Suzanne Le Mignot

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Suzanne Le Mignot is a television news anchor and reporter for WBBM-TV in Chicago.

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Early life and education

Le Mignot earned a bachelor's degree with honors in mass communications from the University of South Florida [1] in 1993. [2]

Professional career

Le Mignot began her broadcasting career while she was in college, working from 1989 until 1993 at the University of South Florida-owned, PBS-affiliated, WUSF-TV in Tampa, Florida as a production assistant and associate producer. [1] She also worked as a news anchor and reporter at Radio & Television Serbia, Trecan Kanal, and RTV Studio B in Belgrade, Serbia from 1991 until 1992. [1]

After college, Le Mignot joined WBBM radio in Chicago as a news anchor and reporter in 1994. In 1995, she joined WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee as an anchor-reporter. [3] She also worked briefly as a news anchor at WGN-AM in Chicago before rejoining WBBM in late 1996. [4]

Le Mignot began working for WBBM-TV as a free-lance reporter in 1995, and moved up to full-time status with the station (and therefore quit WBBM radio) in late 1999, [5] when she became WBBM-TV's correspondent for Chicago's South Side and south suburbs. [6] In 2000, Le Mignot became an early morning news anchor at WBBM-TV, a role she held until 2001, when she returned to dayside general assignment reporting duties. [7] [8] [9]

In February 2002, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Le Mignot's contract would not be renewed by WBBM-TV, and she briefly left the station. [10] However, she signed a new contract in June 2002 and returned to the station. [11]

In early 2006, Le Mignot became the weekend morning news anchor at WBBM-TV. She current co-anchors with Mike Puccinelli, and she also performs general assignment reporting during the week. [12]

In 2007, WBBM-TV management considered promoting Le Mignot to being weekend evening news anchor. However, station bosses promoted Mai Martinez to the role instead. [13] [14]

Awards

Le Mignot won an Associated Press award in 2007 for a piece she reported on the inability by commuter railroads' bomb-sniffing dogs to detect explosives. She also won local and national Emmy awards in 2008. [1]

Personal

Le Mignot lives in the Gold Coast area of Chicago with her daughter. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Suzanne Le Mignot". CBS Chicago. July 9, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  2. ↑ http://cbs2chicago.com/slideshows/20.316139.html?spid=2&rid=14 [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Feder, Robert (November 30, 1995). "Tom Joyner's show flies over to V-103". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 45.
  4. ↑ Feder, Robert (October 8, 1996). "New Channel 2 boss will need lots of luck". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 33.
  5. ↑ Kirk, Jim (June 29, 1999). "'Up 'N Running' Outpaces Rival" . Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on April 5, 2025. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ Feder, Robert (October 22, 1999). "Rosty's misfortune part of 'American Life'". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 59.
  7. ↑ [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ Feder, Robert (September 7, 2000). "Rock 'n' Roll talk show outgrows WXRT host". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 39.
  9. ↑ Feder, Robert (August 9, 2001). "We'll see if new Ch. 2 slogan works for them". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 57.
  10. ↑ Feder, Robert (February 27, 2002). "Radio stars match wits on 'The Weakest Link'". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 59.
  11. ↑ Feder, Robert (June 12, 2002). "Oprah trades reruns for new 'vibing party'". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 71.
  12. ↑ Feder, Robert (January 10, 2006). "Weekend shuffle bumps couple off anchor desk". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 63.
  13. ↑ Feder, Robert (August 14, 2007). "Anchor pageant - Channel 2 looks inside to find replacement for weekend news anchor". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 43.
  14. ↑ Feder, Robert (September 21, 2007). "Political correct - Feeling heat from Hispanic activists, Channel 2 promotes weekend anchor". Chicago Sun-Times . p. 59.
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