Fred LaCosse is well-known to San Francisco Bay Area television viewers as a veteran news anchor, reporter and talk show host. Since the beginning of his broadcasting career in 1956, he has worked at six television stations: WTTW, Chicago; WLWC, Columbus, Ohio; KNTV, San Jose; KRON and KGO-TV, San Francisco; and KICU, San Jose.
He has held positions in almost every phase of the industry including floor director, announcer, director, production manager, promotion manager, news writer, news producer and news director. In front of the camera, Fred was news anchor at KNTV (ABC) in San Jose and anchor, reporter and talk show host at KRON-TV (NBC) in San Francisco from 1970 through 1980. He co-hosted the daily morning talk show "A.M. San Francisco" on KGO-TV (ABC) from 1982 to 1987 with his wife Terry Lowry.
Fred is currently the host of Silicon Valley Business This Week which airs on KICU Television in San Jose. In 1978, LaCosse received an Emmy from the Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for his news feature reporting and was honored by UPI for the best feature report in California. In 1988, he was inducted into the NATAS Silver Circle. He has also received numerous awards for his community involvement.
During a four year interim in the 1960's, He was a partner in a San Jose advertising agency, handling his own accounts and creating, producing and performing radio and television commercials. Since 1981, Fred has been President of LaCosse Productions, Inc., which produces corporate videos; conducts communication seminars on handling the news media interview, making effective presentations and performing on camera; and provides talent services. He has delivered more than 2,000 speeches and seminars to a wide variety of audiences during his four decades in California.
He has generously given of his time to community and charitable organizations such as the Salvation Army, Red Cross, Easter Seal Society, American Heart Association, Muscular Dystrophy Association, United Cerebral Palsy, Leukemia Society, Children's Miracle Network, YMCA, USO, San Francisco School Volunteers, French Foundation for Medical Research, Travelers Aid, Caring for Children, San Francisco Symphony, Recreation Center for the Handicapped, Raphael House, Hospital de la Familia, Friends for Youth, United Way, San Francisco Girls Chorus, S.F. Save School Sports, NFL Alumni Charities, Jaycees, Rotary and Little League. He is a member of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, American Federation of Television & Radio Artists and Bay Area Broadcast Legends.
A native of South Bend, Indiana, he received a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Wabash College in Indiana and a M.A. in Broadcasting from Northwestern University in Illinois. Fred has two grown sons and lives in San Francisco with his wife, television and radio personality Terry Lowry.