Lourdes Duarte Biography
Lourdes Duarte is an American journalist for WGN-TV news. At 4 pm, she is an investigative journalist and co-host of the WGN News Evening News. Her career began as a freelance reporter in Chicago for Telemundo, which is a Spanish network.
She moved to Miami later and worked for the WLRN-FM and WTMI-FM radio stations of Metro Networks. She also started and hosted a “Hoy en Dia,” public relations program for the network as a TV reporter for WHOI-TV in Peoria, WXIN-TV in Indianapolis, and WJBK-TV in Detroit, the next career step for Duarte, and anchored daily news cut-ins for WEDJ-FM radio station in Spanish.
He joined WGN-TV in 2007, where she is currently working. She started here as a general assignment reporter and began anchoring the weekly newscast for WGN News at 5 in 2009. Furthermore, she anchored Adelante Chicago, WGN’s biweekly public affairs show, on WLEY-FM, a Spanish station known as La Ley, and also provided weekday afternoons with Spanish-language news updates.
In 2014, Duarte started co-hosting WGN Morning News alongside Dan Ponce, and the pair led to the biggest rating rise of all time for the station. Similarly, the pair were part of the telenovela parody series Noticias de mi Corazón, alongside reporter Ana Belial.
Lourdes Duarte Age
How old is Lourdes Duarte? Duarte is 47 years old as of 2023. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., in 1976. The date and month she was born have not yet been disclosed. We will keep you updated once the exact dates are revealed.
Lourdes Duarte Husband
Duarte is married to the press secretary of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Matt McGrath. In February 2019, the couple got engaged. In August of 2019, they welcomed their first daughter, Madeline McGrath.
Lourdes Duarte Height
Duarte stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Lourdes Duarte Net Worth
Duarte has an estimated net worth of about $1 million – $5 million. Her income is mainly attributed to her successful career as a journalist.
Lourdes Duarte Salary
Duarte receives an estimated annual salary ranging from $45,500 – $121,475.
Lourdes Duarte Awards and Nomination
Duarte has won a total of 4 Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards for general assignment and investigative reporting. Moreover, for Hoy en Dia, a Spanish public relations program, and Adelante Chicago, she also won an Emmy. Similarly, the Society of Professional Journalists has given her an Award for Minority Rights Reporting.
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