Lauren Jiggetts Growing Career, Her Married Life With Her Husband Patrick Brian Donovan And Their Children; Let’s Find More About The TV Anchor

Published on August 2, 2017 | Published By: Frances West | In Child , Married , Relationship

The very popular and talented Lauren Jiggetts is one of the top TV anchors in Chicago.
At the present time, she serves as a general assignment reporter for WMAQ-TV, the NBC station in Chicago.
Jiggetts was between several high-profile personalities who have intentionally left NBC 5 in recent years.

Being the daughter of the host and an analyst on Comcast SportsNet Chicago maybe it’s her gene.

But she has achieved fame with all her hard work and talents.

Let’s find out more about the talented TV Anchor Lauren Jiggetts.

Source: Robert Fedder (Former NBC 5 anchor Lauren Jiggetts)

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The career path of the Tv anchor Lauren Jiggetts

At the beginning of her career path, she first worked as a reporter and as an anchor for the award-winning ‘Channel One News in Los Angeles.

The daily 12-minute newscast was sent via satellite to twelve thousand middle and high school universal.

Furthermore, she also covered national news and reported a wide range of stories from the United Nations. It included the Super Bowl, Hurricane Isabel, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Source: Robert Fedder (TV Anchor Lauren Jiggetts ) — Source: Robert Fedder (TV Anchor Lauren Jiggetts)

Afterward, she began her broadcasting career in public affairs at MTV Studios in New York City. Lauren also worked on the company’s anti-discrimination campaign and also interned in the newsrooms of WFLD-TV and CLTV.

Followingly, she joined NBC5 Chicago as a general assignment reporter in January 2007. Meanwhile, she started serving as the station’s weekend evening co-anchor.

Before she joined NBC5 Chicago, Lauren worked as a reporter and also a fill-in anchor for WLVI-TV.

We all know that hard work obviously pays off. Likewise, her hard work and talent are also worth it as she got an award for a regional Emmy.

Lauren got the award for her remarkable benefaction to NBC 5’s team coverage of the Chicago marathon in 2009. Moreover, in 2007, she was the recipient of the Community Partnership Award from Spertus College.

Married life of Lauren Jiggetts

There are very few people who can take their professional and personal life side by side and Lauren is one of them. She is happily married to Patrick Brian Donovan.

The couple tied the knot in August 2009 at the Village Presbyterian Church in Northbrook, Ill. Her husband Patrick is a research analyst at Pyramis Global Advisors, a unit of Fidelity Investments, in Smithfield, R.I. He makes stock recommendations on companies in the energy sector.

There is a certain point where every love story begins. The lovebirds met at Harvard, from which they graduated. The pair is now blessed with their first baby.

Lauren gave birth to a son named Brendan. Their happiness was clearly flowing while sharing the news with her husband.

Although she is too busy with her work and her family she also takes out some time for herself. In her free time, she loves cycling, running, reading, and appending time with her family.

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Short bio on Lauren Jiggetts

Lauren Jiggetts is an American TV anchor. She is a general assignment reporter for WMAQ-TV, the NBC station in Chicago. More bio…

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