Lydia Esparra is an award-winning American journalist working for WKYC (Channel 3) a television station in Cleveland, Ohio, serving the station as a Justice/Crime Correspondent. She returned to the Channel 3 News team on the 31st of Aug. 2021, where she previously worked from 2000 to 2008.
Lydia Esparra Age
Esparra manages to keep information regarding her dates of birth away from the spotlight. An age update will be done once she has made the information public. However, judging from her photo, she appears to be around her 40’s.
Lydia Esparra Height | Measurements
Esparra stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs around 69 kg.
Lydia Esparra Education
For her education, Lydia enrolled at Ohio State University, where she earned a BA Degree in Telecommunications.
Lydia Esparra Career
Esparra serves as a Justice/Crime Correspondent for WKYC (Channel 3) a television station in Cleveland, Ohio. She returned to the Channel 3 News team on the 31st of Aug. 2021, where she previously served as the Weekend News Anchor and General Assignments Reporter from 2000 to 2008. Lydia was appointed as 3News’ Justice/Crime Correspondent in the fall of 2022.
Before coming back to Ohio in 1997, Lydia served as the Community Affairs Manager at WCIX-TV in Miami, Florida. She moved to Georgia serving as a Reporter and Anchor at WFXL-TV in Albany before becoming the Bureau Chief at WTVM-TV in Columbus, Georgia. During her time there, she performed several interviews with former President Jimmy Carter and shook hands with Yasser Arafat, a Palestinian National Authority President before a meeting with Carter at his Plains, Georgia, residence. In addition to President Carter, Lydia met with President Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Vice President Dan Quayle, and interviewed President George W. Bush.
Lydia received worldwide exposure in May 2013 and an Emmy nomination for local and national television coverage of the kidnapping and escape of Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight, and Amanda Berry. She first reported on the story for WKYC in 2004 when Gina didn’t return home from school and kept artifacts on her desk throughout the years to never forget. Lydia was the first news reporter to be given an interview with Gina at her home and has been interviewed for many documentaries for her work on the story.
Award
Lydia became the first Latina news reporter at a Cleveland television station in 1997. In 2004, she was inaugurated into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame (Akron, Ohio), and in 2007, she earned an Emmy for Outstanding Weekend Newscast. In 2012, she received the Robert G. McGruder Diversity in Media Distinguished Leadership Award from Kent State University. In 2014, she was appointed the “Ohio Television News Anchor of the Year” by the La Voz Media Alliance and earned the Coretta Scott King Award from the NAACP 34-AB. Lydia was also honored with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association Media Award for her coverage of Georgia State Prison reforms.
Lydia Esparra Net Worth
In Lydia’s career as a journalist, she has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $ 3 million.
Lydia Esparra Salary
Esparra receives annual earnings that range between $ 88, 560, and $ 177, 700.
Lydia Esparra Parents and Siblings
Esparra was born and raised to American parents in Youngstown, Ohio. She is the daughter of Galati (father) and his wife (mother). Lydia also has a brother named Chuck Galeti who underwent open heart surgery in September 2013. Besides this, no further details about her family.
Lydia Esparra Husband
Esparra is a married woman though she has not said much about their union. Her husband works as a 911 rescuer. However, it is not known whether the duo has a kid or not.
Lydia Esparra Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Esparra is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts often. On her Twitter account, she has about 2,126 Followers around 4.7K followers on her Facebook page, and about 1,090 followers on her Instagram account.
Lydia Esparra WKYC
Esparra works at WKYC where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Russ Mitchell
- Christi Paul
- Laura Caso
- Jim Donovan
- Jay Crawford
- Betsy Kling
- Carmen Blackwell
- Maureen Kyle
- Dave Chudowsky
- Danielle Wiggins
- Hollie Strano
- Matt Wintz
- Anthony Copeland
- Lynna Lai
- Matt Rascon
- Isabel Lawrence
- Kaitor Kay
- Nick Camino
- Monica Robins
- Leon Bibb
- Kierra Cotton
- Austin Love
- Bri Buckley