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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;

1. Rob Elgas
2. Alan Krashesky
3. Stacey Sager
4. David Novarro
5. Val Warner
6. Paul Meincke
7. Diane Pathieu
8. Eric Horng
9. John Garcia
10. Evelyn Holmes
11. Jessica D’Onofrio
12. Sarah Schulte
13. Leah Hope
14. Janet Davies
15. John Idler
16. Samantha Chatman
17. Jason Knowles
18. Chuck Goudie
19. Larry Mowry
20. Mark Rivera
21. Stacey Baca
22. Dionne Miller
23. Phil Schwarz
24. Karen Jordan
25. Ravi Baichwal
26. Roz Varon
27. Tracy Butler
28. Jim Rose
29. Terrell Brown
30. Hosea Sanders
31. Tanja Babich
32. Cheryl Scott
33. Judy Hsu
34. Mark Giangreco
35. Cheryl Burton
36. Eric Thomas
37. Kristen Sze
38. Sandhya Patel
39. Dan Noyes
40. Chris Nguyen
41. Mike Nicco
42. Dion Lim
43. Jobina Fortson
44. Liz Kreutz
45. Spencer Christian
46. Dan Ashley
47. Larry Beil
48. Reggie Aqui
49. Chris Alvarez
50. Kumasi Aaron
51. 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.

Evelyn Holmes Biography

Evelyn Holmes is an American Reporter/Anchor working for ABC7 News in Chicago. He joined the ABC 7 News team in May 2003. Holmes serves the station as a general assignment reporter. Prior to joining ABC 7 Chicago, she worked at Chicagoland Television News (CLTV), where she served as a weekday morning news anchor.

Evelyn Holmes Age

Holmes was born in Chicago, United States. She likes to keep her personal life private and 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.

Evelyn Holmes Height

Holmes stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Evelyn Holmes Family

Holmes 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 Evelyn has any siblings.

Evelyn Holmes Husband

Holmes is married to Johnson. The couple met while working together for a charitable organization and a romance blossomed. The couple is blessed with two children. Unfortunately, Holmes’ husband died at an age of 46 at the University of Chicago Hospital of complications from a brain hemorrhage, after attending an event with her wife and collapsing. He was hospitalized for nearly three weeks but later he succumbed.

Evelyn Holmes Net Worth

Holmes has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a reporter.

Evelyn Holmes Salary

Holmes earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Evelyn Holmes Education

Holmes attended the local high school in her hometown and graduated. In 1987, she got enrolled at Northwestern University in Chicago and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in 1992.

Evelyn Holmes Career

She has been working in Chicago as a broadcaster for the last 13 years. In 1996, she began at CLTV as a traffic anchor. She later served as a general assignment reporter, weathercaster, and fill-in news anchor, and also as a weekend news anchor.

Prior to moving to television, she was a part of both the Spike O’Dell shows on WGN Radio and Bob Collins. Not long ago, she as well served as a fill-in show host on WVON-AM Radio. Besides, She is known for involving in many charitable and community projects.

Evelyn Holmes ABC7 Chicago

Holmes is working at ABC7 Chicago where she works alongside other famous ABC7 Chicago anchors and reporters including;

1. Rob Elgas
2. Alan Krashesky
3. Stacey Sager
4. David Novarro
5. Val Warner
6. Paul Meincke
7. Diane Pathieu
8. Eric Horng
9. John Garcia
10. Michelle Gallardo
11. Jessica D’Onofrio
12. Sarah Schulte
13. Leah Hope
14. Janet Davies
15. John Idler
16. Samantha Chatman
17. Jason Knowles
18. Chuck Goudie
19. Larry Mowry
20. Mark Rivera
21. Stacey Baca
22. Dionne Miller
23. Phil Schwarz
24. Karen Jordan
25. Ravi Baichwal
26. Roz Varon
27. Tracy Butler
28. Jim Rose
29. Terrell Brown
30. Hosea Sanders
31. Tanja Babich
32. Cheryl Scott
33. Judy Hsu
34. Mark Giangreco
35. Cheryl Burton
36. Eric Thomas
37. Kristen Sze
38. Sandhya Patel
39. Dan Noyes
40. Chris Nguyen
41. Mike Nicco
42. Dion Lim
43. Jobina Fortson
44. Liz Kreutz
45. Spencer Christian
46. Dan Ashley
47. Larry Beil
48. Reggie Aqui
49. Chris Alvarez
50. Kumasi Aaron
51. Drew Tuma

