Adrianna Costa
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Adrianna Costa is an American
television
personality best known as an entertainment reporter and a reality show host
.
in Agoura Hills
, California
, in 1999. She received a bachelor of arts
degree in broadcast journalism
, with a minor in film studies, from the University of Colorado
in 2003. She appeared in the 36-minute student short "Red Roses", as the character "Veronica", in 2001.
Heber began working as a local entertainment reporter at the Palm Springs, California
CBS
television network
affiliate KPSP-LP
, a low-power
television station
known as "CBS 2", though broadcast on UHF
channel 38. She expanded into entertainment reporting for the cable television
networks E! Entertainment Television (hosting 20 Hippest Hot Spots and doing music-news reporting) and MSNBC
, as well for as the local Fox Broadcasting affiliate, KDFX-CA
.
Other assignments included work for the syndicated entertainment-news program Access Hollywood
and the morning show Good Day L.A.
. She was also a morning co-host for on the Palm Springs radio station
KPSI-FM
.
As Adrianna Costa, she became an entertainment reporter for the CNN Headline News
program Robin & Company, hosted by Robin Meade, in October 2005, signing a three-year contract. She left the network in May 2007 to become host of the Fox amateur-filmmaker competition, On the Lot
.
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Television
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personality best known as an entertainment reporter and a reality show host
Presenter
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Biography
Heber, whose mother's name is Anita Garza, graduated from Agoura High SchoolAgoura High School
Agoura High School is a public high school in Agoura Hills, California, United States. It is the largest high school in the Las Virgenes Unified School District...
in Agoura Hills
Agoura Hills, California
Agoura Hills is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and has the ZIP code 91301. The population was 20,330 at the 2010 census, down from 20,537 at the 2000 census. It is located in the eastern Conejo Valley between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains. This city on the Ventura...
, California
California
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, in 1999. She received a bachelor of arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism
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, with a minor in film studies, from the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
in 2003. She appeared in the 36-minute student short "Red Roses", as the character "Veronica", in 2001.
Heber began working as a local entertainment reporter at the Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs, California
Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, within the Coachella Valley. It is located approximately 37 miles east of San Bernardino, 111 miles east of Los Angeles and 136 miles northeast of San Diego...
CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television network
Television network
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affiliate KPSP-LP
KPSP-LP
KPSP-CD is a CBS-affiliated Class A low-power television station serving California's Coachella Valley . It is officially licensed to Cathedral City. Its studios and offices are in Thousand Palms, California...
, a low-power
Low-power broadcasting
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television station
Television station
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known as "CBS 2", though broadcast on UHF
Ultra high frequency
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channel 38. She expanded into entertainment reporting for the cable television
Cable television
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networks E! Entertainment Television (hosting 20 Hippest Hot Spots and doing music-news reporting) and MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
, as well for as the local Fox Broadcasting affiliate, KDFX-CA
KDFX-CA
KDFX-CA is the Class A Fox-affiliated television station for the Coachella Valley licensed to Indio and Palm Springs, California. It broadcasts an analog signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter on Edom Hill northeast of Cathedral City and I-10...
.
Other assignments included work for the syndicated entertainment-news program Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood
Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. It was created by former Entertainment Tonight executive producer Jim Van Messel, and is currently directed by Robert Silverstein. In previous years, Doug Dougherty and...
and the morning show Good Day L.A.
Good Day L.A.
Good Day L.A. is a television talk show aired on KTTV , the Fox Broadcasting Company-owned and operated station in Los Angeles, California. The show airs Monday through Friday mornings from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and is simulcast live on myfoxla.com...
. She was also a morning co-host for on the Palm Springs radio station
Radio station
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KPSI-FM
KPSI-FM
KPSI-FM is a commercial radio station located in Palm Springs, California, broadcasting on 100.5 FM. KPSI-FM airs a Hot AC music format branded as "Mix 100.5". It is owned by R&R Broadcasting, which also operates KPSI-AM, KPTR, KDES-FM and KWXY....
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As Adrianna Costa, she became an entertainment reporter for the CNN Headline News
CNN Headline News
HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News and CNN2, is a cable television news channel based in the United States and a spinoff of the cable news television channel, CNN. Initially airing tightly-formatted 30-minute newscasts around the clock, since 2005, the channel has increasingly aired long-form...
program Robin & Company, hosted by Robin Meade, in October 2005, signing a three-year contract. She left the network in May 2007 to become host of the Fox amateur-filmmaker competition, On the Lot
On the Lot
On the Lot is a short-lived reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett. The show, which aired on Fox, featured filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, with the ultimate prize of a million dollar development deal at DreamWorks...
.