Mario Machado

Mário Machado (April 22, 1935 – May 4, 2013) was a Portuguese-Chinese-American television and radio broadcaster and actor. He made television history in 1970 as the first American of Chinese heritage to be an on-air television news reporter and anchor in Los Angeles and possibly in the nation. Machado was born in Shanghai, China, to a Portuguese father and a Chinese-Portuguese mother. After studying in Los Angeles and Shanghai, he emigrated to Seattle in 1956 and became a US citizen in 1965. Prior to his broadcasting career, he worked in management for IBM Corporation. Machado's television and film appearances include [insert list of notable shows or movies].