The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences San Francisco Northern California is proud to present the 2025 inductees into the Gold and Silver Circle.
October 18th will be the next induction ceremony in San Francisco.
Entering the Silver Circle this year are:
Bay Area On-Air Talent
Jodi Hernandez/Reporter/KNTV NBC Bay Area
Larry Beil/Anchor/KGO-TV
Bay Area Management/Crafts
Scott Arthur/Photographer/KGO-TV
Tracey Watkowski Silva/Vice President of News/KGO-TV
Regional On-Air Talent
Kurtis Ming/Anchor/KCRA 3
Dale Yurong/Anchor/Fresno ABC 30
Terri Russell/Reporter/Reno KOLO 8
Regional Management Crafts
Justin Kanno/Photographer/Hawaii KHON 2
Randy Forsman/Director/KCRA 3
Two inductees of the Gold Circle 2025 are:
Steve Swatt (Silver Circle Class of 2016) Former Reporter/KCRA 3/Political Analyst –
Steve Swatt is an award-winning political broadcast journalist who launched his TV career at Sacramento NBC affiliate KCRA in 1969 after reporting stints at the San Francisco Examiner and United Press International in Los Angeles. Fifty-five years later, he continues to provide political analysis for several media outlets in the Sacramento market.
During his TV reporting career at KCRA, Swatt covered public policy and numerous presidents and governors. With an MA Degree in Journalism from UC Berkeley, he has taught and mentored graduate journalism students at Sacramento State University.
For years, Swatt served as KCRA’s Capitol and political correspondent, reporting on ballot propositions, issues at the state legislature as well as state and national elections.He remains actively involved with the California Conservation Corps Board, the Alliance for Better Campaigns and Community Learning Advisory Board.
Swatt is author of numerous books including Game Changers: Twelve Elections That Transformed California, a political history of California. He has received an Emmy Award for his work and awards from National Health Journalism, State Bar Association, SPJ,
Association of American Political Consultants and Sacramento Public Relations Society, amongst others.
Pamela Young (Silver Circle Class of 2004) –Anchor/Reporter/KHON/KITV
Being a woman breaking into television news in 1974, there have been many firsts for Pamela Young. Working at KPIX on the show called All Together Now with the legendary Belva Davis (SC ’89), she became the first Asian American reporter to work on that program.
Born and raised in Hawaii, Young came to the mainland to attend San Francisco State University, graduating in 1973. Those were the early days of TV and most newsrooms were packed with men. There were very few women. But that didn’t stop her.
Young stayed at KPIX for a year then moved over to PBS station KQED. Eventually, she returned home to Hawaii, taking a job as an anchor/reporter for KHON. She’s received eleven Emmy Awards.
In 1984, Young launched a show in Hawaii called Mixed Plate and it’s still on the air today. It’s about a little bit of everything. “Something Japanese, Chinese, Filipino.” Young has written a travel column, and a book entitled My Name Is Makia Malo about an 80-year-old person who was living with leprosy.
Young received the prestigious Governors’ Award in 2024. At this point, there’s no plan to retire. She also chairs the SF/NorCal NATAS Awards Committee. She also mentors young people entering the TV business. She’s a true pioneer.
