Sonia Nazario Biography And Wiki
Sonia Nazario is an American Journalist mostly known for her work at Los Angeles Times. She has spent her career writing about social and social justice issues, focusing especially on immigration and immigrant children who come to the United States from Central America.
Sonia Nazario Education
She is a graduate of Williams College and holds a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. She has received the honorary doctorate from Mount St. Mary’s College in 2010, and the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) from Whittier College in 2013.
Sonia Nazario Age And Birthday
She is 60 years old as of 2020, she was born on born September 8, 1960, in Madison, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on September 8, every year. She will be 60 years old on Sept. 8th, 2020.
Sonia Nazario Height And Weight
She appears to be quite tall in stature if her photos, relative to her surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding her actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.
Sonia Nazario Parents
She is the daughter of Clara Nazario and Mahafud Nazario.
Sonia Nazario Husband
She likes to keep her personal life private hence information about her dating life is not available. It is therefore not known whether she is married or has any children. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Sonia Nazario Facts and Body Measurements
Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Sonia Nazario
- Full Name: Sonia Nazario
- Age/ How Old?: 60 years old
- Date of Birth: September 8, 1960,
- Place of Birth: Madison, United States of America.
- Education: She holds a master’s degree in Latin American Studies from the University of California, Berkeley
- Birthday: September 8
- Nationality: American
- Father’s Name: Mahafud Nazario
- Mother’s Name: Clara Nazario
- Siblings: To be Updated
- Married?: To be Updated
- Children/ Kids: To be Updated
- Height/ How tall?: To be Updated
- Weight: To be Updated
- Profession: Journalist
- Net worth: To be Updated
Sonia Nazario Los Angeles Times
In 2003, while working at the Los Angeles Times, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for her six-part series titled “Enrique’s Journey,” which followed the harrowing story of a young Honduran’s boy’s journey to the US when he was only five years old. “Enrique’s Journey: The Story of a Boy’s Dangerous Odyssey to Reunite with His Mother” was published as a book in 2006 and became a national bestseller.
In 1993, Nazario left the Wall Street Journal for a second time and joined the Los Angeles Times to write about social issues, including those dealing with Latinos and Latin America. The following year, she won a George Polk Award for Local Reporting for a series about hunger among schoolchildren in California.
In 1995, the Pulitzer Prize was awarded to the Staff of the Los Angeles Times for local reporting of spot news for their 1994 coverage of the first day of the Los Angeles earthquake. In 1998, Nazario was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for her story about what life was like for the children of drug addicts. Her photographer for the project, Clarence Williams, won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for photos taken to accompany the story.
In 2002, Nazario finished work on a six-part series, entitled “Enrique’s Journey”, about the experiences of Latin American children who immigrate to join their parents in the U.S. The newspaper series won more than a dozen national journalism awards, among them the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, the George Polk Award for International Reporting, the Grand Prize of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Guillermo Martinez-Marquez Award for Overall Excellence. The story also garnered the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for her accompanying photographer, Don Bartletti.
In 2006, Nazario published a book, Enrique’s Journey, which significantly expanded her newspaper series. It became a national bestseller and won two book awards. It has been published in eight languages and has been adopted by 54 universities and scores of high schools nationwide as their “freshman read” or “all-campus read.” In the fall of 2010, it was the second most-chosen book for freshman or all-campus reads at universities across the country.
Los Angeles Times Journalist
Her fellow news team at ABC 7 include:
- Steve Lopez
- Julia Turner
- Gustavo Arellano
- Barbara Demick
- Bettina Boxall
- David Lazarus
Sonia Nazario Salary
News anchor’s salaries range from an average of $33,774 to $112,519 a year. However, these figures may vary substantially according to the level of seniority of the employee in question. At the moment, we do not have the exact salary and net worth of Sonia but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.
Sonia Nazario Net worth
He has not revealed his net worth. He is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying his wealth. However, this section is under review, we will update you when details about his net worth are revealed.
Sonia Nazario Books
- Enrique’s Journey – 2006
- She is at work on her second book for Random House
Sonia Nazario Award
- Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Frequently Asked Questions About Sonia Nazario
Who is Sonia Nazario?
She is an American journalist mostly known for her work at Los Angeles Times. She has spent her career writing about social and social justice issues, focusing especially on immigration and immigrant children who come to the United States from Central America.
How old is Sonia Nazario?
She is an American national born September 8, 1960, in Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.
How tall is Sonia Nazario?
She has not shared her height with the public. Her height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.
Is Sonia Nazario married?
Details about her love life are still under review. We will let you know when she gets in a relationship or when we discover helpful information about her love life.
How much is Sonia Nazario worth?
She has not yet revealed her net worth. We will update this section when we get and verify information about the wealth and properties under her name.
How much does Sonia Nazario make?
Per our average wage estimates for a journalist in the United States, she receives annual salary ranging between $ 24,292 and $ 72,507 that translates to an hourly average wage of between $ 10.15 and $ 31.32.
Where does Sonia live?
She is a resident of Los Angeles, USA, we shall upload pictures of her house as soon as we have them.
Is Sonia dead or alive?
She is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.
Where is Sonia Now?
She is pursuing her career in journalism. She is working as a news journalist at The Los Angeles Times.
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