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Val Warner Bio, WLS-ABC 7 Chicago, Age, Height, Parents, Spouse, Children, Salary, and Net Worth

Who is Val Warner?

Val Warner is an American of African descent journalist who is working for WLS-TV as a co-host of the station’s Windy City LIVE which is the talk and entertainment program that is famed for running for 10 years on ABC 7. The program airs on Fridays. Also, she has her trademark piece dubbed “Host Chat” with Ryan Chiaverini.

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Val Warner  Date of Birth / Age

Warner was born in March 1974. She is 49 years old as of 2023.

Val Warner Height

Warner stands at a height of approximately 5 feet and 6 inches tall.

Val Warner Parents and Siblings|Sister

Warner was born and raised in Los Angeles. She manages to keep information regarding her parents, siblings, and extended family members away from the limelight. Even so, her mom, Diane Jackson(@dianejackson8016) was born in 1941 and is 82 years old as of 2023.

To boot, she has a sister and a nephew named Brandon. The siblings drew matching tattoos by (@modestaskunce) on January 4th, 2020. She is a retired English teacher and part-time tutor and writing coach. Also, Warner seems to have a close relationship with her mom as she regularly posts her on her Instagram account. We will however update this information once it’s available to the public.

Val Warner Spouse(Husband)

Warner  exchanged vows with her husband, Elijah Maxey, Jr. (“Jobba”) @jobbabrnd) in August 2021. He was born and celebrates his birthday on October 9th. They held their wedding ceremony at Hyatt Ziva Cancún(@hyattzivacancun). Nonetheless, the information will be updated once available.

Val Warner Kids / Children|Val Warner Daughter

Warner has two kids Zoey( @zozowarner)  and Maxwell ‘Max’. Zoey is the eldest as she was born in August 2002 and is 20 years old as of 2022. She studies at the Howard university. Max is the youngest and is studying at Whitney Young high school. Also, he runs track and studied at the Morgan Park Academy.

Further, he was born on September 26, 2007and will be 15 years old as of September 26, 2022. To boot, she has a senior Shih Tzu Kobe dog. However, we will update this information once more details concerning this are available.

Val Warner Education

After completing her high school education, Warner went on to join the University of California at San Diego. Later, in 1986 she became its graduate with a Bachelor Of Arts degree

Val Warner Career|Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini

Warner works for WLS as a co-host of the station’s Windy City LIVE which is the talk and entertainment program that is famed for running for 10 years on ABC 7. The program airs on Fridays. Also, she has her trademark piece dubbed “Host Chat” with Ryan Chiaverini.

Warner brings fun to daytime television by covering Chicago where she broadcasts what you don’t want to miss on the weekends and talks about what’s on people’s minds in her trademark “Host Chat” piece with Ryan Chiaverini.

Due to her commitment to the community, warmth, and sense of humor, she has been made one of Chicago’s most well-known personalities. During her career at the station, she has interviewed numerous famous celebrities such as Chance the Rapper, David Muir, Robin Roberts, Barbara Walters, Common, Jane Lynch, Anthony Anderson, and Barry Manilow

Through the trust she made with the community, she amassed two scoop interviews counting the initial interview with Spike Lee prior to his controversial movie being released and the initial and only interview with Karla Lee, the mother of slain 9-year-old, Tyshawn Lee.

Also, her talents as a host and interviewer have added to the station gaining three prestigious Chicago Emmy Awards for special programming that she did on breast cancer, bullying, and stopping violence in Chicago. Too, she secured an Emmy award for her role in the station’s New Year’s special, COUNTDOWN CHICAGO.

Furthermore, she has served as a co-host of ABC 7’s Chicago Lights Festival and the yearly Bud Billiken Parade. Besides that, she serves as a volunteer where she aids many charitable firms all over the Chicago region counting the South Suburban Family Shelter, The Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Chicago Bulls Charities to list a few. Due to her community service, she has secured numerous honors. In her free time, she enjoys linking with her daughter and watching her son play high school sports.

Val Warner ABC 7 Chicago

SAMPLE works with ABC 7 Chicago where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Ravi Baichwal
  2. Karen Jordan
  3. Phil Schwarz
  4. Ryan Chiaverini
  5. Samantha Chatman
  6. Chuck Goudie
  7. Greg Dutra
  8. Larry Mowry
  9. Mark Rivera
  10. Dionne Miller

How Much Does Val Warner Earn?

Warner approximately earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$500,000.

How Much is Val Warner Worth?

As a host, Warner has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges from $1 million to $5 million.

Val Warner Replacing Tanja Babich|Did Val Warner Replace Tanja Babich?/Is Val Warner replacing Tanja Babich?

No. Warner was selected together with Tanja Babich and Terrell Brown who will be co-anchoring the Morning News team. On her Instagram Account, she shared that it has been a blast filling in for Tanja who was filling in for Judy on the ABC7 Chicago News platform. She also stated that it has been about 11 years since he got to anchor a newscast and admits that the week reminded her why she fell in love with News28 over 28 years ago.

Val Warner Wikipedia

Warner has not yet been written on Wikipedia. We will update this information once information about him is available on Wikipedia.

Val Warner Instagram

Warner is active on her Social Media platforms where she posts her life journey and news stories. On her Instagram Account, she has about 104K followers. Click HERE to view her Instagram Account.

Val Warner Twitter

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