<\/a> Michelle Alegria<\/p><\/div>\n
Michelle Alegria, who graced ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 for nearly 10 years as a featured contributor to its \u201c190 North\u201d magazine show, is joining Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 <\/a>as traffic reporter for \u201cGood Day Chicago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alegria is expected to be announced Monday as replacement for Jenny Milkowski, who left the weekday morning show last week after three years. Fox 32 contracts with Total Traffic Network <\/a>for its traffic service and personnel.<\/p>\n
Jenny Milkowski<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cFox told me abruptly Friday they are \u2018going in a different direction\u2019 and that \u2018it was nothing personal\u2019 . . . they wanted someone who is a \u2018more serious\u2019 traffic anchor,\u201d Milkowski said in a statement Sunday. (See full text below.) \u201cI'm not entirely sure what that means, since I am very serious about traffic reporting and the impact of traffic on Chicago area drivers. Yet, I have no hard feelings toward Fox and I wish the station the very best as it makes changes.\u201d<\/p>\n
The latest addition to \u201cGood Day Chicago\u201d follows the hiring<\/a> of another Chicago area native, Brittney Payton, who started January 16 as a co-host and reporter. Payton formerly was co-host of \u201cChicago\u2019s Best\u201d on Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9. Both Alegria and Payton are represented by attorney Steve Mandell.<\/p>\n
Alegria, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, grew up in Melrose Park and graduated from Trinity High School in River Forest and Columbia College. A former Miss Latina Illinois, she worked for stations in Roswell, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, and for CLTV here before joining ABC 7 as a reporter for \u201c190 North.\u201d She left the weekly lifestyle and entertainment show in 2011 \u2014 two years before it was canceled.<\/a><\/p>\n
\u201cGood Day Chicago\u201d airs from 4 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n
Here is the full text of Milkowski\u2019s statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Stay tuned for what is next for me. I will continue to do LIVE segments on Facebook https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JennyMilkowskiTV\/.\u00a0<\/a>You can also watch for updates or contact me at www.jennymilkowski.com.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
Michelle Alegria, who graced ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 for nearly 10 years as a featured contributor to its \u201c190 North\u201d magazine show, is joining Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 as traffic reporter for \u201cGood Day Chicago.\u201d Alegria is expected to be announced Monday as replacement for Jenny Milkowski, who left the weekday morning show last week after three... Continue reading