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Overview
Leah Hope is a reporter covering special investigations at WLS-TV, the ABC station in Chicago. She has been at WLS-TV since 1997.
She started out as a general assignment reporter at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland. Her career has also included KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon (weekend evening anchor and reporter) and WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her reporting has focused on special investigations.
Honors include Emmy for the special “9/11/02 The New Homeland”, Emmy for reporting during the 2012 NATO Summit and several Peter Lisagor Awards. Hope studied at Syracuse University (B.S. in Broadcast Journalism/Political Science).
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- Judy HsuCo-anchor of 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts
- Karen JordanWeekend news co-anchor
- Ravi BaichwalCo-anchor of 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts and reporter
- Rob HughesWeekend evening anchor and weekday reporter
- Cheryl BurtonAnchor of 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts
- Diane PathieuTraffic anchor and fill-in morning news anchor
- Hosea SandersNews anchor, entertainment reporter and program host
- Mark RiveraWeekend morning news anchor and reporter
- Rob ElgasAnchor of 10 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. newscasts
- Samantha ChatmanWeekend morning anchor and consumer investigative reporter
- Tanja BabichMorning and midday news anchor
- Terrell BrownMorning and 11 a.m. anchor
- Val WarnerMorning anchor and Windy City Weekend co-host
Meteorologists
- Cheryl ScottMeteorologist
- Greg DutraWeekend evening news meteorologist
- Jaisol MartinezMorning news weekend meteorologist
- Larry MowryMeteorologist, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. weekday newscasts
- Mark McGinnisFill-in meteorologist for all newscasts
- Tracy ButlerMeteorologist, ABC 7 News This Morning
Sports
- Dionne MillerWeekend sports anchor and reporter
- Ryan ChiaveriniLead sports anchor
Reporters
- Cate CauguiranGeneral assignment reporter
- Craig WallPolitical reporter
- Eric HorngGeneral assignment reporter
- Evelyn HolmesGeneral assignment reporter
- Gabe FerrisGeneral assignment reporter
- Jasmine MinorReporter focusing on race and culture stories
- Jason KnowlesConsumer investigative reporter
- John GarciaGeneral assignment reporter
- Maher KawashMulti-skilled journalist
- Michelle GallardoGeneral assignment reporter
- Sarah SchulteGeneral assignment reporter
- Stephanie WadeMorning reporter and fill-in traffic anchor
- Tre WardReporter
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Leah Hope at a glance
- Role
- Reporter covering special investigations
- Station
- WLS-TV (ABC)
- At the station since
- 1997
- TV market
- Chicago, IL
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