Christine Devine
| Christine Devine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 (age 51–52) Hamburg, New York |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Education | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | News Anchor |
| Employer |
KLST KVOA-TV KTTV 1990 - Present |
| Partner(s) | Sean McNabb |
| Parent(s) | Karen and Jack Devine |
| Awards | 16 Emmy Awards 1 National Gracie Allan Award 3 Golden Mic Award 2 Greater Press Club Award 1 Associated Press Award Congressional Coalition Angel in Adoption, Child Welfare League of America, Chamber of Commerce, AWRT,two Gracie Awards, and Alliance for Women in Media award for Excellence Journalism. |
| Website | www |
Christine Devine (born 1965) is a well known television news anchor based in Los Angeles. She can be seen weeknights on KTTV's Fox 11 News. She’s won 16 Emmys including the prestigious Governors Award. Six Emmys were for Best Newscast.
Devine is known for her Wednesday's Child adoption segment. Since 1994 she has profiled foster children looking for adoptive homes, resulting in more than 500 adoptions. In 2009, she was honored in D.C. with a congressional award. She authored a book on Wednesday's Child: "Finding a Forever Family, A News Anchor's Notebook"
Christine has received the Congressional Coalition's Angels in Adoption award, two Gracie Allen from AWRT(American Women in Radio & Television), the Society of Professional Journalists Anna Quindlen Award for Community Service, Volunteers of America-Media Volunteer of the Year(LA), Child Welfare League of America award and Career Achievement from The Chamber of Commerce. She is also in the Arizona State University Alumni Hall of Fame. She has been honored by the LAPD, LA County Board of Supervisors, LA City, and LA County Sheriff's Department.
Christine was a co-chair of The Good News Foundation, a non-profit founded by five LA news anchors/reporters wanting to honor the "good" in Los Angeles. GNF helped build a computer lab for homeless children, a showroom for low-income women to receive free career clothing, sponsors an apartment at the Downtown Women's Center for homeless women, and a journalism scholarship.
Christine was born in Hamburg, New York and grew up in Arizona. She graduated from Arizona State University in 1987 and began her career as a reporter in her home state before joining KTTV. Christine is in the Walter Cronkite School of Broadcast Journalism's Hall of Fame, and received ASU's Founders Day Alumni Achievement award. She attended on Leadership Scholarship. She is currently on the Alumni Association board.. On November 20, 2015, Christine was celebrated at Fox News, having worked there for 25 years.
Christine attended Tolleson Union High School in Tolleson, Arizona. She was Valedictorian and voted "Most Likely To Succeed."
She is of Brazilian and European American ancestry. Her mother married Dr. Jack Devine. He legally adopted her and she became "Christine Devine."
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