Sylvia Perez
| Sylvia Perez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 17, 1961 Lawton, Oklahoma |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation | News Anchor at ABC 7 (1989-2013) |
| Years active | 1986-present |
Sylvia Perez (born November 17, 1961) is an American news anchor, former co-anchor for the 11am newscast on Chicago's WLS-TV with Linda Yu. She was also the station's "Healthbeat" reporter covering daily health and medical investigative stories for the 4pm and 10pm newscasts. Ms. Perez first joined ABC 7 in June 1989. On June 20, 2013, Sylvia was released from WLS-TV after 24 years with the station because they decided to cancel the 11am newscast. The 11am news she anchored with Linda Yu was cancelled in September in favor of Windy City Live (WCL), which moved to the timeslot after Live with Kelly and Michael moved to the 9am slot from WGN-TV.
Prior to joining ABC7, Sylvia worked in Houston and Amarillo, Texas. She also worked in Oklahoma where she won several awards for her reporting. Sylvia's interest in medical reporting came when she worked at KPRC-TV in Houston, where she also became the weekend co-anchor. She still does that while in Chicago. Ms Perez is the youngest of five children, and an "army brat," the highlight of her career came when covering the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. There she followed an Illinois veteran back to Hawaii to visit the USS Arizona where his brother and many other American war heroes died. Ms. Perez graduated from the University of Oklahoma School of Journalism. She currently resides in the suburbs of Chicago with her family.