Catherine Mylinh

Catherine Mylinh is an American journalist. Her latest assignments^[1] were for the NBC affiliate in Fresno, where she covered the Central Valley from January 2005 to May 2008. She also served as KSEE weekend anchor, first for KSEE Sunrise Saturdays (2005–2006), then as evening reader for KSEE 24 News at 6/11 p.m. (2006–2007). Catherine was also part of the KSEE Weather Plus team. In July 2008, Catherine began appearing on-air as a weather anchor for KNTV NBC11 in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Prior to joining KSEE 24 News, Catherine worked as a producer and reporter for CBS stations KBIM News 10 in Roswell, New Mexico and KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque. While Catherine was in New Mexico, she covered the Katie Sepich murder case. Her coverage helped pass "Katie's Law."^[2]

While working at KSEE 24 News, Catherine was the station's lead reporter on the lawsuit brought against California State University, Fresno by former women's basketball coach Stacy Johnson-Klein. In December 2007, a jury awarded Johnson-Klein $19.1 million^[3] in her wrongful termination and gender discrimination lawsuit. (Damages were later reduced.)^[4] This was the third gender discrimination suit against Fresno State in recent history, forcing the university to pay millions in damages. (See Lindy Vivas and Diane Milutinovich^[5] for details.)

KSEE coverage spurred state lawmakers to action, conducting hearings^[6] and demanding answers from California State University administrators.

According to the KSEE 24 News website, Catherine's story library^[7] and other assignments include:

Catherine worked on a series called "County in Crisis," where she reported on Fresno County's staggering budget shortfall. The reports took her to Sacramento where she questioned Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and state lawmakers on why the county doesn't get comparative funding even though it's one of the fastest-growing counties in California. Catherine also covered the race for Fresno County Sheriff during the midterm elections in November 2006. It was the most-watched local race and proved so close, voting officials took weeks to certify it.

Catherine has received Associated Press awards for her series on domestic violence and its long-term effects. She has also been recognized by the Alzheimer's Association for her coverage of the illness. In 2006, Catherine was part of team coverage which earned an Emmy Award for Best Daytime Newscast.

She left KSEE 24 in May 2008^[8] to work in the private sector (high tech) in the San Francisco Bay Area, namely the Silicon Valley region, according to a May 21, 2008 article in The Fresno Bee. In July 2008, Catherine began working as a freelance anchor for KNTV NBC11 Bay Area.

Catherine studied journalism, math and computer science. She is of Vietnamese heritage and is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.

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