Stacey Baca is leaving ABC and has no plans to join other networks immediately. She said in her recent interview that she wants to spend more time leaving her job.
Stacey Baca is leaving ABC 7 in Chicago and wants to retire from her professional work to be with her family.
Baca responded to one of her admirers on Twitter and stated that having an adventure in her retirement is a priority rather than working.
Is Stacey Baca Leaving ABC? Where Is She Going To Work?
Stacey Baca is leaving her job as a journalist on ABC 7. She has been co-anchoring ABC7’s weekend morning newscasts since she joined Chicago Eyewitness News in 2002.
Stacey Baca already announced that she was departing ABC 7 Chicago on May 2nd, 2022.
She reported on various subjects for the network, such as the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series victory.
Moreover, Stacey also covered the deaths of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Covid-19 pandemic, and other topics.
Baca worked as an anchor and reporter at KNSD in San Diego, California, before joining ABC 7 News.
She started as a newspaper reporter for the Brighton Standard Blade in her home state of Colorado.
Stacey informed the audience that she was quitting her job at ABC 7 Chicago, a choice that would change her life.
She cited one of the “greatest jobs at the best news station in Chicago” as to why she decided to quit.
Stacey thanked the vice president of news and the station’s general manager for “understanding and supporting her decision.”
More On Stacey Baca’s Husband And Family
Stacey Baca’s husband is a Navy veteran. She was devoted to covering military affairs in the Chicago region.
She has been a part of military life for more than 25 years. Baca has worked from the West Coast to the East Coast due to her husband’s military job.
Baca hosted and reported for KNSD in San Diego before joining ABC 7 News in 2002.
She reported on various subjects in California, including the military, politics, criminal justice, and international border disputes between the United States and Mexico.
Stacey also went to Sydney, Australia, to cover the 2000 Summer Olympics.
She is a devoted daughter, a hilarious aunt, a world traveler, and a hiking and riding enthusiast. Baca lives with her husband in Chicago.
The Academy of National Television Arts and Sciences and the Associated Press have given Stacey multiple accolades (NATAS).
The Association of Hispanic Journalists and NATAS are both organizations she belongs to.