Pennington and Bastida enter Hall of Fame

BECA Alumni Ken Bastida (1981) and Carla Pennington (1985) were inducted into the San Francisco State University Alumni Hall of Fame. The induction happened Friday evening in a ceremony hosted by BECA Alumnus and hall of fame member, Ben Fong-Torres. Carla and Ken join 7 other BECA majors in the 65 member hall of fame.



Ken Bastida (B.A. Radio-TV, 1981), a San Francisco native and resident of Danville, is co-anchor of CBS 5 Eyewitness News. Since he debuted with the CBS affiliate in 1991 Bastida has garnered a total of eight Emmy nominations including the 2004 award for "Outstanding Achievement in Continuing Coverage" for his series, "Inside the Middle East." In 2007 he received the APTRA Award for "Best News Broadcast - 30 minutes" and an Emmy Award for "Best Evening Newscast - Large Market." His broadcasting career began in 1978 with work for several San Francisco radio stations including KFRC, KGO, KMEL and KCBS.

Carla Pennington (B.A. Radio-TV, 1985), the Executive Producer of the syndicated TV talk show "Dr. Phil," has held the position since the show premiered seven seasons ago. Under her leadership, "Dr. Phil" received the PRISM Award, Gracie Allen Award and Women's Image Network Award, among others. Pennington is also the executive producer of "The Doctors, " a new one-hour syndicated daytime talk show to premiere nationwide on September 8, 2008. A resident of Los Angeles, Pennington was previously a co-executive producer for "Entertainment Tonight" and bureau chief of the national edition of "PM Magazine."