Liz Cho

Liz Cho
Born Lizabeth Aimee Cho
Alma mater Boston University
Occupation Journalist
Notable credit(s) Evening Anchor for WABC-TV (2003-present) (with Bill Ritter)
AM anchor for World News Now) (2002-2003)
Spouse(s) Evan Gottlieb (filed for divorce)
Partner(s) Josh Elliott (Engaged)
Children 1

Liz Cho is a local news anchor at WABC-TV in New York City. She has co-anchored the weekday 4 and 6 p.m. editions of Eyewitness News.

Career

Liz Cho attended Boston University, majoring in journalism and history.[1] Her first professional work in journalism was as an assignment editor at New England Cable News in Newton, Massachusetts.[1]

Cho was next a reporter at WPLG in Miami, Florida before moving to ABC News as a Chicago-based correspondent for ABC NewsOne, the network's affiliate news service. She later co-anchored ABC's overnight news program, World News Now, with Derek McGinty. During this time, she also served as a correspondent and fill-in anchor for Good Morning America.[1]

Cho started at WABC-TV on July 6, 2003, replacing Diana Williams at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.[1] In 2011, Cho began anchoring the station's new "First at 4:00" newscast, with David Novarro, filling the hour left vacant by the departure of The Oprah Winfrey Show. In addition, as of 2012, she continues to anchor the 6 p.m. broadcasts with Bill Ritter.[1]

Personal life

Cho grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, and has a younger brother, Andrew.[2] She was born to Sang In Cho (d. March 13, 2009),[3] a Korean American surgeon,[2] and a Jewish-American nurse,[2] Donna Cho (née Weltman).[3] Her father, born and raised in Korea, immigrated to the US to practice medicine and was a liver and kidney transplant surgeon who headed the team that did the first liver transplant in Boston.[4] He died from colon cancer in 2009.[5]

In 2003, Cho was listed as one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People".[6] She and husband Evan Gottlieb had daughter Louisa Simone Gottlieb on May 17, 2007, in New York City.[7] She was scheduled to return to work on September 4, 2007.[8]

Cho filed for divorce from Gottlieb in 2012.[6] As of August 2014, Cho is engaged to NBC Sports television journalist Josh Elliott.[9][10][11]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Liz Cho". New York City: WABC-TV. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tauber, Michelle (May 12, 2003). "50 Most Beautiful People". People. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Dr. Sang In Cho Obituary". Death Notices, Boston.com. n.d. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. Huff, Richard (April 13, 2012). "Liz Cho goes into the OR, for organ donor story". Daily News (New York City). Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  5. Cho, Liz. "One of the last photos of my dad with my Lulu. He died from colon cancer. More can be done.". Twitter. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Anchor Liz Cho & hubby split: dating Josh Elliott?". New York Post. September 20, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  7. "Inner Tube: Cho Joins Baby Boomlet". New York City: (second item) Daily News. May 18, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  8. "Tube Talk: Cho to return soon". New York City: (third item) Daily News. August 21, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  9. Feldman, Josh (September 29, 2014). "NBC’s Josh Elliott, WABC’s Liz Cho Are Reportedly Engaged". Mediate. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  10. Kaplan, Don; Yaniv, Oren (September 29, 2014). "NBC Sports’ Josh Elliott engaged to WABC-TV’s Liz Cho". Daily News. New York City. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  11. Champion, Sam (September 29, 2014). "Im not going to b at work tomorrow. @JoshElliott32 and @LizCho7 announced their engagement tnite!!". Twitter. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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