KSAT's co-anchor of Good Morning San Antonio, Nancy Gonzalez, is proud to be working in her hometown.

Even as early as her days at Palo Alto Elementary, Nancy already knew she wanted to be a television news anchor in San Antonio. Nancy was raised on the city's Southside, and graduated from McCollum High School.

She was accepted to the University of Missouri in Columbia, and received her degree from the university's prestigous school of broadcast journalism.

Nancy also minored in Spanish and spent a semester abroad in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Nancy got her start in television, anchoring and reporting for KRGV in the Rio Grande Valley. She returned home and joined the KSAT team in 1996 as a news reporter. Four years later she was promoted to co-anchor of "Good Morning San Antonio."

Nancy says she enjoys her early morning shift. She loves working with her morning teammates - Mark Austin, Mike Osterhage and Bianca Valenzuela. She says she also feels fortunate that she's able to spend afternoons with her family.

Nancy says the most important things in her life are God, her family, her work, and talking to kids about the value of a good education. Nancy frequently goes to local schools to give presentations on going to college and focusing on a career. When Nancy was in high school, she attended the Upward Bound Program at Trinity University and listened to many speakers motivate her to follow her dreams. She says she's giving back to her community now.

You can watch Nancy Gonzalez Monday through Friday on Good Morning San Antonio on KSAT TV 12 from 5 to 7 a.m.

You can E-mail Nancy at ngonzalez@ksat.com.