Lina de Florias Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Lina de Florias is an American journalist and morning news anchor for KTVU-TV.

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Best Known For:The television program Wake Up!

Breakthrough:Studied at Arizona State University and represented Arizona at the Miss USA pageant during her junior year

10 Quick Facts About Lina de Florias

Full Name: Lina de Florias
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program Wake Up!
Current Employer: KTVU-TV
Marital Status: Married
Popular As: Lina deFlorias
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and Journalist
Beats: Politics / Government and Business / Economy

Lina de Florias Age

Lina de Florias's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended Arizona State University.

Arizona State University

Career & Work

Lina de Florias' career includes news and reporting roles with KRIV-TV, a television station and KPHO-TV.

Organization: KRIV-TV

Role: Morning News Anchor

Period: September 2018–Present

Details: Houston, Texas

Organization: KPHO-TV

Role: News Anchor and Reporter

Period: Before September 2018

Details: Phoenix, Arizona · Reported and anchored television news in her hometown market, including coverage of immigration-related controversies.

Organization: KTVK-TV

Role: Weekend Evening News Anchor

Period: 2015–2018

Details: Phoenix, Arizona

Organization: WEAR-TV

Role: Primary News Anchor, Reporter and Traffic Anchor

Period: Approximately five years before Phoenix

Details: Pensacola, Florida

Rise to Fame

Lina de Florias rose to prominence for her role on the television show Wake Up!.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes Wake Up!, FOX 26 Houston News, and ERCOT changes could mean more power outages; here's why.

Television

TV Show: Wake Up! (Co-anchor, 2018-Present) — FOX 26 Houston weekday morning television news program co-anchored with Sally MacDonald
TV Show: FOX 26 Houston News (Anchor and Reporter, 2018-Present) — Local news coverage serving the Houston metropolitan area

Work: ERCOT changes could mean more power outages; here's why (Reporter, October 2023) — Reporting on electricity-grid governance and reliability risks in Texas
Work: ERCOT Board Selection Committee members donate big to officials who appointed them (Reporter, February 2022) — Reporting on political contributions involving members of the committee responsible for selecting ERCOT board members
Work: How your vote affects the Texas grid (Reporter, November 2022) — Explained the relationship between voting, grid governance and risks identified in federal electricity-reliability assessments
Work: NewsFlash! (Host) — A hosting project identified on her professional journalist profile

Notable Coverage

Texas electricity grid and ERCOT governance – FOX 26 Houston – 2022 – Reported on appointments to the ERCOT board selection committee, political contributions and the implications of electricity-grid oversight
Texas grid reliability and power outage risks – FOX 26 Houston – 2023 – Examined changes affecting ERCOT and the potential consequences for electricity reliability during extreme weather
Immigration controversies in Arizona – KTVK/KPHO – Covered immigration-related controversies during her television journalism career in Phoenix
Tropical storms on the Gulf Coast – WEAR-TV – Reported on tropical storms while working in Pensacola, Florida
Community reactions to George Floyd's death – FOX 26 Houston – 2021 – Presented audience and panelist perspectives on the effects of George Floyd's death and its legacy

Lina de Florias Family & Relationships

Lina de Florias is married.

Lesser Known Facts

De Florias grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and later returned to the city to work as a television news anchor.
She has flown with the United States Navy's Blue Angels and experienced breaking the sound barrier.
She enjoys running, music and exploring food.
Before moving to Houston, she anchored television news in Pensacola, Florida, and Phoenix, Arizona.
Her reporting experience includes tropical storms in Florida and immigration controversies in Arizona.
She joined FOX 26 Houston in September 2018.