Cheryl Burton Biography
Cheryl Burton is a news anchor in the United States. Since 1992, Burton has worked for ABC 7 Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Cheryl co-hosts the station’s 5pm and 10pm newscasts with Alan Krashesky, and she previously co-hosted WCIU-7 TV’s pm news with Hosea Sanders.
Burton went to Lindblom Technical High School, which has since changed its name to Lindblom Math & Science Academy. She received her degree in 1980. She went to the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urban after graduation. She studied biology and psychology here with the aim of studying medicine, but was worried about the cost. She was also a member of the Chicago Bears’ Honey B group as a college cheerleader.
Burton began her career as a child actress on the American children’s television show Romper Room. She then competed on Star Search as a contestant. She went on to host an hour-long cable TV show called Simply Elegant after that. In 1989, she began her career in journalism as a co-anchor on MBR: The Minority Business Report, a nationally distributed weekly show.
Cheryl moved to Peoria, Illinois, the following year to work as a reporter for WMBD-TV. In 1990, she moved to Wichita, Kansas to work as an anchor for KWCH-DT. She joined WLS-TV as a co-anchor and weekend reporter two years later in 1992.
Cheryl has worked as a news anchor for WLS-TV ever since. In addition to reporting, she is a public speaker for students at the Chicago Public Schools.
Cheryl Burton Age
How old is Chery? Burton It is 59 years in 2021. She was born about December 25, 1962, at Provident Hospital in Chicago, United States of America. Furthermore, Cheryl celebrates her birthday on December 10th of every year and her birth sign is Capricorn.
Cheryl Burton Height | Weight
Burton stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches height with a weight of 58 kg. She has a body figure with measurements 35-24-35. Furthermore, she has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Cheryl Burton Family
His mother, Hattie, was a teacher at the Chicago Public Schools. Whereas her father Simpson served in the US Air Force. Sadly, both of her parents passed away. Born on Christmas Day, Cheryl is the fourth of five children in her family. She has three sisters and one brother.
husband Cheryl Burton
From 1986 to 1995, Burton he was married for his ex husbandABC 7 sports reporter Jim Rose. Rose surprised his then-girlfriend with a diamond engagement ring on Friday night before Super Bowl XX in New Orleans, after dating since college. In 1986, the couple got married after a romantic proposal. The marriage, however, did not last long. There were no children born of the marriage. Despite the fact that Cheryl and Rose had to go through an unhappy breakup, they are still friends and get along well.
Cheryl Burton Net Worth
Burton have an estimate net worth of $30 million. Her income is mainly attributed to her successful career as a broadcast journalist. Chery receives an average annual salary of US$ 83,300, according to ABC anchor salaries. As she is one of the former WLS-T employees, she obviously earns a considerable salary.
Cheryl Burton Awards
- She was honored with the Thurgood Marshall Award twice in 2004 and 2005.
- In 2009, she won the Procter & Gamble Award for Outstanding Community Service and the Procter and Gamble Pioneer Award for Community Service.
- Cheryl then won the NABJ (National Association of Black Journalist) Salute to Excellence International and Vernon Jarrett Par Excellence Award in Journalism in 2008.
- Cheryl then won the Sisters in the Spirit Award in 2005. She was the first recipient of the award.
- She was awarded the Russ Ewing Prize in 2004 and 2003. In 2004 for covering the mother-daughter story. The mother donated the kidney to her daughter. In 2003 she received this award for showing the tragic incident of E2 Nightclub.
- In 1998, she won the Kizzy Image and Achievement Award.
- In the year 1997, Burton received the Phenomenal Woman Award.
- In 1995, she received the CABJ award for covering Million Man March.
