CBS LOCAL 2 ANCHOR TOM TUCKER APPOINTED TO SOCAL COYOTES ADVISORY BOARD

(INDIO) – CBS Local 2 Palm Springs morning anchor and esteemed broadcast journalist Tom Tucker – who co-anchored the station’s very first newscast when it went live in 2002 – has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the four-time champion SoCal Coyotes, the professional non-profit sports leadership organization announced.

Tucker can be seen each weekday morning with co-anchor Jenifer Daniels from 5 to 7 a.m.

The 20-year broadcast veteran is a distinguished Coachella Valley community servant who offers decades of desert acumen to the rapidly growing Coyotes, recently named America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program.

Tucker is a board member for the Cathedral City Salvation Army, and attends The Bridge Calvary Chapel.  Tucker joins a board that includes notables such as New York Jets heroes Mo Lewis and Marvin Jones, former Heisman winner Ricky Williams, and USC legend Brad Budde.

Tucker has served in various on-air positions for mostly west coast ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX network television news affiliates.  His newsroom positions have included serving as news director, main anchor, reporter, producer and photographer. Currently he co-anchors weekday morning newscasts, which include reporting assignments such as consumer advocacy, politics, economic issues, and general assignment reporting.

Earlier in his career, Tucker delivered sales and business development training for Fortune 50 high tech companies, to audiences in North America, Europe,  Asia and the Middle East. His clients and employers have included Hewlett Packard, NetApp, technology re-sellers and Eastman Kodak, and Tucker has provided executive media training for corporate clients in Southern California, including SONY, Karl Strauss, and representatives with public utilities in Riverside County.

A former Graduate Assistant Instructor for Dale Carnegie Training, and corporate trainer of Brian Tracy Learning Systems, Tucker’s other lifetime experience includes preparing bi-lingual Japanese college students for employment in Tokyo offices of multi-national corporations.

A native of Anaheim, California, Tucker hails from a family of four sisters and three brothers. He and his wife Patti are parents to nine-year-old Sophia, and newborn Levi Thomas.

Tucker graduated in 1988 from California State University, Fullerton with a BA in Business Administration, and a marketing concentration.

THE SOCAL COYOTES are a national, faith, family and football organization dedicated to restoring hope in personal lives, families and communities. With priority on faith, fatherhood and family values, the Coyotes have been recognized for “Building Champions by Building Men.”

ALL COYOTE MENTORS SHARE these key qualities – Ability and willingness to communicate what they know; Preparedness; Approachability; Availability; Ability to listen; Honesty with diplomacy; Inquisitiveness; Objectivity and fairness; and Compassion and genuineness.

ON THE FIELD, 70 PLAYERS EACH YEAR earn the distinction of ‘Defending the Shield’ in the uniform of the SoCal Coyotes. Many will earn a shot with NFL, CFL or AFL opportunities, or graduate into business careers. Off the field, more than 30,000 Coachella Valley youth annually participate in Coyote Leadership Training and receive published Coyote Leadership Curriculum.

THE SOCAL COYOTES affect every community they touch. Coyote programs reach thousands of youth through coordinated efforts with numerous local charitable and civic organizations, including Boys & Girls Clubs, the YMCA, the Desert Strength Academy, the Boys & Girl Scouts of America, and Rotary International.

DISCOVER how The Pro Football Educator, operated by former Denver Broncos GM and two-time Super Bowl winner Ted Sundquist, selected the SoCal Coyotes as America’s #1 Developmental Pro Football Program. Visit www.thesocalcoyotes.com.