Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Valerie Castro is a New York based reporter who works for WLNY TV1055 and CBS New York.
- Charming and charismatic, Castro has received an Emmy award for her journalism and continues to build a strong and dedicated fan base as the years go by.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Valerie was born and raised in Colorado and has lived in other countries including the Netherlands and England.
- Parents : Her mother is of Colombian heritage.
- Castro is married to Chris Mosher & they were married in Colorado in a beautiful Rock Mountain ceremony.
- Instead of doing the traditional champagne toast at the wedding reception, they opted instead to toast with Aguardiente, a liquid which is Colombia’s national drink. This was a nice tribute to Castro’s mother’s lineage.
- Education : She attended the University of Colorado Boulder where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism.
TV Career : Salary and Net Worth
- During her college years, Castro worked as an intern in New York at ABC News as part of their Primetime and 20/20 team.
- After graduating from college, Valerie moved to Farmington, New Mexico, where she worked in the Four Corners region as a part of the KOB-TV team. She worked as a Backpack Journalist, carrying out all her duties by herself from carrying camera equipment to reporting, shooting video, anchoring and editing her own footage.
- Castro then moved to Denver, Colorado, and joined the KCNC-TV team for a five year period between 2009 and 2014. There, she worked as a reporter and covered a lot of high-profile bulletins that included winter snowstorms, floods, and history-making wildfires. She also covered the Aurora Theatre Shooting extensively and even covered the court hearings that followed the shooting.
- For her efforts and hard work, Valerie was awarded an Emmy award for Journalism.
- In 2015, she joined the CBS New York and WLNY TV1055 teams and still works there to this day, covering breaking news bulletins on various events across the country and the globe.
- Valerie loves to stay active on social media and is always giving her followers regular updates on developing stories as well as informing them of any breaking news bulletins and current events.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Castro speaks fluent Spanish & is an active member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ).
- When she is not reporting on the current news, Valerie loves to watch movies, read good books, run and go around the city trying out all of the different and amazing food. She is also a big fan of spending time in the great outdoors and keeping as active as possible.
- Speaking of sports, Valerie is a big fan of football and has stated on her social media accounts that no matter where she goes, she will always be a huge supporter of the Denver Broncos.
- Castro loves to drink coffee and admits that she might be a bit of an “addict.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Valerie Castro Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Black
- How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
Personal / Home / Contact Details
- Valerie Castro Married? : Yes
- Children / No of Kids : –
- Valerie Castro Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : Hispanic (Latina)
- Nationality : American
Does a great job, love to see Latinas speaking proper, general American English.