Lilia Luciano Biography
Lilia Luciano is an American journalist, filmmaker, podcaster, and public speaker. She is currently a national correspondent at CBS News based in New York and host of the Heart Radio podcast, El Flow. Before joining CBS, she worked as an investigative reporter for Tegna from June 2016 to November 2019.
Lilia Luciano Age and Birthday
Lilia is 38 years old as of 2023. She was born on 12 October 1984 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Lilia celebrates her birthday on 12 October every year.
Lilia Luciano Height and Weight
Luciano stands at a height of 5 feet and 5 inches tall. She weighs 50 kilograms. She also has a slim body that makes her look elegant.
Lilia Luciano Family, Parents, and Siblings
Lilia was born and raised by her parents in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. She has kept a low profile when it comes to her personal life. Lilia has not revealed any details about her parents or siblings. This information will be updated soon when the information is out to the public.
Lilia Luciano Husband
Luciano is currently married to Matt DeRoss, who is a film producer. The couple tied the knot on April 18, 2020, at the Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa in a spectacular wedding that was attended by family members and a few guests. She previously married Luis Alayo, a Catalonian banker, on 28 December 2007. However, the couple divorced 18 months later citing irreconcilable differences.
Lilia Luciano Education
Lilia attended Tufts University in Massachusetts to study pre-medicine. In 2003, she transferred to the University of Miami where she graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in economics and broadcast journalism.
Lilia Luciano Career
Luciano’s reporting has been featured across CBS News broadcasts and platforms since March 2020, when she joined the Network as a freelance correspondent. Luciano has covered major stories on the West Coast, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon, immigration at the border in Arizona and California, and wildfires in Oregon and California.
Previously, Luciano was an investigative reporter at ABC 10 in Sacramento, Calif., from 2016 to 2019. In 2018 she was the chief investigative correspondent for Discovery Channel’s Border Live, telling immersive stories about the people who live, work, and survive along the U.S.-Mexico border. She also worked as a host and contributor at multiple VICE platforms. Prior to that, she was a correspondent for NBC News, where she reported in English and Spanish for all network platforms. She started her career at Univision Networks.
In addition to her work in front of the camera, Luciano is also a filmmaker and documentary producer. She directed and produced “Wars of Others,” an HBO Latino documentary film about the consequences of the U.S. war on drugs on Colombian farmers. She has won several awards including a Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2018 for a four-part series on Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for her coverage of California wildfires, and five regional Emmys.
Lilia Luciano’s Net worth and Salary
Luciano’s net worth is estimated to be $ 2 million as of 2023. She has accumulated her fortune through her primary source of income as a broadcast journalist. She receives an annual salary of $ 77,000.
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