Evelyn Holmes Social Media Platforms

Holmes is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, and Instagram. She has over 1,000 followers on Instagram, and 5,000 followers on Facebook.

Jessica D’Onofrio Biography

Jessica D’Onofrio is an American Anchor/Reporter working for ABC7 Chicago/WLS-TV. He joined the station in the month of August 2010. He now serves the station as a morning show reporter. Here, she has covered a wide range of stories including the Drew Peterson trial, the Chicago teacher’s strike in 2012, and the NATO Summit.

Jessica D’Onofrio Age

D’Onofrio was born and raised in the United States. D’Onofrio likes to keep her personal life private and 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 40’s.

Jessica D’Onofrio Height

D’Onofrio stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.

Jessica D’Onofrio Family

D’Onofrio 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 Jessica has any siblings.

Jessica D’Onofrio Husband

D’Onofrio is married to Doug Whitmire. The couple is blessed with a son, Jack D’Onfrio Whitmire, and a daughter who they named Jessica. The family lives in Downtown, United States.

Jessica D’Onofrio Net Worth

D’Onofrio has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a show reporter.

Jessica D’Onofrio Salary

D’Onofrio earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Jessica D’Onofrio Education

D’Onofrio went to the Latin High School of Chicago and graduated. Jessica later attended the University of Michigan and graduated. She received a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Jessica D’Onofrio Career

D’Onofrio works for ABC 7 Chicago serving the station as a Morning Reporter. She joined ABC 7 Chicago from CBS affiliate WKMG-TV in Orlando, Florida, where she anchored for the station’s 11 pm newscast and served as a fill-in anchor. Jessica’s entire reporting and insider’s knowledge of the Casey Anthony story led to national appearances on the CBS Early Show, The Nancy Grace Show, CNN, and Larry King.

She as well worked in Indianapolis at FOX affiliate WXIN-TV where she was both a reporter and fill-in anchor from 2003-2005. Before that, she spent two years as a bureau chief and fill-in anchor for WHOI-TV in Peoria-Bloomington-Normal in Central Illinois. During her free time, she loves cooking, spending time with family, and catching a Zumba class.

Jessica D’Onofrio ABC7 Chicago

D’Onofrio is working at ABC7 Chicago where she works alongside other famous ABC7 Chicago anchors and reporters including;

1. Rob Elgas
2. Alan Krashesky
3. Stacey Sager
4. David Novarro
5. Val Warner
6. Paul Meincke
7. Diane Pathieu
8. Eric Horng
9. John Garcia
10. Michelle Gallardo
11. Evelyn Holmes
12. Sarah Schulte
13. Leah Hope
14. Janet Davies
15. John Idler
16. Samantha Chatman
17. Jason Knowles
18. Chuck Goudie
19. Larry Mowry
20. Mark Rivera
21. Stacey Baca
22. Dionne Miller
23. Phil Schwarz
24. Karen Jordan
25. Ravi Baichwal
26. Roz Varon
27. Tracy Butler
28. Jim Rose
29. Terrell Brown
30. Hosea Sanders
31. Tanja Babich
32. Cheryl Scott
33. Judy Hsu
34. Mark GSiangreco
35. Cheryl Burton
36. Eric Thomas
37. Kristen Sze
38. Sandhya Patel
39. Dan Noyes
40. Chris Nguyen
41. Mike Nicco
42. Dion Lim
43. Jobina Fortson
44. Liz Kreutz
45. Spencer Christian
46. Dan Ashley
47. Larry Beil
48. Reggie Aqui
49. Chris Alvarez
50. Kumasi Aaron
51. Drew Tuma

Jessica D’Onofrio Social Media Platforms

D’Onofrio is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 7,000 followers on Twitter, and 22,000 followers on Facebook.

