Ricardo Tovar

Ricardo Tovar is a skilled digital content manager currently employed at KSBW 8 NBC, Central Coast ABC, and Estrella TV since January 2024. Tovar previously held similar positions at KION NewsChannel 5 from January 2022 to November 2023 and Action News Now from January 2021 to January 2022. As a freelance journalist from December 2019 to January 2021, Tovar gained diverse experience, which included a news reporter role at The Orion, Chico State in 2019 and a brief position as an assistant at NPR's NextGen Radio. Earlier experience includes serving as sports editor and writer for The Orion during 2018-2019. Tovar's educational background includes an associate degree in sociology from the College of San Mateo and additional studies at California State University, Chico.