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Lauren Baker Bio, WZZM, Age, Husband, Kids, Salary, and Net Worth

Lauren Baker Biography

Lauren Baker is an American multimedia journalist working as an Anchor and Reporter for 13 ON YOUR SIDE in West Michigan.

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Education | Career

Baker has an undergraduate degree in Journalism from Northern Illinois University where she was a student from 2012 to 2016. In addition, she holds a Master of Science degree in Journalism in 2017 from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Baker’s journey began her career as a Student Reporter at Northern Television Center from August 2014 to May 2015 in DeKalb, Illinois. She then joined 89.5 WNIJ & 90.5 WNIU in June 2015 as a Reporting Intern for 3 months. Baker trained as a reporter with experience in broadcasting, producing, and field reporting.

In January 2016 Lauren joined Reality Bytes Film Festival as a Public Relations Assistant where she worked for 5 months. Here she specialized in Media relations. She later joined Medill News Service as a News Reporter between September 2016 and August 2017 in the Washington D.C. Metro Area, where she gained experience in Multimedia Journalism (editing, shooting, writing, and producing).

Lauren commenced her career as a producer in Lansing, Michigan before relocating to Rockford, Illinois where she started her broadcasting career as a weekend anchor at WREX 13 News. Prior to her placement, she was a Video Intern at the Military Times in 2017, where she created social media videos, and military-focused packages as well as Updated the website with interactive videos.

In Rockford, Lauren reported on major events like the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the massive Chemtool chemical plant fire. Through her excellent reporting, Lauren’s team won several awards at the local and national levels such as an Illinois News Broadcasters Association Award for Best Station Award and a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Breaking News Report.

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Lauren comes from Greenville, North Carolina, where she was a morning and midday anchor at WITN. Here she won second place for best anchor in the RTDNAC awards category.

Baker joined the 13 ON YOUR SIDE team in October 2023 as a news anchor and reporter. Lauren reports on weekdays and is a news anchor on the 13 ON YOUR SIDE weekend edition on Saturday and Sunday evenings.

During the week Lauren, writes, shoots, edits, and produces enterprise stories. She also contributes to the station’s website and social media. Thirdly, Baker covers breaking news and performs live shots both on air and on Facebook Live. She serves as a fill-in anchor as well for the station. Further, Lauren is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

Parents | Family

Baker grew up in Northern Illinois, however, information concerning her parents and siblings is not yet verified, so we will not talk about them for now.

Lauren Baker Age

Baker celebrates her birthday on 13th October every year and is about 30 years old but her exact age is not available in the public domain so far.

Husband

Baker has managed to keep a low profile on her love-marital status; thus, it is hard to tell if she is married, dating, or single.

Lauren Baker Salary

Baker’s salary ranges between $50,000 and $100,000.

Net Worth

Baker has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million. Her primary source of income is working as an anchor and reporter.

Social Media Platforms

Baker is very active on social media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. She has over 4,300 followers on Facebook.

Lauren Baker Height

Baker stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.

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