KSBY-TV is pleased to announce Genelle Padilla as the new co- anchor of its #1 rated morning show Daybreak. Padilla will co-anchor the two-hour newscast alongside Neil Hebert and Brooke Martell.

“I am beyond excited and honored to be a part of the number one station in the market. The Central Coast is an extraordinary place to live and I am grateful for this opportunity to deepen my roots here,” said Padilla. “I’m looking forward to growing both professionally and personally at KSBY, as well as raising my family in this wonderful and welcoming community.”

“We are happy to have Genelle bring her experience and contacts on the Central Coast to KSBY,” said vice president and general manager, Ed Chapuis. “We are looking forward to her adding even more depth to our community coverage.”

Padilla is no stranger to the Central Coast. She was recently an anchor and multimedia journalist at KCOY-TV. Originally from the San Diego area, Padilla attended the University of Southern California and graduated from the Annenberg School of Communication.

About KSBY

KSBY-TV is the Scripps-owned NBC affiliate serving the San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara television market. It went on the air on May 25, 1953 as KVEC- TV and was the first television station to serve California’s Central and South Coast.

About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As the nation’s fourth-largest local TV broadcaster, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Newsy and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, Laff and Court TV Mystery. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.”