Ric Romero is the consumer reporter for KABC, a television station in the U.S. city of Los Angeles. Romero was Born in Los Angeles and grew up in the San Fernando Valley, Romero graduated from San Jos� State University with a degree in Broadcasting and Business and a minor in Theatre Arts. During the 1970s, he was a one of the first male flight attendants for Pan American Airlines, describing the travel and the job as "an experience we'll never forget." Later, he was a professional performer until he accepted a position at KNTV-TV in San Jose, California in 1977. His first on-camera job came in 1982 as the host of PM Magazine at KUTV in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1985, he became an investigative reporter at KPNX-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, from which he moved on to KABC. Romero is married and has three children. Romero anchors regular segments on the 5 pm and 11 pm newscasts, and his pieces are rebroadcast on the 11 am newscast. Romero's consumer work often focuses on technology and the Internet, explaining concepts to "newbies" in simple language. 

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