Lucy Bustamante Biography|Profile
Lucy Bustamante is a skilled American journalist currently working at NBC 10 Philadelphia as a morning anchor and breaking news anchor for Telemundo62. She enrolled at Cabrini High School New Orleans, and Bustamante spent time volunteering at the now-closed Cabrini Convent for retired nuns
Lucy Bustamante Age
How old is Bustamante? She is 41 years old as of 2024. Bustamante was born on September 26, 1980, in New Orleans, the United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on 26 September every year.
Lucy Bustamante Education
She enrolled at Cabrini High School New Orleans, and Bustamante spent time volunteering at the now-closed Cabrini Convent for retired nuns in Radnor Township, Delaware County which served as a nursing home for the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart.
Lucy Bustamante Height|Weight
Bustamante stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 60kgs
Lucy Bustamante Family
She is the lovely daughter of Cuban refugees who migrated to the U.S. in 1969 and she is fluent in Spanish. She was born and raised in New Orleans in a home that only spoke Spanish.
Lucy Bustamante Husband|Married
She is happily married to her Navy Veteran husband, hence she has not disclosed information about her husband.
Lucy Bustamante Children
Bustamante and her husband are blessed with four children, hence she has not disclosed information regarding her children.
Lucy Bustamante Career
She is the lovely daughter of Cuban refugees who migrated to the U.S. in 1969 and she is fluent in Spanish. She was born and raised in New Orleans in a home that only spoke Spanish. The skills she learned as a child, of translating between Spanish and English as a first-generation American, formed the foundation for her vibrant role as a bilingual anchor at NBC10 and Telemundo62.
“I am truly working my dream job. I’m not just translating words, but words,” she said. “I’d like to think our work helps communities get beyond language barriers…and facilitates conversations that need to happen in the U.S. and in Philadelphia.”
She enrolled at Cabrini High School New Orleans, and Bustamante spent time volunteering at the now-closed Cabrini Convent for retired nuns in Radnor Township, Delaware County which served as a nursing home for the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart.
“I fell in love with Philly back then and always wanted to return,” she said. “Little did I know then God would put this incredible city back in our path where I get to raise my family.”
Lucy Bustamante NBC 10
Before joining NBC10, she worked as the weekday morning and noon anchor at WVEC-TV in Norfolk, Virginia. At the same time, she also served as a daily weekday morning news anchor for La Selecta 103.3 at WVXX-FM, a Spanish-language radio station. Prior to that, she served as an evening anchor for WWL-TV in New Orleans where she and her coworkers worked three months straight covering the devastation post-Hurricane Katrina.
Additionally, she is a two-time Emmy award winner. She was honored for her work anchoring the explosion of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions plant in South Philly in June 2019. She won several Associated Press awards for best anchor and three regional Edward R. Murrow awards in 2011 for writing a documentary explaining the Affordable Care Act in Virginia. She also received one for breaking news in 2004 in New Orleans and a Peabody Award for coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. prior to that, she took a flight to Cuba to cover the first gubernatorial trade trip between Louisiana and Havana under President Bush. She also has co-hosted LIVE with Regis and Kelly with the late Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa.
Bustamante earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Loyola University. She is passionate about serving the Hispanic/Latinx community and serving military families. She is the former and founding President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and has been involved with the Naval Officers Spouses Association as well as the NBC Universal Veterans network. Bustamante lives in Havertown with her Navy Veteran husband and four children.
Lucy Bustamante 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 earned from her broadcasting career.
Lucy Bustamante Social Media Platforms
Bustamante is very active on social media platforms and has over 7.2k followers on Twitter, 4k followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.