Sarah Schulte Biography

Sarah Schulte is an American Anchor/Reporter working for ABC 7 Chicago. She joined the station in the year 1998. Schulte works for ABC 7 News as a general assignment reporter. Before, joining ABC7, she worked at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia as a reporter for three years.

Sarah Schulte Age

Schulte was born in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. She likes to keep her personal life private and 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 40’s.

Sarah Schulte Height

Schulte stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.

Sarah Schulte Family

Schulte 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 Sarah has any siblings.

Sarah Schulte Husband

Schulte is married but she has not disclosed the name of her husband in public. The couple resides on the North Side of Chicago. Schulte has not disclosed whether they have children or not.

Sarah Schulte Net Worth

Schulte has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a journalist.

Sarah Schulte Salary

Schulte earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Sarah Schulte Education

Schulte attended Wesleyan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism, having concentrated in mass communication and political science. A Highland Park native journalist is also a member of the National Academy of tv Arts and Sciences and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Sarah Schulte Career

Prior to her career, she anchored for KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, Nevada (1989-90). Schulte worked as a field reporter and producer for Capitol Broadcast News in Washington, D.C. from 1986-88. Schulte has a passion for politics and has covered several political campaigns and events, including the Iran/Contra hearings and the 1992 presidential race and inauguration.

Philadelphia Magazine named Schulte “Reporter of the Year.” in 1997. She received a Tennessee School Bell Award in 1994 for excellence in overlaying school-related issues. In addition, her coverage of the Clinton/Gore presidential marketing campaign earned an Emmy Award in 1993. She enjoys spending her free time with College Bound, the Cancer Society, and the M.S. “Readers are Leaders” program.

Sarah Schulte ABC7 Chicago

Schulte is working at ABC7 Chicago where she works alongside other famous ABC7 Chicago anchors and reporters including;

1. Rob Elgas
2. Alan Krashesky
3. Stacey Sager
4. David Novarro
5. Val Warner
6. Paul Meincke
7. Diane Pathieu
8. Eric Horng
9. John Garcia
10. Michelle Gallardo
11. Evelyn Holmes
12. Jessica D’Onofrio
13. Leah Hope
14. Janet Davies
15. John Idler
16. Samantha Chatman
17. Jason Knowles
18. Chuck Goudie
19. Larry Mowry
20. Mark Rivera
21. Stacey Baca
22. Dionne Miller
23. Phil Schwarz
24. Karen Jordan
25. Ravi Baichwal
26. Roz Varon
27. Tracy Butler
28. Jim Rose
29. Terrell Brown
30. Hosea Sanders
31. Tanja Babich
32. Cheryl Scott
33. Judy Hsu
34. Mark Giangreco
35. Cheryl Burton
36. Eric Thomas
37. Kristen Sze
38. Sandhya Patel
39. Dan Noyes
40. Chris Nguyen
41. Mike Nicco
42. Dion Lim
43. Jobina Fortson
44. Liz Kreutz
45. Spencer Christian
46. Dan Ashley
47. Larry Beil
48. Reggie Aqui
49. Chris Alvarez
50. Kumasi Aaron
51. Drew Tuma

Sarah Schulte Social Media Platforms

Schulte is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook and Twitter. She has over 2,000 followers on Twitter, and 3,000 followers on Facebook.

Leah Hope Biography

Leah Hope is an American Award-Winning Reporter/Anchor working for ABC 7 News, Chicago’s Number One station for news. She joined the station in the year 1997. Hope serves the station as a Special Investigations Reporter among other news stories. 

