LeeAnn Trotter is a feature reporter covering Arts and Culture and events happening around the Chicago area. She's also a regular contributor to NBC 5’s "Making a Difference" segments.
The Chicago native joined NBC 5 in December 2005 after working at CLTV for eight years. There, she anchored the weekend news and hosted the award-winning entertainment show, "Metromix: The TV Show," which earned her a local Emmy and several nominations for Best On Camera Performance.
Prior to working at CLTV, she was the News and Public Affairs Director at WUSN-FM, where she reported news on the morning show and hosted, "Chicago Up Close," a weekly public affairs show. She also worked briefly at Fox News and WGN Radio. LeeAnn began her broadcasting career at WBBM Newsradio 780, where she held numerous positions, including production manager and traffic reporter.
LeeAnn graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, and attended high school at the Latin School of Chicago.
E-mail LeeAnn at LeeAnn.Trotter@nbcuni.com
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Clear the Shelters: One woman's plea to reduce high euthanasia rates
As euthanasia rates for animals continue to rise, one woman is pleading for change as Chicago’s municipal shelter is under the spotlight, NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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Black Restaurant Week highlights minority-owned establishments across Chicago, US
Garifuna Flava in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood has been offering a taste of Belizean cuisine ever since it opened 15 years ago. The restaurant, located at 2518 W. 63rd St., is just one many being highlighted as part of Black Restaurant Week, which runs through Sunday, Sept. 24. “My wife loves to cook,” said owner Rhodel, “Rhodee,” Castillo. “We were…
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New art exhibition at UIC explores societal responses to climate change
Visual artist Cydney Lewis has always been concerned about our planet. A lot of the materials she ends up using are found while walking throughout her neighborhood. “I know that the climate is changing, and it’s going to change, and it’s really about how are we going to be resilient and adapt to the change,” Lew said. She is...
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Beauty with a Purpose: Empowering the next generation of beauty professionals
Students at Pivot Point Academy in Bloomingdale are eager to learn how to grow their beauty careers, and Mireya Villarreal, founder of the Pink Pewter Foundation, and Julie Hightower, founder of the Daisie Foundation, want to help them do that.
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Dance for Life showcase aims to aid dancers struggling to pay medical bills
When Mackenzie King started Moonwater Dance Project five years ago, she did so, in part, to provide more stability to freelance artists. So, this year, she gladly agreed to participate in Dance for Life, an annual benefit to raise funds to help dancers with critical medical needs.
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The Anti-Cruelty Society's biggest adoption event of the year is set for this weekend
Chicago’s Anti-Cruelty Society will waive adoption fees on all of its available animals on Saturday as part of NBC Universal’s month-long Clear The Shelters national campaign. “It’s our largest adoption event of the year, and we are looking to place 100 animals into their forever home,” says Lydia Krupinsky, vice president of mission impact at The Anti-Cruelty Society. There...
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Cooking classes part of summer camp for some Northwest Indiana students
At the YWCA of Northwest Indiana, students are spending part of their summer camp indoors to take part in a new cooking class.
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Touring sculpture exhibition celebrates Greek culture in larger-than-life form
“Hellenic Heads” features six large busts, each one standing a little over six feet tall when adding in the pedestals.
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Tony Bennett leaves behind legacy that has influenced countless jazz singers
With a singing career spanning over 70 years, Tony Bennett inspired jazz singers across generations.
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Ravinia Festival remembers Tony Bennett's long history with Highland Park venue
Tributes are pouring in for legendary singer Tony Bennett, who passed away Friday at the age of 96.
