Lauren Jiggetts Biography and Wiki
Lauren Jiggetts is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist and news personality currently serving as a weekday news anchor and reporter for WGN-TV, Channel 9, which is an independent television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois. She co-anchors the 4 am and 5 am newscasts. Lauren joined WGN News on July 10, 2017.
Lauren Jiggetts Age and Birthday
Lauren was born on August 12, 1981, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She is 41 years old as of 2022. Her birth sign is Leo. She turns 42 years old on August 12, 2023.
Lauren Jiggetts Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (Approx.1.7 meters) tall.
Lauren Jiggetts Education
The news anchor attended and graduated from Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. From there she joined Harvard University, a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
She later graduated cum laude from the institute with a degree in broadcast journalism. More details regarding her academic credentials will be updated soon when revealed.
Lauren Jiggetts’s Family, Parents, Siblings
Lauren was born in Chicago, Illinois, to her parents Dan Jiggetts (father), and Karen N. Jiggetts (mother). Her father is a renowned former Chicago Bears offensive tackle and longtime sportscaster.
She grew up in the United States alongside her sister Kristan Jiggetts. Further details concerning her family background will be updated soon when revealed.
Lauren Jiggetts Husband, Is She Married?
In regards to her marital entanglement, the famed news reporter is happily married to her loving husband, Patrick Brian Donovan. Her husband works as a research analyst at Fidelity Investments, a company based in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
The romantic duo became espoused on August 8, 2009, in a blissful wedding ceremony attended by family members and close friends. The wedding took place at the Village Presbyterian Church in Northbrook, Illinois.
Lauren Jiggetts Kids
The couple is happily blessed with two children named Brendon born in November 2005 and Theodore Donovan born in 2018.
Lauren Jiggetts Salary
According to WGN estimates, she receives an average annual salary ranging from $31,300 to $92,500. Her contract with the exact figures is yet to be released.
Lauren Jiggetts Net Worth
The news personality has an estimated net worth ranging from $500,000 to $1 million as of 2022. This amount is from her extensive career as a journalist among other investments.
Lauren Jiggetts WGN News
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9, is an independent television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, United States. Owned by Irving, Texas-based Nexstar Media Group, it is a sister to the company’s sole radio property, news/talk/sports station WGN.
She joined WGN News on July 10, 2017, as the co-anchor of the 4 am and 5 am newscasts. Prior to WGN-TV, she previously worked at NBC 5 in Chicago, as the weekend news anchor.
Lauren has also worked at Channel One News in L.A. and WLVI, the CW affiliate in Boston. She notably received a national and regional Emmy in 2011 for her contribution to the station’s coverage of the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal.
In Addition, she received the Irv Kupcinet Media Award at the 41st Annual Ed Kelly Foundation Gala in 2015.