Meghan Kalkstein is an American broadcast journalist for KATU in Portland, Oregon. She previously worked at KVAL-TV in

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(2006–2008) as well as KPIC-TV in

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(2005–2006).Biography
from the KATU website

Biography

Kalkstein was born in Oakland, California. She attended

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. Kalkstein attended the University of California, Davis where she earned her communications degree. She received a master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University.

Professional

Kalkstein began her career in

at KPIC-TV in 2005 as a

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and a

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. She moved up to KVAL-TV in

in 2006 as a

, and anchor. She moved to KATU in

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as a

in 2008. Kalkstein has written for the

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.
from the KATU website

Recognition

Kalkstein was awarded a 1st Place awards by the Associated Press for "Home Invasion" and "Search for Daming Xu", as well as a 3rd Place award for "Buster Keaton" in 2007. Kalkstein received an

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nomination in 2008 for "Tracking Down the General".

References

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