the early 1990s after graduation from Columbia University she began working for Houston Public Television.[2] She worked for the Public Broadcasting Service in Houston, Texas, Channel 8, for 22 years. Her local talk show "Living Smart with Patricia Gras" aired on PBS channels.[3] She also co-anchored Latina Voices: Smart Talk on Houston PBS, an English language, internet streamed talk show with a Latina perspective, until 2011.[4] In 2012, she was a delegate for the Nobel Women's Initiative fact-finding mission on violence against women in Mexico led by Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams.[5]

Awards

Gras has been the recipient of over 170 journalism awards.

In 2008, Gras was voted one of the most influential women by Houston Woman Magazine.[13]

References

  1. Web site: Houston PBS. Patricia Gras. https://web.archive.org/web/20110104095648/http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=PR_living_smart_patti_bio. 4 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Evans, C.. 12 December 2002. Multi-talented producer seeks fifth Emmy award. Campus News, Office of Internal Communications, University of Houston. https://web.archive.org/web/20070701140038/http://www.uh.edu/uhtoday/2002/12dec/gras121202.htm. 1 July 2007.
  3. Web site: Houston PBS: Living Smart . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501181720/http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=evt_living_smart . 1 May 2011 . . 2008.
  4. Web site: Program Information (Smart Talk) . LatinaVoices.com.
  5. Web site: From Survivors to Defenders: Women Confronting Violence in Mexico, Honduras & Guatemala. Nobel Women's Initiative.
  6. Web site: The Emmy Awards Lone Star Chapter. Archives. https://web.archive.org/web/20120213110501/http://lonestaremmy.org/_archives/2005_winners.php. 13 February 2012. 2005.
  7. Web site: HoustonPBS. Recent Awards Bestowed upon HoustonPBS. May 1, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20110102052622/http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=abt_awards. 2 January 2011.
  8. Web site: University of Houston. August 2005. Of Note Archives. May 1, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20100111015614/http://www.uh.edu/uhtoday/ofnote/2005. 11 January 2010. The Harris County Medical Society and the Houston Academy of Medicine presented its 2005 Francis C. Moore M.D. Medical Journalism Awards to KUHT-TV, Houston PBS. KUHT-TV staff members Patricia Gras and Fujio Watanabe received an excellence award for “Weight Loss Surgery.” Gras, Watanabe, Joe Brueggeman and Gordon Luce were honored with a merit award for “Miracle Coach” and an excellence award for “F.I.R.S.T. Psychiatric Response Team.” They also received a Crystal Award of Excellence at the 2004 Communicator Awards for “Miracle Coach.”.
  9. Web site: Mental Health Association of Greater Houston. Media Awards. The Advocate. Vol. 21, No. 2.. 2000. April 30, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727082515/http://www.mhahouston.org/cmsFiles/Files/AdvocateSummer00.pdf. 27 July 2011.
  10. Web site: Office of the Governor Rick Perry. 2001 Barbara Jordan Media Award Winners. April 30, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080822015124/http://www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities/awards/jordan/winners-2001. 22 August 2008.
  11. Web site: Office of the Governor Rick Perry. 2004 Barbara Jordan Media Award Ceremony Photos. April 30, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20080822014836/http://www.governor.state.tx.us/disabilities/awards/jordan/2004photos. 22 August 2008.
  12. Web site: University of Houston. April 29, 2004. UH Today: "the Connection" Wins HTLA First Amendment Award. May 1, 2007.
  13. Web site: 2008 Honorees. Houston Woman magazine.

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