Ed Lavandera Biography
Ed Lavandera is a television personality serving as a National Correspondent for CNN U.S. based in the Dallas bureau. He joined CNN in 2001. Previously, he was a correspondent with WFAA-TV in Dallas. He was also a news reporter at KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas as well as a news anchor and reporter at KOSA-TV in Midland/Odessa, Texas.
Ed Lavandera Age
How old is Lavandera? Lavandera is 50 years old as of 2023. He was born on January 1, 1973, in Mexico, North America.
Ed Lavandera Height
Lavandera is 5 feet 4 inches tall.
Ed Lavandera Nationality
He is Cuban-American.
Ed Lavandera Education
Lavandera received a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and he is fluent in Spanish.
Ed Lavandera Family
Ed was born in Mexico, North America. However, when it comes to his family, he has been reluctant in sharing their information with the public. In a tweet, he mentioned that his dad left Cuba when he was a teenager. Nevertheless, there is no more information about his parents or whether he has siblings or not.
My father left #Cuba as a teenager. He didn’t live long enough to see this day and I’d give anything to sit down with him and talk about it.
— ed lavandera (@edlavaCNN) December 17, 2014
Ed Lavandera Wife
Is Ed married? YES, Ed is married to Janine Calandra. Janine was born in July 1973 and is a few months younger than her husband who was also born in 1973. The couple tied the knot on March 10, 2001, and have been married for over two decades. Together, they have been blessed with three kids, a son, and two identical twin daughters.
Ed Lavandera CNN
Lavandera is a National Correspondent for CNN U.S. based in the Dallas bureau. Since joining CNN in 2001, he has covered a wide array of historic and high-profile stories for the network.
In 2016 he produced an hour-long documentary about the 2015 Waco, TX shootout between rival motorcycle clubs called “Biker Brawl: Inside the Texas Shootout.” The report included never-before-seen surveillance video obtained by CNN, along with exclusive access to major figures of the outlaw motorcycle clubs. Additionally, he covered the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, filing some of his reports from a makeshift field hospital in a Gulf Coast airport and from the flooded streets of New Orleans.
In 2005, Lavandera reported from President George W. Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, during the anti-war protest led by Cindy Sheehan and covered the “Mississippi Burning” trial of Edgar Ray Killen. He also covered three of four hurricanes to hit Florida in 2004
In February 2003, Ed covered the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. He followed the effort to recover debris from the shuttle as well as the emotional effect the disaster had on those Texas communities.
Prior to joining CNN, Lavandera was a correspondent with WFAA-TV in Dallas. Lavandera reported on the aftermath of the El Salvador earthquake, spending a week chronicling victims’ lives. He also covered Pope John Paul II’s visit to Cuba. Lavandera covered numerous breaking news stories across the state of Texas, including the 1997 Republic of Texas standoff, flooding in southern Texas, and Gulf Coast hurricanes. In 1994, Lavandera covered the gubernatorial race between George W. Bush and Ann Richards and in 1992, he reported from the Republican and Democratic political conventions.
Earlier, Lavandera was a news reporter at KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas. He also worked as a news anchor and reporter at KOSA-TV in Midland/Odessa, Texas.
Ed Lavandera Awards
Lavandera received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Breaking News coverage of the Charlotte Riots and was a part of the Peabody Award-winning teams to cover the BP Gulf Coast oil spill and Hurricane Katrina. He also won a Peabody Award for his 2019 documentary, “The Hidden Workforce: Undocumented in America,” exposing how undocumented immigrants are deeply woven into the fabric of American society, and often in the most unlikely places.
He earned a Katie Award from the Dallas Press Club and an Emmy nomination for his work on a Hispanic news magazine program at WFAA-TV.
Ed Lavandera Salary
He receives a salary of $81, 213 per year.
Ed Lavandera Net Worth
Lavandera has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
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