Phoenix, AZ—A while back when I was doing a great deal of
investigative TV news producing there was this KPHO-TV general assignment
reporter I was working with, Eileen Faxas. Faxas was not
your typical cookie cutter reporter. She
stood out with her wild red hair and statuesque showgirl figure from all the
rest. You’ve seen a lot of her in the
1990s on CBS5 news reports.
Faxas was dedicated and disciplined but was too often assigned
to less exciting news stories perhaps because she found ways to make them
interesting. She managed to pick up a
few Emmy Awards along the way. Faxas was
a stickler for using proper English and I soon was surprised to learn she was a
Cuban commanding two languages! One day
Faxes moved on. Frankly this lady did not really belong in TV news but had a
higher and more demanding calling.
Faxas showed up in Miami, FL and put herself out for
theater, commercials and as a singer. I
never envisioned her as a singer, actress and dancer. Faxas developed as a consummate triple threat
performer. Soon Faxas was hitting the
New York and national stage tours in Musical productions like Mama Mia and Cats.
More surprises were found on the Elieen Faxes YouTube
Channel! There you can see lots of her
in action pursuing her obvious dream and making a living! You can subscribe to this channel as see just
what this former newsie has been doing.
TV news prepares performers by getting them used to the
stage and public display. When reports
wind up in films it’s always a cameo role as a reporter. Not Faxas, she finds and creates her new characters
in whatever she’s doing.
TV news has hit the hard times because of cable and the
Internet. I’m really thrilled to see
Eileen having the time of her life bring joy to audiences wherever she
performs.
You can check out just what this multi-talented lady has
been up to on her website:
I will leave you with a really nice duet with a fellow cast
member from Mama Mia, Justin Berkobien singing, A Christmas season offering, Oh
Come Emmanuel.
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