Rick Garcia (character)

Rick Garcia was a news reporter who worked for various news networks which aired in Los Angeles.

Day 3


Rick was on the air live for KRLH at 7:32am near the Chandler Plaza Hotel, where he reported what little information he could get at the scene concerning a deadly outbreak. His broadcast was seen by William Cole, who was at an urgent care facility with a very bloody nose. Cole realized he was infected, and quickly notified a nurse about his condition.

Day 4


Rick was a news reader for CNB during Day 4. At 1:38am, he reported that Air Force One had crashed in the Mojave Desert, and that President John Keeler was in critical condition at an undisclosed military hospital. Former President David Palmer watched this report when a Secret Service agent, Adam, handed him a secure call from Mike Novick. Novick extended a request from Charles Logan that Palmer enter the Presidential Emergency Operations Center and direct the recovery of a nuclear warhead stolen by terrorists working for Habib Marwan. Palmer had only been aware of the facts from a brief received three hours prior, and those things revealed in the news. The media had not received word concerning the stolen nuclear warhead

Day 5


At roughly 11:16pm, civilians Carl and Rose Mossman watched Rick's CNB news report about the "successful resolution" of the day's terrorist attacks. Garcia stated that President Charles Logan was preparing to address the nation. One of the scrolling headlines beneath him regarded the continuing martial law in Los Angeles. As the Mossmans watched, their house was infiltrated by Jack Bauer and Wayne Palmer.