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

Early life and education

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

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. 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.

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. She also worked briefly as a news anchor at WGN-AM in Chicago before rejoining WBBM in late 1996.

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, when she became WBBM-TV's correspondent for Chicago's South Side and south suburbs. 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.

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. However, she signed a new contract in June 2002 and returned to the station.

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.

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.

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.

Personal

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

References

  1. http://cbs2chicago.com/slideshows/20.316139.html?spid=2&rid=14
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  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 (1999-06-29). "'Up 'N Running' Outpaces Rival". Chicago Tribune.
  6. Feder, Robert (October 22, 1999). "Rosty's misfortune part of 'American Life'". Chicago Sun-Times. p. 59.
  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.
  15. "cbs2chicago.com - Suzanne Le Mignot". 2008-09-19. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

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