Well-known for his lengthy tenure as the lead anchor for KPIX-TV’s Eyewitness News, Ken Bastida was a radio reporter for many years before shifting to television.
The San Francisco native graduated from El Camino High School in South San Francisco and San Francisco State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Communication Arts. He first saw the inside of a broadcast newsroom as a student intern at KFRC.
Beginning in 1978, Bastida would go on to work as a newsperson at KGO, KMEL, K-101, and KFYI . In 1986, Bastida joined KCBS, where he served as South Bay Bureau Chief before leaving for television in 1990. He was part of the KCBS team honored with a Peabody Award for its coverage of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.
Bastida was inducted into the San Francisco State University Alumni Hall of Fame in 2008.