Zoraida Sambolin: Difference between revisions

{{short description|American journalist}}

| employer = [[WMAQ (NBC)]]

Sambolin is of [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]] descent.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cnn-anchor-zoraida-sambolin-joins-susan-g-komen-in-spanish-language-radio-tour-for-hispanic-heritage-month--national-breast-cancer-awareness-month-226970831.html PRN Newswire: "CNN Anchor Zoraida Sambolin Joins Susan G. Komen® In Spanish-Language Radio Tour For Hispanic Heritage Month & National Breast Cancer Awareness Month"] October 8, 2013</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ZoraidaCNN/status/18147475665|title=zoraida sambolin on Twitter|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2004/07/july_2004_blog_.html | work=Chicago Tribune | title=July, 2004 Blog Archive | date=2004-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ZoraidaCNN/status/294408675274137600|title=zoraida sambolin on Twitter|access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref> Most recently,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2013/12/13/sambolin-goodbye-full-earlystart.cnn&video_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fnews%2Fsearch%3Fq%3DZoraida%2BSambolin%2BCNN%26qpvt%3DZoraida%2BSambolin%2BCNN%26FORM%3DEWRE | title=Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com}}</ref> Sambolin was the host of ''[[Early Start]]'' on [[CNN]]. Sambolin is a native of [[Chicago]] and anchored news broadcasts for local affiliates [[WMAQ-TV]] ([[NBC]]) as well as [[WSNS-TV]] for nine years.

In January 2013, it was announced that Sambolin was engaged to baseball executive [[Kenny Williams (baseball)|Kenny Williams]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/01/02/white-sox-vp-williams-gets-engaged/|title=White Sox VP Williams Gets Engaged|date=2 January 2013 |access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>

In May 2013, Sambolin announced that she had breast cancer and got a double [[mastectomy]] on May 28, 2013. She stated that she "struggled for weeks" to find the best way to make this information public, and ended up doing so while discussing [[Angelina Jolie]]'s [[New York Times]] [[OpEd]] piece describing her own double mastectomy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/cnns-zoraida-sambolin-mastectomy-19174213|title=Entertainment Index|website=[[ABC News]] |access-date=13 November 2016}}</ref>

Sambolin created and hosted ''Small Talk for Parents'' on [[Public Broadcasting System|PBS]] station [[WYCC-TV]] and hosted ''Nuestros Niños'' on [[Telemundo]] affiliate [[WSNS-TV]] from 1999 to 2002.<ref name="five">{{cite web |title=5 Questions with...NBC 5's Zoraida Sambolin |url=http://www.csnchicago.com/blog/5-questions-with/post/5-Questions-withNBC-5s-Zoraida-Sambolin?blockID=536752 |publisher=[[Comcast SportsNet Chicago]] |date=2011-06-11 |first=Jeff |last=Nuich |access-date=2011-12-29}}</ref>

She joined Chicago NBC affiliate [[WMAQ-TV]] as a freelance weekend news anchor in 2002.<ref name="bound">{{cite web |title=CNN-bound Zoraida: 'Chicago will always be home' |url=http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/chicago-media-blog/15012501/cnn-bound-zoraida-%E2%80%98chicago-will-always-be-home%E2%80%99 |work=[[Time Out Chicago]] |date=2011-11-04 |first=Robert |last=Feder |access-date=2011-12-29}}</ref> She then joined WSNS-TV the following year as a reporter and anchor, making her the first Chicago on-air broadcaster to work at both English and Spanish-language stations simultaneously.<ref name="five"/> At WSNS, she launched the weekly health and family series ''Nuestra Familia''.<ref name="five"/> In 2007, she was promoted to weekday anchor of ''NBC 5 News Today'' at 4:30 am, which she hosted alongside Rob Elgas.<ref name="bound"/> The program was a pioneer in early morning newscasts which later set a trend in Chicago and other major markets across the United States.<ref name="tri">{{cite news |title=Zoraida Sambolin to leave WMAQ-Ch. 5 |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-20/business/chi-zoraida-sambolin-to-leave-wmaqch-5-20111020_1_wmaq-frank-whittaker-station-manager-and-vice |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=2011-10-20 |first=Robert |last=Channick |access-date=2011-12-29}}</ref>

Sambolin left WMAQ in November 2011 to co-anchor CNN's morning program ''[[Early Start]]'' alongside [[Ashleigh Banfield]].<ref>{{cite news |title=CNN Morning Show Gets Name And Debut Date |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/cnn-morning-show-debut-date_n_1174201.html |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=2011-12-29 |first=Rebecca |last=Shapiro |access-date=2011-12-29}}</ref> On December 13, 2013 Sambolin signed off from Early Start stating the primary reason was for her children and to be closer to family in the Chicago area.

On April 23, 2014 it was announced that Sambolin would be rejoining WMAQ as co-anchor of NBC 5 news Today and will co-anchor alongside Stefan Holt. She began May 22, and left in October, 2021.

Sambolin has a son, Nicholas Hobbs [12], who is a member of the University of Iowa Basketball team. Nicholas is a pre-business major.

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