Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Jessica Reyes is a bilingual news reporter working for KCTV5 News, a CBS News station in Kansas City, Missouri.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Jessica Reyes was born in Peru.
- She was a student at Penn State University from where she graduated in the year 2011 with a double degree in International Studies and Broadcast Journalism.
- She has also attended Universidad de Sevilla & received a degree in International Studies & Communications.
- In July 2014, Jessica tied the knot with her love, Tim Caputo, a 7 News reporter. The elegant wedding took place in Boston at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the presence of their close friends and family.
- The reception was later held at the Boston College Club. Currently, she resides in Boston with her husband and their pugs Buddha and Bella.
Career Growth, Salary and Net Worth :
- Jessica loves telling stories though it was not all easy for her since earlier she was not so good at spoken English.
- When she was learning the language, she practiced her skills by talking to people & from there, she developed her passion for telling stories.
- Jessica mentions she loves journalism as it enables her to meet with new people and she gets to learn something new every other day.
- Jessica has experience working for PSN-TV based in State College, Pennsylvania, Area as a General Assignment Reporter, where she broadcasted for a weekly show that was aired every Monday night on matters affecting Penn State.
- In 2009, she worked with WSCV/ WTVJ at Fort Lauderdale Area, Miami as an Assignment Desk Editor, where her work involved monitoring communication lines for breaking news.
- She then worked for the same channel in 2010 but as an assistant for Consumer Investigative Unit. She helped research consumer news, interviewed experts in certain fields, and wrote stories online.
- In 2011, she was the anchor, reporter, and Spanish Producer for WPSU, reporting on matters affecting Centre Country.
- She has previously worked for WHAG TV, WLEX TV, and LEX18 as a News Reporter & Producer before moving to KCTV5, a CBS affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri, in October 2016.
Awards and Achievements :
- In 2011, Jessica was the Producer of the first-ever edition of Centre Country Report that was produced in Espanol.
- During her time in Lexington, she was part of the team that won the Emmy Award for Kentucky Derby daylong reporting.
- She is also a recipient of the William Randolph Hearst Journalism Award, which she won while at Penn State. The award was in recognition of her reporting and launching of the first Spanish Webcast.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- During her free time, Jessica likes to try out new restaurants.
- She also likes to take naps & she is a fan of anything on HGTV.
- Additionally, she loves volunteering in community projects, spending time with family and friends and meeting new people. Jessica is a horse-racing and self-proclaimed bourbon fan.
- She also loves travelling and would like to travel to every other continent & has already traveled to four of them.
Body & Other Vital Info
Jessica Reyes Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Brown
- How tall is Jessica Reyes Height : 5′5″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : 7.5
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
More Details :
- Marital Status / Married? : Yes, Divorced
- Children / No of Kids : 1
- Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : Hispanic (Latina)
- Nationality : American