Suzanne Le Mignot Biography|Profile
Suzanne Le Mignot is a skilled American journalist currently working at CBS2-WBBM-TV as an anchor. She serves as CBS2 Chicago’s weekend news morning anchor and weekday reporter.
Le Mignot is a multi-lingual and speaks several foreign languages including Spanish, French, Serbian, and Patois (a Jamaican dialect). She graduated with honors from the University of South Florida with a B.A. in Mass Communications. Le Mignot has a daughter and lives in Chicago.
Suzanne Le Mignot Age
How old is Le Mignot? She is 52 years old as of 2023. Le Mignot was born on January 25, 1970, in Chicago, USA. She celebrates her birthday on the 25th of January every year.
Suzanne Le Mignot Education
She graduated with honors from the University of South Florida with a B.A. in Mass Communications.
Suzanne Le Mignot Height|Weight
She stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 60kgs.
Suzanne Le Mignot 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.
Suzanne Le Mignot Husband|Married
She likes to keep her personal life private, hence she has not disclosed information about whether she is in a relationship or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Suzanne Le Mignot Children
She has one daughter but she has not disclosed information about her. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Suzanne Le Mignot Career
Le Mignot joined CBS2 News in 1995 as a freelance reporter and became a full-time reporter in 1999. She has covered a wide variety of stories, with a particular concentration on community-related events, including serving as a news correspondent for CBS2′s Southside neighborhood newsroom from 1999-2000. Before joining the station, Le Mignot was a news anchor and reporter for WBBM-AM Newsradio 780 (1994-99). She was a news anchor and reporter at WGN-AM (1996) and at WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee (1995-96), before returning to WBBM-AM in 1996.
Le Mignot served as a news anchor and reporter in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (1991-92) at Radio and Television Serbia, Trecan Kanal, and NTV Studio B television stations. She started her broadcasting career at WUSF-TV in Tampa, Florida, as a production assistant and associate producer (1989-93). Additionally, she served as an anchor at the student-run radio station, WBUL, and served as a correspondent for the Tampa Tribune as well as Tampa-based Urban Business Magazine.
Le Mignot was honored by The Associated Press in the hard news feature category for her investigative report entitled “Tracking Your Security” in 2007. Her investigation uncovered that bomb-sniffing dogs at Chicago’s Metra train stations could not detect the passing scent of explosives. As a result of that story, Illinois passed a law that requires dog handlers to undergo 180 hours of rigorous training and to pass a new state exam. The report also earned her a Peter Lisagor Award in the in-depth reporting or series category and a Herman Kogan Award from the Chicago Bar Association. Her reports in 2002 on a building with 35 tenants without heat changed the way heat shut-offs are conducted in the City of Chicago during the winter.
Suzanne Le Mignot Awards
Le Mignot has won several other industry awards. They include a local and national Emmy for her breaking news reports on the Blue Line derailment (2008); a local and national Emmy Award for her breaking news reports about the death of Pope John Paul II (2005); the Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Award (1997); two Peter Lisagor Awards (1994 and 1996) and the National Association of Black Journalists Leadership Award, while a student (1993).
Le Mignot is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a Board Member of the National Association of Black Journalists Chicago Chapter. She has worked as a mentor and volunteer at Bunche Elementary School in Chicago’s Englewood community. Le Mignot regularly held workshops and planned field trips centered on building self-esteem for young girls. Moreover, she has served on the Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana.
Additionally, Le Mignot is on the Board of Directors of PAWS Chicago, the largest no-kill animal shelter in the Midwest. She has helped set up the first humane education program with PAWS in 2003. PAWS visits Chicago area schools, using the program to teach elementary school children about the importance of nurturing animals. The program is used by the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago. Le Mignot has served on the Board of Directors of the Better Boys Foundation. The organization provides educational assistance to boys and girls in the North Lawndale community on Chicago’s west side.
CBS2 Colleagues
Jim Williams
Joe Donlon
Suzanne Le Mignot
Dana Kozlov
Albert Ramon
Suzanne Le Mignot Achievements
Le Mignot received the National Civil Rights Library 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in journalism. She was inducted into the National Civil Rights Hall of Fame in 2017. In the same year, she also received the “We Dream in Color” Michelle Obama Humanitarian Award for her reports that led to positive change in the lives of those who have endured challenging times.
Le Mignot also won first place in the Chicago Journalists Association Sarah Brown Boyden Award Competition in the Public Service category for her “Misidentified Man” series of reports in 2019.
The day before Le Mignot received the award, Senate Bill SB2309 was introduced on November 14, 2019. The bill would make fingerprinting and DNA testing mandatory in John and Jane Doe cases in Illinois. In 2021 she became the recipient of The Shantieya Smith “We Fight for Her Award” by MOVE and YOVE (Mothers Opposed to Violence Everywhere and Youth Opposed to Violence Everywhere) for her reports bringing attention to missing and murdered black girls and women in Chicago. On top of that, she was also chosen by Better Magazine in 2021 as one of the top 10 Black Women of Impact in Chicago and chosen by the America Nation Multicultural World Foundation as the 2021 Multicultural Woman of the Year.
Le Mignot has also served as a Trustee of the Ray Graham Association for People with Disabilities, an organization that supports children and adults with developmental disabilities in DuPage and Cook counties. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Lifeline Humanitarian Organization. The group provides medical supplies and aid for war orphans throughout former Yugoslavia. She is also on the Advisory Council for Smile Train, an organization that provides life-saving cleft-palate surgery for children in need around the world.
Suzanne Le Mignot 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.
Who is Suzanne Le Mignot?
She is a skilled American journalist currently working at CBS2-WBBM-TV as an anchor. She serves as CBS2 Chicago’s weekend news morning anchor and weekday reporter.
How old is Suzanne Le Mignot?
She is 52 years old as of 2023. Le Mignot was born on January 25, 1970, in Chicago, USA. She celebrates her birthday on the 25th of January every year.
Is Suzanne Le Mignot married?
She likes to keep her personal life private, hence she has not disclosed information about whether she is in a relationship or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Where does Suzanne Le Mignot Live?
She lives in Chicago with her daughter.
