Dina Bair Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Dina Bair is a journalist and noon news anchor and medical reporter for WGN-TV.

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Best Known For:The television program WGN News at Noon

Breakthrough:Joined WGN-TV as a general assignment reporter in 1992

10 Quick Facts About Dina Bair

Full Name: Dina Bair
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program WGN News at Noon
Current Role: Noon news anchor and medical reporter
Current Employer: WGNTV
Place of Birth: East Coast
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and Journalist
Beats: Health / Science

Dina Bair Age

Dina Bair's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended Northwestern University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Radio, Television and Film.

Northwestern University
- Qualification: Bachelor of Science
- Field of Study: Radio, Television and Film

Career & Work

Dina Bair's career includes news and reporting roles with WGN-TV, a television station and WHOI-TV.

Organization: WGN-TV

Role: Noon news anchor and medical reporter

Period: Present

Details: Chicago, Illinois

Organization: WGN-TV

Role: News anchor and medical reporter

Period: From 1992

Details: Chicago, Illinois

Organization: WHOI-TV

Role: News anchor, reporter and producer

Period: Before 1992

Details: Peoria, Illinois · Worked as a television reporter, news anchor and producer; her assignments included coverage of Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.

Organization: WMAQ-TV-TV

Role: Field producer

Details: Chicago, Illinois · Worked in television news production after an earlier internship in Chicago broadcasting.

Rise to Fame

Dina Bair rose to prominence for her role on the television show 2013 Vatican Papal Election Coverage.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes 2013 Vatican Papal Election Coverage, WGN News at Noon, and Medical Watch.

TV Show: 2013 Vatican Papal Election Coverage (Correspondent, 2013) — Reported live from Vatican City during the selection of Pope Francis
TV Show: WGN News at Noon (News anchor) — Chicago midday television news broadcast
TV Show: Medical Watch (Medical reporter) — Medical and health reporting associated with WGN

Notable Coverage

2013 papal election - WGN-TV - 2013 - Reported from Vatican City during the election of Pope Francis
Cancer and medical research - WGN-TV - Long-running medical reporting on cancer, medical research, health treatments and patient stories

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Awards — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Fourteen Emmy Awards for television reporting, anchoring and documentary work
Peter Lisagor Award — Society of Professional Journalists — Journalism
Associated Press Awards — Associated Press — Multiple awards for news anchoring and reporting

Lesser Known Facts

Began at WGN-TV as a general assignment reporter in September 1992.
Has reported on cancer and medical treatment and has publicly discussed being a cancer survivor.
Has participated in charitable initiatives supporting cancer research, respiratory health and survivors of trafficking.
Has been involved in the charitable organization Dancing With Chicago Celebrities and other community health initiatives.
Spent approximately one month reporting from a pediatric intensive care unit for the Intensive Caring documentary project.
Reported from Vatican City during the election of Pope Francis in 2013.