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Cecilia Vega is an American journalist and television news correspondent for ABC News.
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Who is Cecilia Vega?
Cecilia Vega is a rising star at ABC News. She’s a hard-hitting reporter who’s not afraid to ask the tough questions. She’s also a mom and a wife. Let’s get to know Cecilia Vega a little better.
Vega’s early life and education
Cecilia Vega was born on October 7, 1977, in San Francisco, California. Her father is of Argentine descent, and her mother is of Irish and Swedish descent. Vega’s paternal grandparents immigrated to the United States from Argentina. She grew up in Sonoma County, California. Vega attended Analy High School in Sebastopol, California. In 1995, Vega enrolled at the University of Rhode Island where she studied broadcast journalism and international relations. She later transferred to Georgetown University in Washington D.C., and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English and foreign affairs in 1999.
Vega’s career prior to joining ABC News
Cecilia Vega is a respected journalist who has worked for ABC News since 2011. Prior to joining the network, she worked as a general assignment reporter for San Francisco’s ABC affiliate, KGO-TV. She has also worked as a national correspondent for CNN and as afill-in anchor for Univision’s weekend news program, Primer Impacto.
Vega’s career at ABC News
Prior to joining ABC News, Vega was a general assignment reporter for KNXV-TV (ABC15) in Phoenix, Arizona. Vega also worked as a political reporter for KGTV (ABC10) in San Diego. She began her career in broadcast journalism as an intern at KABC-TV (ABC7) in Los Angeles.
Vega’s major assignments at ABC News
Cecilia Vega is a WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT for ABC News, a role she has held since 2013. She is based in Washington, D.C.
Vega first joined ABC News as a Los Angeles-based general assignment reporter in November 2011. She was quickly assigned to some of the network’s biggest stories, including the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., the Boston Marathon bombing and the Moore, Oklahoma tornado.
In December 2012, Vega was named ABC News’ senior White House correspondent. In this role, she has covered major stories including the death of Osama bin Laden and the 2014 midterm elections.
Vega’s awards and recognition
Cecilia Vega is an American television journalist. She is a senior White House correspondent for ABC News and previously served as a Los Angeles-based general assignment reporter from 2011 to 2013 and as the network’s San Francisco bureau chief from 2013 to 2017.
Vega has won several awards for her work, including an Emmy Award and two Los Angeles Press Club Awards. She was also a finalist for the national Edward R. Murrow Award for breaking news reporting in 2017.
Personal life
Cecilia Vega was born on January 7, 1977, in San Francisco, California. She is of Mexican and Irish descent. Her father is a former prosecutor and her mother is a businesswoman. She has two sisters and a brother.
Vega’s family
Vega was born in San Francisco, California, to a Mexican father and a Guatemalan mother. Her parents met while her father was working in Guatemala. She has four older sisters: Ruth, Raquel, Patricia, and Gina. Ruth is Vega’s fraternal twin; the two were born on the same day. Vega’s paternal grandmother is from Mexico and her paternal grandfather is from Spain. Her maternal grandparents are from Guatemala.
Vega’s hobbies and interests
In her free time, Vega enjoys running and spending time with her family. She is married to ABC News producer Julio Vega, with whom she has two children.
