Jack Hanson
Jack Hanson brings decades of knowledge and dedication to the television industry. In addition to being a weatherman for 7 years on the 5 and 6pm news for KGO, he has also co-hosted AM San Francisco, where his interviews ran the gamut from Pee-Wee Herman to Henry Kissinger.

His ability to host and produce a variety of programs is just one of the many reasons companies turn to him as a spokesman. Bank of America, General Electric, and Alcatel HDTV are just a few of these companies. He has also been an emcee for many Fundraisers and Award Shows; include The Northern California Emmy Awards, Juvenile Diabetes Fundraiser, and the 2002 Youth Guidance Center San Francisco Fund Raiser.

His life is not just filled with speaking engagements; he is also a published cartoonist and has done artwork for the Sierra Club publication. Jack Hanson is both personally and professionally admired by all.
Maggi Scura
Media veteran Maggi Scura brings to us her well-rounded knowledge of the television industry and a confident on-screen presence after having spent years both in front of and behind the camera.

Maggi has been an Emmy-nominated Producer for a number of documentaries and special news reports, and she has received both AP and RTNDA Awards for her Producing, Writing and Producing. She carries two decades worth of skill as a News Anchor at NBC 11 in San Jose as well as KTXL-TV out of Sacramento where she co-anchored the 5, 6, and 11 ‘o clock news.
Steve Swatt
Steve Swatt is a Sacramento-based public affairs consultant and former Managing Partner of Nelson Communications Group (which later merged with Porter Novelli). Previously, Steve spent 22 years at KCRA, Sacramento’s NBC affiliate, as its political reporter. He also contributed to NBC Nightly News, the NBC Today Show and various PBS political and public affairs programs. Before joining KCRA, Steve was a reporter for the San Francisco Examiner and United Press International.
Barbara Rogers
Barbara Rogers joins the Comcast Newsmakers team from a long career with CBS 5 Eyewitness News. She joined the station in 1979 and quickly became a popular, award-winning anchor, reporter and show host. Before leaving CBS 5 in 2008, she was co-anchor of Eyewitness News at Noon and host of Bay Sunday, a weekly public affairs program where she interviewed dozens of newsmakers, community leaders and celebrities.

Rodgers has received numerous honors for her work and community service, including Emmy Awards from the Northern California Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS); Excellence in Journalism Awards from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ); the Frederick D. Patterson Outstanding Individual Award from the United Negro College Fund (2008) and the "Pioneer Award" from the National Coalition of 100 Black Women. She is one of the original founders of Friends of Faith, a non-profit organization that raises funds to help low income women diagnosed with breast cancer and has volunteered her time to scores of other community groups.


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