Jackie Bange Biography
Jackie Bange is an American Award-winning Journalist working for WGN News at Nine. She joined the WGN – TV News in August 1993 as a News Reporter and anchor from January 1995 to October 1995. Before Joining WGN News, Jackie was a general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WMAQ-TV in Chicago.
Jackie Bange Age
Jackie Bange was born on September 8, 1961, in the United States. She is 62 years old and celebrates her birthday on September 8 every year.
Jackie Bange Height
Jackie is 5 ft 7 in/1.7 m tall.
Jackie Bange Education
Jackie Bange Graduated with Distinction from the University of Florida, where she received her post-baccalaureate degree in Telecommunications
Jackie Bange Family
Her father was a news anchor in Miami, Florida, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Her mother was a weather girl in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Jackie Bange Husband
Jackie is happily married to her husband George Strickland. The couple has three children. In her free time, she loves skydiving and athletic training. She has also completed seven Triathlons.
Jackie Bange Salary
Jackie Bange receives an annual average salary of $49,029 per year. This is according to WGN News anchors/reporters’ salaries.
Jackie Bange Net Worth
Jackie has an estimated Net Worth ranging between $1 million. Her career as a News Reporter is her primary source of income.
Jackie Bange Career
Jackie Bange is an American Award-winning Journalist working for WGN News at Nine. She joined the WGN – TV News in August 1993 as a News Reporter and anchor from January 1995 to October 1995. Before Joining WGN News, Jackie was a general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WMAQ-TV in Chicago.
Jackie also served as a reporter and noon anchor for WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida. She has also covered and Reported from exotic international locales, including Africa and Paris, France.
After Hurricane Katrina, Jackie also brought Chicagoland “Into the Darkness,” a story profiling two local pilots and their crew who were the first to arrive in New Orleans and help rescue hundreds of stranded residents. Utilizing night-vision goggles, Jackie recreated the rescue for viewers, and “Into the Darkness” won the Illinois Associated Press award: Best Hard News Feature.
Jackie has also won awards such as a Best Feature Reporting Emmy in 1999 for her series on attaining the world record for the largest skydive formation. She also won the Peter Lisagor aAwardin 2009 for Hard News and In-Depth Reporting by helping a widow “get justice” for her husband who was killed by a suspected drunk driver.
She has also worked with Elmhurst College’s Mentor Program for students interested in the field of journalism. She also serves on the board of Michael Matters, an organization created to help those fighting brain cancer. She is also involved in fundraising efforts for A Safe Place, a domestic violence prevention organization in Lake County.
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