Adrianna Costa (born Adrianna Heber; June 26, 1981) is an American

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personality best known as an entertainment reporter and a

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host.

Biography

Heber, whose mother's name is Anita Garza,_''The_Acorn''_[Agoura_Hills,_CA
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/nowiki>(Dec. 22, 2005): "Agoura High Alumna Gets her Big Break", by Avi Rutschman/ref> graduated from Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California, Agoura Hills, California, in 1999. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism, with a minor in film studies, from the

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in 2003. In 2001, she appeared in the 36-minute student short ''Red Roses'' as the character "Veronica".IMDb: Adrianna Costa
/ref> Heber began working as a local entertainment reporter at the

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affiliate KPSP-LP, a low-power

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known as "CBS 2", though broadcast on

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channel 38. She expanded into entertainment reporting for the

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networks

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(hosting ''20 Hippest Hot Spots'' and doing music-news reporting) and

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, as well for as the local

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affiliate, KDFX-CA. Other assignments included work for the syndicated entertainment-news program ''

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'' and the morning show ''

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''. She was also a morning co-host for on the Palm Springs

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. As Adrianna Costa, she became an entertainment reporter for the

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program ''

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'', hosted by

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, in October 2005, signing a three-year contract. She left the network in May 2007 to become host of the Fox amateur-

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competition, ''

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''. She was also on the TLC television show ''

Say Yes to the Dress ''Say Yes to the Dress'' is an American reality television series on TLC which follows events at Kleinfeld Bridal in Manhattan. The series shows the progress of individual sales associates, managers, and fitters at the store, along with profi ...

''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Adrianna 1981 births Living people American television personalities American women television personalities University of Colorado alumni American women journalists American infotainers 21st-century American women