Lauren Jiggetts
General Assignment Reporter
Updated 11:35 PM CST, Tue, Jul 28, 2009
Lauren Jiggetts joined NBC5 Chicago as a general assignment reporter in January 2007. Prior to joining NBC5 Chicago, Jiggetts served as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for WLVI-TV (Boston's CW).
Prior to joining Boston's CW, she worked as an anchor/reporter for the award-winning "Channel One News" in Los Angeles, Calif. The daily 12-minute newscast is sent via satellite to 12,000 middle and high schools nationwide. Jiggetts began her broadcasting career in the public affairs office at MTV Studios in New York City, where she worked on its Emmy award-winning anti-discrimination campaign. She also interned in the newsrooms of WFLD-TV and Chicago Land Television. Jiggetts is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Jiggetts graduated cum laude from Harvard University and she is a graduate of Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. She grew up in the North Suburbs of Chicago.
In 2007, Lauren was the recipient of the Community Partnership Award from Spertus College.
Lauren's father, Dan, is a former Chicago Bear and current Chicago Sportscaster
E-mail Lauren at Lauren.Jiggetts@nbcuni.com
First Published: Oct 1, 2008 1:46 PM CST
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