Michelle Gallardo Biography
Michelle Gallardo is a Mexican-American Emmy Award-winning Reporter working for ABC 7 News in Chicago. He joined Chicago’s Number 1 News station(ABC 7) in the year 2004. He now serves the station as a general assignment reporter.
Michelle Gallardo Age
Gallardo was born in Mexico City, she is also a dual citizen of the United States. She likes to keep her personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the year and month she was born. It is therefore not known when she celebrates her birthday. However, she might be in her 50’s.
Michelle Gallardo Height
Gallardo stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Michelle Gallardo Family
Gallardo has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Michelle has any siblings.
Michelle Gallardo Husband
Gallardo is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of her being in any past relationship with anyone.
Michelle Gallardo Net Worth
Gallardo has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a reporter.
Michelle Gallardo Salary
Gallardo earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Michelle Gallardo Education
Gallardo earned her undergraduate degree in international relations from the Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, in Mexico. Besides, she holds a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Currently, she lives in downtown Chicago and she is known as a marathon runner and Ironman triathlete. She additionally loves scuba diving, theater, film, art, reading, cooking, and travel.
Michelle Gallardo Career
Prior to joining coming to ABC 7, she spent three years as a weather reporter/anchor at Univision Chicago. She has over 20 years of reporting and producing experience that includes national, international news, and local. Michelle additionally has extensive enjoyment within the region of documentary production.
In 2004, following the Asian tsunami, she traveled to Thailand and Sri Lanka to cowl its aftermath. Airing on The Weather Channel and National Geographic’s Storm Stories series, the resulting indicates earned “Best Documentary” awards at the 2005 Telly’s.
Originally from Mexico, Michelle started her on-camera profession as an entertainment reporter for Television Azteca in Mexico City. While there, from 1998 to 2000 she traveled to the United States frequently, interviewing the top celebrities of the day.
Exciting as that becomes, Michelle jumped at the opportunity to freelance at CNN’s Mexico City bureau. This was all through the now historic 2000 presidential elections, wherein Mexico’s ruling birthday party lost strength for the first time in 70 years.
Some of Michelle’s earliest experiences however were received through opportunities supplied to her by way of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, in which she attended graduate School. Both in 1996, they include a short stint as a Washington correspondent for WMAQ radio, and as a manufacturing assistant for GMTV (Good Morning Television) in London. It was upon returning to the United States that Michelle started her career in earnest. She landed jobs in Washington DC as an associate producer and field manufacturer for Hearst-Argyle TV and Conus Communications respectively.
Michelle Gallardo ABC7 Chicago
Gallardo is working at ABC7 Chicago where she works alongside other famous ABC7 Chicago anchors and reporters including;
- Rob Elgas
- Alan Krashesky
- Stacey Sager
- David Novarro
- Val Warner
- Paul Meincke
- Diane Pathieu
- Eric Horng
- John Garcia
- Evelyn Holmes
- Jessica D’Onofrio
- Sarah Schulte
- Leah Hope
- Janet Davies
- John Idler
- Samantha Chatman
- Jason Knowles
- Chuck Goudie
- Larry Mowry
- Mark Rivera
- Stacey Baca
- Dionne Miller
- Phil Schwarz
- Karen Jordan
- Ravi Baichwal
- Roz Varon
- Tracy Butler
- Jim Rose
- Terrell Brown
- Hosea Sanders
- Tanja Babich
- Cheryl Scott
- Judy Hsu
- Mark Giangreco
- Cheryl Burton
- Eric Thomas
- Kristen Sze
- Sandhya Patel
- Dan Noyes
- Chris Nguyen
- Mike Nicco
- Dion Lim
- Jobina Fortson
- Liz Kreutz
- Spencer Christian
- Dan Ashley
- Larry Beil
- Reggie Aqui
- Chris Alvarez
- Kumasi Aaron
- Drew Tuma
Michelle Gallardo Social Media Platforms
Gallardo is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 4,000 followers on Twitter, 1,000 followers on Instagram, and 10,000 followers on Facebook.