Susan Carlson (born November 24, 1969)[1] is an American former broadcast journalist and news anchor.
Susan Carlson | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 24, 1969 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Loyola University (BA) Roosevelt University (MA) |
| Occupation | Broadcast journalist |
| Years active | 1991-2020 |
| Television | WGN-TV (1995-2002) WBBM-TV (2002-2013) WMAQ-TV (2013-2020) |
Early life and education
editSusan Carlson was born in November 1969[1] and grew up in Dolton, Illinois.[2] She attended Seton Academy in South Holland, Illinois, before earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Loyola University Chicago, where she graduated magna cum laude.[2] She received a Master of Arts degree in journalism from Roosevelt University.[3]
Career
editCarlson began her career as a radio reporter and morning show anchor for WXLC and WKRS. She later became the news director of Shadow Traffic and broadcast news and traffic reports for WTMX, WILV, WJMK, and WSCR. She became a television traffic reporter for WGN-TV in Chicago in 1995 and worked there until 2002, when she took a job with WBBM-TV, eventually becoming co-anchor of the morning news.[4]
Carlson left WBBM in 2013 and took a position with WMAQ-TV, becoming an anchor for that station in 2014. She left WMAQ in 2020 and announced plans to become an audiobook narrator and voiceover artist.[4]
Carlson has received five local Emmy Awards (two for her work as a traffic reporter and three for her coverage of the Chicago Marathon), an Edward R. Murrow Award for "Best News Feature," and the Chicagoland Achievement in Radio Award for "Best News Reporter."[5] In 2001, she was a media witness at the execution of Timothy McVeigh.[5]
Personal life
editCarlson is divorced.[6] In 2015, she adopted a 4-year-old girl from India.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "CBS 2 Chicago: Susan Carlson". 2004-09-07. Archived from the original on 2004-09-07. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
- ^ a b "Susan Carlson - Chicago". Chicago. Chicago Tribune Media Group. July 2007. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Feder, Robert (April 1, 2014). "Susan Carlson moves up to full-time at NBC 5". www.robertfeder.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Costello, Colin (September 24, 2020). "Susan Carlson leaves NBC-5 to focus on family". Reel Chicago. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "WBBM-TV Releases Susan Carlson". chicagoradioandmedia.com. May 17, 2013. Archived from the original on May 10, 2014 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Carlson, Susan (October 2015). "About Susan Carlson". suddenlysinglemomblog.com.
- ^ Feder, Robert (December 28, 2014). "Susan Carlson segues to parenthood". Daily Herald.