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Introduction :

Cynthia Izaguirre is a news reporter and anchor known for work with both News 8 and ABC.

Quick Introduction :

• Cynthia was born in Brooklyn, New York. But by the time she was one year old, her parents decided to move to Dallas, Texas.
• Her parents had immigrated to the USA from Ecuador for a better tomorrow. They first met in New York and started their family there.
• In Dallas, Cynthia grew alongside her two sisters – younger sister, Vanessa and older sister, Natalie.
• The girls’ parents instilled in them a great sense of pride that they were Americans, but also taught them never to forgot their Hispanic heritage.
• Cynthia has quoted that from a young age, she was very inquisitive and had a flair for dramatics. She was also obsessed with weather watching, which she believes fuelled her desire to work in the news segment of the world.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

• For middle school, Cynthia attended The Stephen Longfellow Academy, and then the Thomas Jefferson High School.
• After her high school graduation, she was accepted into the University of North Texas. She graduated from there with a Bachelor of Arts and Broadcast Journalism, with a double major in political science and Spanish.
• She is an avid ‘Mean Green supporter’, meaning she follows the University of North Texas (UNT) sporting teams, in particular football and basketball.

Cynthia Izaguirre Husband, Twins and Family :

• In September 2010, Cynthia married her long-time partner, residential architect Jeremy.
• She refers to Jeremy as ‘Captain Awesome’ and has said that he makes her life so much easier by just being himself.
• A year after the wedding, the couple discovered that Cynthia was pregnant. They then received the surprise of a lifetime when they discovered they were going to have twins.
• Cynthia carried her twins to a full 35 weeks of pregnancy, which is considered rare in multiple child pregnancies & delivered little Simon and Karina in 2012 through natural, drug-free birth.
• She has praised her husband for staying by her side throughout the birth and also for being a stay-at-home dad following the birth of their twins.
• In late 2019, Izaguirre & her partner added to their family by adopting their third child from foster care from Child Protective Services.

Career : Cynthia Izaguirre Salary and Net Worth

• After doing various freelance journalism roles, Cynthia landed her first big role as a co-anchor for an ABC affiliate in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
• Though she loved her role there and learned a lot from it, Albuquerque never quite felt like home.
• After eight years in that role, in January 2008, she accepted the role of co-anchor for News 8, which gave her the ability to move home to Dallas.
• She appears on the News 8 Daybreak program every weekday at 5 pm and 10 pm.
• In September 2011, she began work as the executive producer for Channel 8’s Wednesday’s Child Report. The show aimed to bring awareness towards neglected & abused children, as well as aid in finding their forever homes. She has stated that she finds this the most rewarding part of her job, and it holds a special place in her heart.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

• Known for her bright-eyed and bubbly appearance in her news reports, she credits it to keeping hydrated & refusing to consume caffeine.
• In 2010, she was named best anchor by the Texas AP.
• Till a few years back, Cynthia’s husband ran the blog ToddlersandTools (dot) com, which showed his life with his children as well as his architecture work and furniture restoration attempts.
• As a child, Cynthia always watched the news. When she was watching Gloria Campos in the seventh grade, her mother came into her room and asked her, ‘you always watch the news; do you like Gloria?’ Cynthia replied that she would love to do what Gloria does! A couple of decades later, Cynthia got to sit in the exact chair where Gloria sat for thirty years!
• Her top advice for young journalists – if you don’t like to write, don’t enter the journalism field, as you need to write every day!

Health Update :

• Cynthia Izaguirre Illness / Sick : In November 2018, Cynthia adopted her 3rd child. She took a week off from the office to remove cysts from her ovaries, but it turned out to be a full-blown hysterectomy surgery. To recover from this surgery, Cynthia had to rest for 2 months.
• In 2010, Cynthia had a minor incident with her nose. Since there was no sensor at her home to open the garage door, she manually hit the switch but couldn’t reach a car at the time. The garage door smashed her nose. Fortunately, the nose was intact, but she developed a long cut. Doctors didn’t stitch the nose because it would leave a big scar behind. The doctor advised her to not apply any makeup on the scar for a couple of days.

Cynthia Izaguirre Measurements :

• Eye Color : Brown
• Haircut / Hair Color : Black
• How tall / Height : 5′5″
• Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
• Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.

• Cynthia Izaguirre Married? : Yes
• Children / No. of Kids : 3
• Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : Hispanic (Latina)
• Nationality : American

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