Carla Pesono
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About
Award-winning journalist, host, food personality, and digital creator known for sharing stories about New Orleans food and culture on her carlapesono account. She competed on FOX's MasterChef Season 13, becoming the first Buffalonian to make the Top 40.
Before fame
She developed an interest in video creation at a young age and earned a broadcast journalism degree from Columbia College Chicago.
Trivia
She is also the host of the Say More with Carla Pesono podcast, where she shares in-depth conversations with chefs, entrepreneurs, artists, and other notable figures about their careers and experiences. She began her TV career as a morning news and weather anchor in Joplin, then worked as a morning weather and traffic anchor in Baton Rouge before becoming a morning news anchor in New Orleans.
Family life
She is from Buffalo, New York.
Associated with
In February 2025, she shared a video of herself briefly interviewing Shaquille O'Neal.
