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She's one of Santa Barbara's original television stars. Paula Lopez, former anchor with KEYT and KCAL 9 talks about her career in broadcast journalism, including her very public exit, and her road to recovery from alcohol addiction. Lopez opens up about her recovery, as a way to help and inspire others. In addition, she talks about what she's doing now, her work to help bring Goleta resident Juana Flores home. Now a Realtor, Lopez works to help and inspire other women, and has refashioned herself as one of Santa Barbara's most inspirational women leaders.

Bio: Emmy Award-winning journalist Paula Lopez has over thirty years of experience writing, producing and reporting news in the

Los Angeles and Central Coast markets. In 1990 Paula joined KCAL9 and became the original anchor of the highly rated News

at Noon. During her tenure at KCAL9 Paula anchored award-winning live coverage of some of the most significant events of the

late 20th century including Operation Desert Storm, the Los Angeles Floods of 1992, the Northridge Earthquake, the O.J. Simpson

Murder Trial and the Los Angeles Riots. During a live on-air interview with Rodney King’s aunt in the midst of the L.A. Riots,

Paula suggested that King make a public statement condemning the riots. Shortly thereafter King held a news conference in

which he asked the now famous question “Can’t we all just get along?” In 1993 Paula was awarded a Los Angeles area Emmy

Award for Nine News at Noon and in 1994, the Minorities in Broadcasting Training Award presented by actor comedian George

Lopez.