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Overview
Anita Blanton is an anchor at WFLD, the FOX station in Chicago, on Good Day Chicago. Blanton joined WFLD in 2022.
She started out as a reporter at KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. Her career has also included WAVY-TV10/WVBT FOX43 in Hampton Roads, Virginia, KWTX-TV in Waco, Texas, WRIC-TV in Richmond, Virginia and KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Honors include an Emmy Award and numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Associated Press. Blanton studied at Hampton University (Scripps Howard School) (BA in Broadcast Journalism, Political Science).
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Meteorologists
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- JD RuddMeteorologist; host of Chicago Live Primetime
- Kaitlin CodyMeteorologist
- Mark StrehlMeteorologist
- Mike CaplanMorning meteorologist
Sports
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- Devan KaneyBears reporter and anchor
- Sam PanayotovichSports reporter and host
Reporters
- Bret BuganskiReporter
- Dane PlackoGeneral assignment reporter
- Gabriella PremusReporter
- Jake HamiltonEntertainment reporter
- Joanie LumReporter
- Kasey ChronisReporter
- Se KwonMorning reporter
- Tia EwingReporter
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Anita Blanton at a glance
- Role
- Anchor, Good Day Chicago
- Station
- WFLD (FOX)
- At the station since
- 2022
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
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