Andre Torrez
Andre Torrez is a native Midwesterner who has called the Bay Area home for nearly 20 years.
In 2007, he honed his news chops at KCBS All News, working in production and as a writer while simultaneously serving as a volunteer DJ and promo director at KUSF 90.3 FM.
Delving into the world of print journalism, he took an internship with the progressive, alt-weekly SF Bay Guardian, where he would briefly become a columnist. He was a contributing writer for the Bay Area Reporter where his beat included nightlife for this LGBTQ+ community newspaper.
His byline has been seen in the San Francisco Chronicle, SF Weekly, Vice, 7x7, and various other print and digital publications.
While arts and culture have been his calling, Andre landed at KTVU in 2015 as a digital content producer.
Recent highlights include his launch of the ‘Dollarita Steve’ sensation where he mined a random moment from broadcast television and turned it into digital gold. He conceived the ‘Amber Lee’s Chinatown’ half-hour TV special and served as its field producer.
His artful eye captured the historic neon lights of San Francisco for a brilliant trip through time that played as an evergreen piece on TV screens and as a multimedia experience on handheld devices.
Andre is always looking to highlight those who are underrepresented and underserved, and stories that will take you off the beaten path into the lesser-known, underappreciated nooks and crannies of Bay Area life.
Have a story tip or idea for Andre? Email Contact Andre at andre.torrez@fox.com or (510) 874-0579.
The latest from Andre Torrez
Sister of missing Oakland woman holds on to hope Amy Hillyard is still alive in new video
The sister of Amy Hillyard, the Oakland coffee-shop owner who went missing more than three weeks ago, released a touching video this week about her sister's disappearance.
Man charged with murder in fatal SoMa hit-and-run after sidewalk dispute
A verbal dispute over a blocked sidewalk may have escalated into a deadly hit-and-run Monday afternoon in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, according to prosecutors.
Arrest made in fatal San Francisco SoMa hit-and-run crash involving pedestrian
Update: The victim killed in the hit-and-run crash was identified on Wednesday by someone who works at a San Francisco social services' agency for the aging LGBTQ+ community and those with disabilities.
San Francisco coin shop to hide $50,000 worth of rarities in 3rd annual scavenger hunt
For the third year in a row, a San Francisco Marina District coin shop is holding a scavenger hunt. This year the 10 rare coins hidden throughout the city will be valued at more than $50,000.
Residents of Oakland apartment building rescued by firefighters
Residents of a five-story apartment building in Oakland were rescued by firefighters on Tuesday night.
Student describes witnessing fight with knife on Cupertino high school's campus
Officials confirm a knife was used in a fight on campus at Cupertino's Homestead High School Monday afternoon. There were no significant injuries, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's office.
Semi-truck involved in Crockett crash, narrowly misses home
A semi-truck involved in a crash in Crockett on Monday remains at the scene where it narrowly missed crashing into a home.
Expect it to be loud: SF Public Library's Bay Beats program hosts a punk show
A punk rock show in a library sounds like a conflict of interest, but this weekend, San Francisco Public Library's main branch will welcome three local punk bands to play at Koret Auditorium for the Bay Beats Punk Rock Concert.
Avian flu infects more marine mammal species along San Mateo County coast
Following news this week of a southern sea otter's death from avian flu, experts are now saying the disease's outbreak has infected more species of marine mammals along the San Mateo County coast.
