Marianne McClary and husband Scott Goebl after their 2007 wedding. FROM page 16 I can skip cooking. If Scott’s a saint, my best friend is a Mother Teresa. Joyce Taylor does my exact same job at KING-TV (Seattle), and she’s my number one call when I need to vent. I’m lucky to have friends who understand the industry.”
• Enjoy the ride. “Not everybody gets to go where we go and meet the people we meet. I didn’t set out to have this career. I’m amazed it fell my way. It’s a challenging, constantly changing industry but I’m still thrilled I’m doing this for a living.” Watch Marianne McClary and “Good Day Sacramento” friends from 4:30 to 10 a.m. weekdays on KMAX, Channel 31.
McClary faces cameras before daybreak.
REALTORS ELECT 2017 LEADER Franco Garcia sold his first house when he was 22. It was modest home on Hillcrest Way in Carmichael. Though he was simply following family footsteps, he remembers the thrill 30 years later. “There’s always satisfaction in helping someone achieve the American dream,” says the real estate agent. Recently elected the 100th president of the Sacramento Assocaition of Realtors, Garcia is also the group’s first Latino leader. “Considering the local demographic,” he considers, “it’s a huge honor. The organization opened many doors for my family and me.” Another recent victory was being named one of 250 top producers in the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Selling real estate clearly runs in Garcia’s blood. In her 79th year, mom Eva is still a dynamo at the family’s
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McClary (right) meets Carmichael heroine Gemily West and her dogs. Midtown office. Franco’s sister Rosanna and both siblings’ spouses are among the sales team. “My sister and I never planned to join the business,” recalls the boss. “We were just used to it. We grew
up thinking it normal to get picked up from school by a parent who had a stranger in the front seat. We did homework in the car. They looked at houses.” TO page 20