Lisa Chavarria Biography
Lisa Chavarria is an American news reporter at channel NBC5 Chicago. Lisa Chavarria joined the NBC 5 team as a general assignment
reporter in June of 2017. Prior to joining NBC 5, Lisa spent 5 years as a reporter and fill-in anchor at the FOX affiliate in Chicago. Chavarria came back to Chicago after spending several years in newsrooms around the country. She started her career at WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan. She then worked for WTVF-TV in Nashville, Tennessee, and KHOU-TV in Houston, Texas.
Lisa Chavarria Age
Lisa was born in 1983 in SouthSide of Chicago, Illinois and later her family moved to west suburban Berwyn, Illinois when she was just a few years old. As of 2019, she is around 36 years old.
Lisa Chavarria Height
Information concerning his height is still under research and will soon be updated immediately we come across details concerning her height.
Lisa Chavarria Husband
She married Benjamin Nance and their wedding ceremony was held at the Navy Pier in Chicago. Originally from Houston, Texas, Benjamin is a professional on-air talent, producer and commercial voiceover actor. His previous experiences working in radio in Chicago, IL and Houston, TX. Currently, he works as a producer at News Radio 780 and 105. 9 FM ( WBBM-AM) in Chicago. Lisa now lives with her husband and their Yorkie dog, Rocket.
Lisa Chavarria Family
Lisa was born in 1983 in SouthSide of Chicago, Illinois and later her family moved to west suburban Berwyn, Illinois when she was just a few years old. Talking about her educational background, for her education, Lisa attended Immaculate Heart of Mary high school and went on to graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism. Lisa has talked about how she always dreamed of a future career in journalism, even as a child. She would run around with a tape recorder and interview her mom about dinner with her dad about what he was watching on TV. She also mentions being grateful to her parents for encouraging her to try and follow this pursuit.
Lisa Chavarria Education
Talking about her educational background, for her education, Lisa attended Immaculate Heart of Mary high school and went on to graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism. Lisa has talked about how she always dreamed of a future career in journalism, even as a child.
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Lisa Chavarria joined the NBC 5 team as a general assignment reporter in June of 2017. Prior to joining NBC 5 Lisa spent 5 years as a reporter and fill-in anchor at the FOX affiliate in Chicago.
Chavarria came back to Chicago after spending several years in newsrooms around the country. She started her career at WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan. She then worked for WTVF-TV in Nashville, Tennessee, and KHOU-TV in Houston, Texas.
Lisa Chavarria is no stranger to the city. She is originally from the South Side of Chicago, though she grew up in west suburban Berwyn. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. Chavarria said returning to NBC Tower felt like a true homecoming as she interned with the NBC News bureau.
Chavarria enjoys running along the lakefront, so much, in fact, she documented training for her first marathon. She became an official finisher of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2018. She said that she will make another attempt in 2019, this time raising money and awareness for the American Diabetes Association. It’s a cause dear to her as her mother has Type 2 diabetes. She also lost her grandfather to complications from the same condition.
Chavarria is also a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She lives in the city with her husband, Ben and their feisty Yorkie, Rocket.
WFLD-TV Hires Lisa Chavarria As 9:00 pm Newscast Reporter
WFLD-TV has hired Lisa Chavarria as its newest general assignment reporter, working primarily for the station’s 9:00 pm weeknight newscasts. She begins with the station on Monday, April 30th. Chavarria is a Chicago native and a graduate of Columbia College Chicago, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. She began her news career by interning at the Chicago bureau for NBC News and with WGN-TV. He first paying job was with WTOM-TV in Traverse City, MI, followed by WTVF-TV in Nashville, TN. Since 2010, she has been a reporter with KHOU-TV in Houston, TX.
On her KHOU-TV bio, Chavarria talks about growing up here and dreaming of a future career in journalism. She wrote: “I grew up in Chicago and from an early age, I must have known I would end up in news. I would run around with a tape recorder and interview my mom about dinner or my dad about what he was watching on TV. My parents might have grown tired of me bothering them, but now I’m sure they’re grateful I’m doing what I love.”
One year ago, Chavarria won the local Houston sports radio website contest as Houston’s “Hottest Media Woman” — something that can be viewed as both an honor and an embarrassment. Despite living in other states for the last few years, Chavarria maintains that she is still a die-hard Chicago Bears fan. In a statement this afternoon, Lisa Chavarria said: “I’m thrilled to be returning to my hometown, doing something I truly love, and that is telling stories about topics that are relevant to the people of Chicago. I look forward to covering news in this great city, a place that has shaped who I am as a person and a journalist.”
Houston appears to be a stepping stone for Chicago news people, as quite a few new newsroom hires this year have come from there. Daniella Guzman, who recently started as WMAQ-TV’s morning news c-anchor came from a Houston station, while WBBM-TV’s newest morning news co-anchor Kris Gutierrez worked in the Houston market, as well.
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