Sylvia Perez Biography | Wikipedia
Sylvia Perez is an American broadcast journalist currently serving as the main news anchor of the weekday edition and Good Day Chicago on FOX 32 WFLD News since 2016. Previously, she served as a co-anchor and reporter for WLS TV ABC 7 News with Linda Yu for five years. Perez also appeared as a weekend anchor and investigative reporter for KPRC TV based in Houston, Texas. she co-hosted Linda Yu’s show known as Windy City Live (WCL) before it was officially canceled.
Sylvia Perez Education
Perez finished her elementary and high school studies at a local high school situated in Laton, Oklahoma. She then graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and communications from the University of Oklahoma School of journalism
Sylvia Perez Age
How old is Sylvia? Perez is 63 years old as of 2024. She was born Sylvia E. Perez on November 17, 1961, in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. Her birthday is celebrated on 17th November every year. Her zodiac birth sign is Scorpio. READ: Mark Strehl
Sylvia Perez Nationality and Ethnicity
Perez holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. She was born and brought up in the northern suburbs of Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. She is of white ethnicity/heritage/ ancestry.
Sylvia Perez Height | Body Measurements
Sylvia stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m). She also maintains an average body weight of around 60 kilograms (132 Ibs). However, information regarding Perez’s other body measurements is currently under review. She has long dark brown hair and her eyes are blue.
Sylvia Perez Family
Perez was born and raised in a quiet and simple neighborhood situated in Lawton, Oklahoma. She grew up as the youngest child in a family of five children. Thus, Sylvia has four other siblings. However, information regarding her mother and father is currently not yet available. She is known for keeping family details away from the public. More information about Sylvia’s parents and siblings will be updated once it is confirmed available. READ: Terrell Carter
Sylvia Perez Husband | Daniel Blasdell
Is Sylvia Married? Perez is currently married to her husband, Daniel Blasdell with whom she met when she was working in Houston, Texas. Her husband, Daniel is a former member of the Chicago Board of Trade and a United States Army veteran. The two love birds exchanged vows in front of close friends and family at a wonderful wedding occasion that was held back in 1992. Together the couple is blessed with two beautiful daughters. As of 2021, Sylvia and Daniel have been married for close to 29 years.
Sylvia Perez Daughters
Perez and her husband share two wonderful daughters. Their first-born daughter is Liana Blasdell who was born in August 1995. Two years later, they welcomed their second daughter Magali Blasdell in November 1997.
Sylvia Perez Salary
Perez working as a Broadcast Journalist and correspondent for FOX 32 WFLD News based in Chicago, earns an annual salary ranging from $75,000 – $150,000.
Sylvia Perez Net Worth
Perez is an American FOX 32 News anchor and entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $2 million. READ: Susan Raff
Sylvia Perez Company
Aside from her work on FOX 32, Sylvia runs her own production company known as the Sylvia Perez Production Company. The company was formed immediately after Sylvia announced her departure from ABC 7 News, She also won a $2.4 million mansion in Hinsdale, Illinois where she lives with her husband and kids.
Sylvia Perez FOX 32 | Good Day Chicago
Perez currently serves as the main news anchor of Good Day Chicago on FOX 32 WFLD News based in Chicago, Illinois. She also co-anchors all the weekday news segments on the station since October 2016. Before FOX 32, Perez appeared as a co-anchor on WLS ABC 7 News alongside Linda YU. The two became known for covering daily health updates and delivering major investigative stories.
Prior to her work on ABC 7, Sylvia also worked in Houston, Texas and Oklahoma where she earned a number of awards because of her incredible reports. Her main focus at this time was on topics and updates that focused on Health and Medicine. Perez’s passion for Medical reporting first began when she was working for KPRC News based in Houston. She got her first big break as a successful journalist after her coverage of the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor was watched and talked about across the United States.
Sylvia’s award-winning report featured her following the life of an Illinois Veteran who was visiting the USS Arizona to see the grave of his brother and other veterans who died as heroes. Sylvia is currently maintaining her position on FOX 32 since 2016. She left ABC 7 in 2015 after working there for close to thirty years. Additionally, Perez is the main founder and CEO of her own production company based in Chicago.
