Lauren Pastrana Biography|Profile
Lauren Pastrana is a skilled American journalist currently working at CBS 4-WFOR as an anchor. She is the co-anchor of CBS4 News weeknights at 5, 6, 7, and 11 p.m. Pastrana joined the station in April 2012 as a reporter. She is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in television, radio, and web-based news reporting.
Lauren Pastrana Age
How old is Pastrana? She is around 35 years old as of 2024. Pastrana was born on February 3, in Miami, USA. Her year of birth is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available.
Lauren Pastrana Education
She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida, where she received the Four-Year Scholar Award, a distinction bestowed to those who graduate at the top of their class.
Lauren Pastrana Height|Weight
She stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 55kgs.
Lauren Pastrana Family
She was born in the united state, however, she has not revealed information regarding her family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Lauren Pastrana Husband|Married
She is happily married to her beloved husband named J.C. The love birds met at a club on South Beach. Pastrana says she was instantly drawn to her husband’s smile and they danced the night away. Though she was going to college in New Jersey, the couple still stayed in touch.
Lauren Pastrana Children
Together with her husband, they are blessed with two wonderful children; a son called Jordan and a daughter called Gianela. She has not disclosed information about her children. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Lauren Pastrana Career
Pastrana believes everyone has a story to tell. She loves to share them in the community where she grew up. At the time she first became a member of the CBS4 family, Pastrana was also doing double duty as the morning news anchor at Newsradio 610 WIOD.
After many sleepless months, Pastrana became a full-time weekday evening reporter on CBS4. Notably, she worked as the anchor of CBS4 News This Morning for five years. On top of anchoring the morning show, she launched on-air franchises including “Lauren’s List” and “South Florida Survivors,” helped get pets adopted in her weekly “Dogs in the City” segment, and chatted about sports daily during “Talkin’ With Joe.” Additionally, she has helped lead CBS4’s coverage of historic events including hurricanes, elections, the death of Fidel Castro, the coronavirus pandemic, and the social justice protests of 2020.
As a Miami native, Pastrana returned to South Florida from WINK-TV, the CBS affiliate in Fort Myers, where she was as a reporter and fill-in anchor. Prior to her stint in Southwest Florida, she was a reporter and afternoon news anchor at WIOD where she covered everything from Super Bowl XLIV to local political corruption. Additionally, she also spent a season as an in-stadium reporter for the show “Miami Dolphins Game Day Live.”
Pastrana graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida, where she received the Four-Year Scholar Award, a distinction bestowed to those who graduate at the top of their class. While in Gainesville, she anchored and reported for WUFT-TV and was part of the team responsible for launching a Spanish-language web-based news service targeting Alachua and the surrounding counties titled AM850: Noticias en Español. When she is not working, Pastrana enjoys reading and spending time with her husband, son Jordan, daughter Gianela and their dog Daisy.
CBS4 Colleagues
Eliott Rodriguez
Lauren Pastrana
Marybel Rodriguez
Kendis Gibson
Karli Barnett
Najahe Sherman
Jim Berry
Mike Cugno
Harry Cicma
Steven “Goldie” Goldstein
Kim Bokamper
Lissette Gonzalez
Dave Warren
Jennifer Correa
Ivan Cabrera
Lauren Pastrana salary |Net Worth
She has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which she earns from her broadcasting career.
