was a scoutmaster and a father of an Eagle Scout.

who previously served as managing editor at KTVU in Oakland.A 1994 graduate of CSU Fullerton.

In a farewell note to his staff.You do what you do because you care for this community and the people who live here.overcome any adversity and to keep moving forward no matter what it takes.

See you at the top!Kiriyama has been a reporter for stations in Midland/Odessa.Public radio and television stations across the country are facing the loss of federal funding under the Trump Admininstration.

YAMAMOTORAFU STAFF WRITERGeorge Kiriyama.

Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this team.including long slacks that were opened wide at the bottom.

shared her recollections: I attended the Gardena Buddhist Church Japanese Language School in my early years.I can sincerely say that Miss Furumoto gave me the chance to expand my world beyond the borders of Gardena.

then earned a California teaching credential in mathematics and Asian studies.Furumoto chaperoned a group of GHS students for the first time in 1974.