Lourdes Duarte

Co-Anchor of WGN Evening News Chicago

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Lourdes Duarte Biography

Lourdes Duarte is co-anchor of WGN Evening News at 4pm. Prior to her role on the evening news, Duarte was co-anchor of the WGN Morning News and a reporter for WGN News at Nine. Duarte came to WGN-TV in September of 2007 as a general assignment reporter for the WGN Midday News, WGN Evening News and WGN News at Nine.

Prior to joining WGN-TV, Duarte worked for three years as a reporter and fill-in anchor for WJBK-TV, the Fox affiliate in Detroit, Michigan. She also spent two years as a reporter for WXIN-TV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched and hosted the station’s public affairs program, “Hoy en Dia,” and anchored daily news cut-ins in Spanish for radio station WEDJ-FM. Duarte was a reporter in Peoria at WHOI-TV and at Metro Networks in Miami, Florida for radio stations WLRN-FM and WTMI-FM. She got her start here in Chicago, working as a freelance reporter for Telemundo.

Duarte is a four time Emmy Award winner. She also received an Emmy nomination for a story on deportation. Duarte and a WGN photographer where aboard the plane that transported undocumented immigrants to their home country.

Duarte also hosts “Adelante Chicago” on WGN. In 2009, she was picked as one of DePaul University’s 14 Under 40 and is on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Communication.

Duarte received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from DePaul University.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/03/2024.

Lourdes Duarte Videos

  • Lourdes Duarte Welcomes 2021 Grads into DePaul Alumni ...
    WGN Anchor & Reporter Lordes Duarte inducts the Class of 2021 into the DePaul Alumni Association."The fact that you've managed all this ...
  • La Mesa Latina 2020: Lourdes Duarte - YouTube
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Lourdes Duarte is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Lourdes Duarte for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Lourdes Duarte generally travels from Chicago, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Alicia Menendez, Olivia Fierro, Samy Nemir Olivares, Ilia Calderon and Dr. Claudia Espinosa. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Lourdes Duarte for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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