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Erin McElroy Ivory Age Birthday, Wikipedia Bio, Husband, Children, Health

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Name Erin McElroy (Also known as : Erin Ivory)

Birthday / How old is Erin McElroy Age / Date of Birth / DOB July 25, 1973. As of 2024, she is around 51 years old.

Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Divorce / Fiance Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.

Wiki Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Erin McElroy is the 4:30 AM newscaster & the morning News traffic reporter for WGN-TV based in Chicago, Illinois. Erin had come to WGN as a replacement for Valerie Warner for WLS-TV.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

  • Erin was born and raised in Bellingham, Washington.
  • When Erin was in her fifth grade, her mom got divorced, and though she had a struggle through life, she became a source of inspiration to Erin.
  • She is married to Demetrius Ivory and is a mother to her 4 children – Eldest daughter Lucia, two beautiful twin daughters (Hardley and Harlow) and her handsome son Joaquin.
  • Who is the father of Erin Ivory’s older children? : Hardley and Harlow are born through surrogacy and after her marriage to Demetrius, whereas Lucia and Joaquin were born before this marriage.
  • Erin’s husband, Demetrius Ivory, is a meteorologist who works on Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9 during the weekdays & is a graduate of Ohio State University.
  • The couple got married in December 2014 in the presence of their close friends and family in a colorful wedding ceremony that was held at Salvage One’s rustic Location in Chicago.
  • Amy Aiello, who is a former photographer of WGN-TV & had left to pursue her own photography venture, did photography of the big wedding day.
  • Erin now resides in Chicago together with her family.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

  • Erin enrolled for college at the private, nonprofit Columbia College Chicago, from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Career, Achievements, Salary and Net Worth :

  • Erin is currently working as a morning news anchor for WGN-TV, where she reports on traffic and also works as a helicopter traffic reporter.
  • Previously, she was working for the same network as a General Assignment Reporter and before that she worked for CLTV, WGN-TV’s sister station.
  • In the past, she has also worked for other networks like Milwaukee’s WDJT-TV, as an anchor for WREX-TV based in Rockford and for WSBT-TV based in South Bend.
  • In 2007, Erin helped WGN-TV to help launch a traffic resource called “CommuterCast” on their website. This provided updated travel information & was delivered each afternoon.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

  • After Erin’s second pregnancy, she developed some complications that made her unable to carry a pregnancy to full term.
  • But thanks to her doctor, Dr. Eve Feinberg of Fertility Centers of Illinois, and their surrogate, on March 2nd, 2016, the couple was able to make their dream of having kids together come true. They had twin girls, Harlow Winter and Hadley Walker!
  • This was a life-changing experience for the couple, to say the least.
  • Erin loves coffee, which she picks daily from the Dunkin Donuts before heading to work every morning.
  • Previously, she went by the name Erin Mendez until she decided to go back to her maiden name Erin McElroy.

Erin Ivory Heart Attack / Illness :

  • In 2021, Ivory was diagnosed with heart failure and kidney failure and even lost 90% of her kidney function.
  • Although Erin has four children, her busy work and training schedule, meant that she never followed up with a cardiologist, despite having problems for a long time.
  • Her recovery has been difficult. She could not walk for more than five minutes, while earlier she was completing triathlons and other endurance races.
  • Ivory started taking many medications, while her medical team monitored her heart function and circulation. Her story has inspired her other coworkers to take their own heart health more seriously.
Body & Other Vital Info

Erin Ivory Measurements :

  • Eye Color : Blue
  • Haircut / Hair Color : Redhead / Ginger
  • 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.

More Details :

  • Marital Status / Married? : Yes
  • Erin Ivory Children / Kids : 4
  • Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : White
  • Erin Ivory Maiden Name : Erin McElroy
  • Nationality : American

4 thoughts on “Erin McElroy Ivory Age Birthday, Wikipedia Bio, Husband, Children, Health”

  1. I too was wondering why Erin changed her last name back to her maiden name after several years of marriage, as opposed to hyphenating her name?

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