Lauren Jiggetts Bio (Wiki)

Who is Lauren Jiggetts?

Lauren Jiggetts is an American TV anchor. She is a general assignment reporter for WMAQ-TV, the NBC station in Chicago.

Lauren Jiggetts: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Lauren Jiggetts was born to Dan Jiggetts (father) and Karen N. Jiggetts (mother) in Chicago. Her ethnicity is Caucasian.

There isn’t exact information about her birth date but her birth year is 1981.

Lauren’s father was a host and an analyst on Comcast SportsNet Chicago.

Talking about her education, Lauren Jiggetts attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. Later, she completed her graduation from Harvard University.

Lauren Jiggetts: Professional Life, Career

Lauren Jiggetts was first associated with MTV studios and worked as a broadcaster.

At the time MTV, Lauren also worked on the company’s anti-discrimination campaign as well as interned in the newsrooms of WFLD-TV and CLTV.

In January 2007, Lauren Jiggetts enrolled at NBC5 Chicago as a general assignment reporter. Furthermore, she also started to host NBC5 station’s weekends as a co-anchor.

Apart from that, Lauren Jiggetts also played a vital role in the NBC 5’s team, which covered the Chicago marathon in 2009. Being a popular host, she presented the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal which was aired on NBC5.

So far, Lauren has been the most worthwhile and important member of the channel. Currently, she has joined the WGN Morning News team after working for NBC5 for ten years.

Awards and Nominations

Lauren Jiggetts has contributed a lot to the news channel as a broadcaster and anchor. She received a national Emmy award as well as a regional Emmy for the NBC 5 coverage Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal.

Moreover, Lauren Jiggetts was awarded a regional Emmy for her magnificent contribution to NBC 5’s team coverage of the Chicago marathon in 2009.

What is Lauren Jiggetts’s net worth?

This anchor Lauren Jiggetts’s estimated net worth is $2 million as of 2023.

As per the sources, a TV presenter receives an average salary of around $41k per annum.

Lauren Jiggetts: Rumors and Controversy

Once there was a rumor that Lauren Jiggetts could leave the NBC5 after contributing so much for ten years.

Later she announced her retirement and signed with WGN. Besides this, there aren’t any desperate rumors regarding her professional and personal life.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Moving towards her body measurements, Lauren Jiggetts has a slim body with an average height and weight.

Furthermore, her eye color is black and she has light brown hair.

Is Lauren Jiggetts active on social media?

Lauren Jiggetts is also quite active on social media. Lauren Jiggetts has more than 17.1k followers on Twitter and around 20k followers on Facebook.

Moreover, she has more than 14.1k followers on Instagram.

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