Leah Hope Age

Hope 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 40’s.

Leah Hope Height

Hope stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.

Leah Hope Family

Hope 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 Leah has any siblings.

Leah Hope Husband

Hope is married to Bryan Smith, a Chicago magazine writer and the couple resides in the Chicago area. It is not yet disclosed whether Hope and Smith have children.

Leah Hope Net Worth

Hope has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a reporter.

Leah Hope Salary

Hope earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Leah Hope Career

Hope works for ABC 7 News in Chicago serving the station as an Investigative Reporter. Before joining ABC 7, She worked at KATU-TV, the ABC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. She anchored weekend evening newscasts and reported during the week at KATU-TV. Before, she held the same position at WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hope started her broadcasting career as a general assignment reporter at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland.

Her work covering troubles in the African American community has been venerated on both national and local levels. She won two awards from the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for reviews on a group of “Lost Boys” attacked by a Chicago gang and changes in the cosmetic industry that replicate the converting face of America. The NABJ Chicago Chapter offered Hope the 2003 Russ Ewing Excellence in Journalism Award and recognized her once more with the 2004 Excellence in Enterprise Journalism Award for a series of reports on affirmative action.

Hope earned an Emmy award for the half-hour primetime special, “9/11/02 The New Homeland. Hope has been awarded numerous Peter Lisagor Awards, given with the aid of the Society of Professional Journalists, for testimonies ranging from breaking news insurance to client and business reporting.

She was honored by way of the Chicago bankruptcy of the Council on Islamic American Relations with the 2007 Media Award for ethical reporting. Hope was venerated because of the 2013 recipient of the Diogenes Award for Excellence in media from the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois. Besides that, she gained an Emmy for reporting at some stage in the 2012 NATO Summit.

She is a visiting faculty member at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida. She is a Journalism Advisory Board member at Columbia College and belongs to several journalism organizations including the National Association of Black Journalists, the Investigative Reporters and Editors Association, the National Academy of Television Arts American Women in Radio and Television, and Sciences.

When she is not working, her community involvement includes work in the arts. Leah is a member of the Leadership Advisory Council at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and Instituto Cervantes of Chicago. Hope’s charitable work took her to Minneapolis on a bicycle to participate in the 2001 Chicago AIDS Ride. Leah has been involved in several breast cancer awareness campaigns to promote early detection.

Leah Hope ABC7 Chicago

Hope is currently working at ABC7 Chicago where she works alongside other famous ABC7 Chicago anchors and reporters including;

1. Rob Elgas
2. Alan Krashesky
3. Stacey Sager
4. David Novarro
5. Val Warner
6. Paul Meincke
7. Diane Pathieu
8. Eric Horng
9. John Garcia
10. Michelle Gallardo
11. Evelyn Holmes
12. Jessica D’Onofrio
13. Sarah Schulte
14. Janet Davies
15. John Idler
16. Samantha Chatman
17. Jason Knowles
18. Chuck Goudie
19. Larry Mowry
20. Mark Rivera
21. Stacey Baca
22. Dionne Miller
23. Phil Schwarz
24. Karen Jordan
25. Ravi Baichwal
26. Roz Varon
27. Tracy Butler
28. Jim Rose
29. Terrell Brown
30. Hosea Sanders
31. Tanja Babich
32. Cheryl Scott
33. Judy Hsu
34. Mark Giangreco
35. Cheryl Burton
36. Eric Thomas
37. Kristen Sze
38. Sandhya Patel
39. Dan Noyes
40. Chris Nguyen
41. Mike Nicco
42. Dion Lim
43. Jobina Fortson
44. Liz Kreutz
45. Spencer Christian
46. Dan Ashley
47. Larry Beil
48. Reggie Aqui
49. Chris Alvarez
50. Kumasi Aaron
51. Drew Tuma