Inside SoCal: Back to School
Summer is nearly over and classes are soon to be in session. Today's episode features great options to help you with your back-to-school checklist that the kids are sure to love.
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Erica Olsen is an Emmy-winning On-air Host for CBS Stations West (L.A., San Francisco, Sacramento) and the Integrated Marketing Executive Producer for CBS Stations. She is the Host and Executive Producer of Inside SoCal, a weekly 5-minute lifestyle series airing on CBS LA; and reporter for "Morning Mix," airing weekday mornings on KCAL9.
Additional credits include hosting the Emmy-winning pre-Grammy music special, Lexus Amazing Performances: Artist Spotlight, as well as the Emmy-nominated music special Lexus Night Out. An avid traveler herself, she has hosted and produced various local and international travel shows, and integrated content for advertisers across CBS Stations. Erica served as the pre-show host of A California Christmas at The Grove, emcee for the Aviva Center Annual Galas, host of the WICT LEA Awards and moderator for the Ultimate Women's Expo speaker series.
Erica is a graduate of the University of Kansas and has her Intermediate Sommelier certification from the International Sommelier Guild and Winemaker Certification from UC Davis. She was born and raised in Nebraska but calls Los Angeles home. When she's not working, she loves hiking with her dog, Caesar, tasting new wines, making a mess in the kitchen, and traveling the world.
Summer is nearly over and classes are soon to be in session. Today's episode features great options to help you with your back-to-school checklist that the kids are sure to love.
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