Lauren Pastrana Biography
Lauren Pastrana is an American Anchor and Reporter working as an Evening News Anchor at CBS4 Miami at 5, 6, 7, and 11 pm. She joined the station in April 2012 as a News Reporter and was promoted to Morning News Anchor in September 2015. She assumed her current role as Evening News Anchor in May 2020. Before joining her current station she worked as a Reporter in WINK News in Fort Myers, Florida.
Education
Lauren joined Dade Christian School in 1990 and graduated in 2002. She later joined Pine Crest School and graduated in 2005. Her next stop was the University of Florida where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication in 2008. While at UF, Lauren was awarded the Four-Year Scholar Award, a distinction bestowed to those who graduate at the top of their class.
Lauren Pastrana Career
Lauren currently works as a co-anchor of CBS News Miami on weeknights at 5, 6, 7, and 11 p.m. She joined the station in April 2012 as a reporter and is an Emmy-nominated, multimedia journalist with experience in television, radio, and web-based news reporting.
When Lauren first became a CBS News Miami family member, she was also doing double duty as the morning news anchor at Newsradio 610 WIOD. She believes everyone has a story to tell and she loves to share them in the community where she grew up. After many months of very limited sleep, Lauren became a full-time weekday evening reporter on CBS News Miami.
Lauren also served as the anchor of CBS News Miami’s morning newscast for five years. During this time, she launched on-air franchises including Lauren’s List and South Florida Survivors, helped get pets adopted in her weekly Dogs in the City segment, and chatted about sports daily during Talkin’ With Joe.
Lauren has helped lead CBS News Miami’s coverage of historic events including several hurricanes, elections, the death of Fidel Castro, the coronavirus pandemic, the social justice protests of 2020, and the arraignment of former President Donald Trump. She produced, wrote, and hosted the CBS News Miami special “Illuminating Alzheimer’s” to shed light on a disease impacting millions of Americans, including her own family.
Before joining her current station she worked at WINK-TV, the CBS affiliate in Fort Myers, where she was a reporter and fill-in anchor. Before that, she was a reporter and afternoon news anchor at WIOD where she covered everything from Super Bowl XLIV to local political corruption. She has also worked as a reporter and anchor at WUFT-TV.
At CBS4, Pastrana works alongside the following;
- Jim Berry
- Teri Hornstein
- Chelsea Jones
- Keith Jones
- Betty Nguyen
- Eliott Rodriguez
- Marybel Rodriguez
- Najahe Sherman
- Kim Bokamper
- Harry Cicma
Parents | Family
Pastrana was born and brought up in the United States, however, information concerning her parents and siblings is not yet verified, we will therefore not talk about them for now.
Lauren Pastrana Age
Pastrana’s age is not available in the public domain so far, but she seems to be about 30 years old.
Husband
Lauren is happily married to her husband JC Pastrana. They are blessed with two children a son named Jordan and a daughter named Gianela. When off her duties, Lauren enjoys reading, watching baseball, and spending time with her husband and children.
Lauren Pastrana Salary
Pastrana’s salary ranges between $20,000 and $55,000.
Net Worth
Pastrana has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million. Her primary source of income is working as a Journalist.
Social Media Platforms
Pastrana is very active on social media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. She has over 11.1k followers on Instagram, over 71k followers on Facebook, and 9.2k followers on Twitter.
Lauren Pastrana Height
Pastrana stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Quick Facts About Lauren
- Age: Lauren has not shared detailed information about her current age
- Marital Status: She is happily married to her husband JC Pastrana
- Children: Lauren is blessed with two children, a son named Jordan and a daughter named Gianela
- Net Worth: She has an estimated annual salary of between $1 Million and $5 Million
- Salary: Lauren receives an estimated annual salary of between $20, 000 and $50, 000
- Nationality: She is an American
- Height: Lauren stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches