Lauren Jiggetts Biography
Lauren Jiggetts is an American Anchor working for WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois, United States as a weekday news anchor. She joined the station on July 10, 2017.
Lauren Jiggetts Age / Birthday
Jiggetts was born on August 12 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. However, she manages to keep information regarding her year of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known how old she is at the moment. Judging from her appearance, she might be in her 40s.
Lauren Jiggetts Height / Measurements
Jiggetts is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Lauren Jiggetts Partner / Husband
Jiggetts has been happily married to her Loving husband Patrick Brian Donovan who works at Pyramids Global Advisors as their research analyst. The duo had their wedding on 8th August 2009 at the Village Presbyterian Church in Northbrook, Illinois.
Lauren Jiggetts Kids / Children
Jiggetts is a mother to two sons, Brendon who was born in November 2005, and Theodore Jiggetts Donovan who was born in 2018. The family resides in Sheffield Neighbors in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Lauren Jiggetts Family / Relatives
Jiggetts was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She is the daughter of former Chicago Bears offensive tackle and longtime sportscaster Dan Jiggetts.
Lauren Jiggetts Education
After attending and graduating from Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire Jiggetts attended Harvard University where she graduated cum laude.
Lauren Jiggetts Career
Jiggetts is a weekday news anchor for WGN-TV. She joined the station Morning News as a co-anchor of the 4 am and 5 am newscasts. Before joining WGN-TV, she worked at NBC 5 in Chicago for ten years in a variety of positions. She previously served as the weekend news anchor.
Lauren also worked at Channel One News in L.A. and WLVI, the CW affiliate in Boston. While in school, she interned for WFLD-TV and CLTV. In 2011 she received a national and regional Emmy for her contribution to the station’s coverage of the Burr Oak Cemetery Scandal. Jiggetts has also received multiple local Emmys. At the 41st Annual Ed Kelly Foundation Gala Jiggetts received the Irv Kupcinet Media Award in 2015.
Jiggetts works with WGN-TV News where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Dina Bair
- Robin Baumgarten
- Chris Boden
- Tahman Bradley
- Ben Bradley
- Ray Cortopassi
- Alyssa Donovan
- Lourdes Duarte
- Demetrius Ivory
- Mike Janssen
Lauren Jiggetts Salary
Jiggetts receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Lauren Jiggetts Net Worth
Through Lauren’s career as an anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Lauren Jiggetts Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Jiggetts is active on her social media accounts. She has about 26 K followers on her Facebook Page, about 20.1 K followers on her Twitter account, and around 16.9 K followers on her Instagram account.