Elizabeth VargasNationality:
American Birthdate:
09/06/1962 Birthplace:
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biography
The first woman of Puerto Rican extraction to be named co-anchor of ABC’s nightly news program “World News Tonight” and the news magazine “20/20” – as well as the first woman anchor in the United States since Connie Chung – Elizabeth Vargas distinguished herself in the field of television news early on in her college days.Born Sept. 6, 1962, in Paterson, NJ, Vargas grew up the daughter of an army colonel. Like many children of military personnel, the young girl of Puerto Rican-Irish descent spent much of her childhood at various army bases, both stateside and abroad. She graduated from
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milestones
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Milestone
1986
Lead reporter at KTVK-TV the ABC affiliate in Phoenix
1993
Joined NBC News as a correspondent for “Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric”
1993
Worked as substitute news anchor for NBC’s "Today Show"
1993
Correspondent for NBC’s "Dateline"
1996
Became news anchor/substitute co-host for ABC's "Good Morning America"
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