Sylvia Perez
| Sylvia Perez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 17, 1961 Lawton, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation | News Anchor at ABC 7 (1989-2013) |
| Years active | 1986-present |
Sylvia Perez (born November 17, 1961) is an American news anchor, based in Chicago. She currently anchors the weekend editions of Good Day Chicago on WFLD-TV. She formerly co-anchored the 11am newscast on Chicago's WLS-TV with Linda Yu. She was also the station's "Healthbeat" reporter covering daily health and medical investigative stories for the 4pm and 10pm newscasts. Ms. Perez first joined ABC 7 in June 1989. On June 20, 2013, Sylvia was released from WLS-TV after 24 years with the station because they decided to cancel the 11am newscast. The 11am news she anchored with Linda Yu was cancelled in September in favor of Windy City Live (WCL), which moved to the timeslot after Live with Kelly and Michael moved to the 9am slot from WGN-TV.
Prior to joining ABC7, Sylvia worked in Houston and Amarillo, Texas. She also worked in Oklahoma where she won several awards for her reporting. Sylvia's interest in medical reporting came when she worked at KPRC-TV in Houston, where she also became the weekend co-anchor. She still does that while in Chicago. Ms Perez is the youngest of five children, and an "army brat," the highlight of her career came when covering the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. There she followed an Illinois veteran back to Hawaii to visit the USS Arizona where his brother and many other American war heroes died.
After leaving ABC7, Perez formed her own production company, Sylvia Perez Productions, where she offers video trainings, media coaching and other media services to non-profits around the Chicago area. In September 2016, media critic Robert Feder announced on his blog Template:Sylvia Perez that Perez had been hired to anchor the weekend morning newscasts on WFLD-TV. She also reports for the daily 9 p.m. newscast.
Ms. Perez graduated from the University of Oklahoma School of Journalism. She currently resides in the suburbs of Chicago with her family.