Natasha Zouves

Natasha Zouves
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA, BS)
Johns Hopkins University
OccupationBroadcast journalist
Websitenzouves.com

Natasha Zouves is an American broadcast journalist.[1] She was a network anchor and investigative reporter at NewsNation from June 2022 to June 2026.[2][3] She was honored as a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford, and earned a Master of Biotechnology Enterprise and Entrepreneurship from Johns Hopkins University in 2019.[4] Zouves was previously a news anchor and reporter for KGO-TV (ABC7 News) in San Francisco, California.[5][6]

Early life and education

Zouves grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] She is of Greek and Chinese descent.[7]

Zouves attended the University of Southern California,[8][9] where she won a scholarship from the Asian American Journalists Association, was a Renaissance Scholar, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, with a double major in Broadcast Journalism and Health Promotion & Disease Prevention.[10]

In 2019, Zouves earned a Master of Biotechnology Enterprise and Entrepreneurship from Johns Hopkins University.[4]

Professional career

Zouves worked at San Diego's KGTV (10News-ABC) from 2013 to late in the summer of 2015,[5] as both a reporter and an anchor.[11][12]

In July 2015 she was hired to work as a reporter and anchor for San Francisco's KGO-ABC7 News.[5] She and Reggie Aqui started anchoring the morning show on December 21, 2015.[13]

In addition to her role as a news anchor, her reporting work encompassed topics such as the housing crisis’s effect on domestic violence survivors’ ability to leave their abusers. She highlighted stories of resilience, bringing together two men who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge and survived.[14] Her storytelling at KGO-ABC7 News was honored with two Emmy Awards.[15]

Zouves sustained a serious concussion shortly after finishing a newscast in 2018, recovering and returning to work in early 2019.[16] She wrote of the experience, "I am hopeful that, by opening up about the details of my injury and recovery, I'm able to shed some light and awareness and let others know they're not alone."[17] She recounted the experience in a Medium post.[18]

In September 2019, Zouves left ABC7 News, having been selected for the John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford University.[19]

Beginning in June 2022, Zouves anchored NewsNation Prime on Saturdays and Sundays.[2][20] She also worked as an investigative correspondent. In June 2026, she left NewsNation after four years with the network.[3] Following her departure, she began publishing a Substack newsletter.

Personal life

She is involved in the community and has participated and served as an MC in many events, such as kicking off the March of Dimes March for Babies walk in San Francisco.[21] She emceed the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night event in San Francisco, which raised more than $2 million to find a cure for blood cancer.[22] She has also been heavily involved with the Special Olympics, and has emceed multiple events.[23]

Awards

In 2015, Zouves received an Emmy in San Diego.[1] She received two further Emmys in June 2018, for feature news report, light series and for news writing.[15]

In 2025, Zouves received the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Emerging Journalist.[24] The NewsNation investigation Growing Broke: Forever Chemicals in America's Heartland, reported by Zouves, received a 2025 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Video.[25][26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet the News Team Natasha Zouves". ABC7 News. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "NewsNation Hires 12News Phoenix Anchor Mitch Carr For New Morning Program". AdWeek TVNewser. 2022-06-14. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Natasha Zouves signs off from NewsNation". YouTube. NewsNation. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Commencement 2019" (PDF). Johns Hopkins University. May 23, 2019. p. 105. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Eck, Kevin (14 July 2015). "San Diego Anchor Heading North". TVSpy-Adweek. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Lieberman, Rich (18 December 2015). "KGO-TV New Morning Show to Debut Monday with Acqui and Zouves; Sze and Thomas Departing after 13 years; TGIF Opener". Rich Lieberman 415 Media. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ ABC 7 News: "NATASHA ZOUVES" retrieved May 17, 2017 | quote=I also love cooking! It's when I feel most connected to my Greek and Chinese roots.
  8. ↑ Dailo, Nicole (19 November 2009). "Student alcohol abuse is a familiar demon". Daily Trojan. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  9. ↑ Zeck, Jessica. "Alumna grabs 2nd place in national Hearst broadcast competition". USC Annenberg school for Communication and Journalism. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Alumni: Natasha Zouves". Annenberg TV News. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Natasha Zouves". 10News. 10 News KGTV San Diego. 11 August 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ Zouves, Natasha (15 November 2014). "10News crash catches 10News reporter off guard, illustrates problem in Mission Valley". 10News. 10 News KGTV San Diego. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ Barney, Chuck (4 December 2015). "Cheryl Jennings bids farewell to KGO anchor desk". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Second Chances: 'I survived jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge'". ABC7 San Francisco. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  15. 1 2 "Northern California Recipients, Emmy 2018" (PDF). June 2, 2018.
  16. ↑ Pereira, Alyssa (April 29, 2019). "'I wasn't sure I'd ever be ok again': KGO anchor returns to the air after debilitating concussion". San Francisco Chronicle.
  17. ↑ "Natasha Zouves: The truth about concussion recovery". ABC7 San Francisco. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  18. ↑ Zouves, Natasha (2020-04-08). "What it's like to be trapped inside a concussed brain". JSK Class of 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  19. ↑ "Natasha Zouves says goodbye to ABC7 for Stanford Fellowship". ABC7 San Francisco. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  20. ↑ "NewsNation Expands to 24/7 News on June 1". TVNewsCheck. May 22, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  21. ↑ "ABC7 News Anchor Natasha Zouves emceed March for Babies event in San Francisco". ABC7 San Francisco. 11 February 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  22. ↑ "'Light the Night' in San Francisco to raise money, help find cancer cure". ABC7 San Francisco. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  23. ↑ "About". Natasha Zouves. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  24. ↑ Schneider, Michael (June 26, 2025). "CBS Tops 2025 News Emmy Wins; CNN's 'The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper' and ABC's 'World News Tonight with David Muir' Land Key Program Prizes". Variety.
  25. ↑ "2025 National Edward R. Murrow Award Winners". Radio Television Digital News Association. 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Nexstar's NewsNation and Local TV Station KXAN-TV in Austin, TX, Receive National Edward R. Murrow Awards" (Press release). Nexstar Media Group. August 14, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
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