Maggie Vespa Explained

Maggie Vespa
Nationality:American
Occupation:Journalist

Maggie Vespa is an American journalist and a correspondent for NBC News.[1] [2] Before being hired by NBC, she had worked at KGW, the NBC affiliate station in Portland, Oregon, from 2014 to 2022, and had previously worked for KGUN, in Tucson, Arizona, and at WEEK/WHOI in Peoria, Illinois.[3]

Personal

Vespa grew up in Peoria, Illinois, and graduated from Dunlap High School. She later graduated from the University of Illinois.[1] In the 1970s, her mother, Kay Vespa, worked as a reporter and anchorperson for a Peoria television station.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vlahos . Nick . This former Peoria TV reporter is going national as a new NBC News correspondent . 2024-05-06 . March 29, 2022 . . . en-US . 2022-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220331122340/https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/columns/nick-in-the-morning/2022/03/29/peoria-native-maggie-vespa-becomes-nbc-news-correspondent/7191021001/ . live .
  2. News: Turnquist . Kristi . March 25, 2022 . Former KGW-TV reporter Maggie Vespa joins NBC News as a Chicago-based correspondent . 2024-05-06 . . en . 2023-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230629162925/https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2022/03/former-kgw-reporter-maggie-vespa-joins-nbc-news-and-msnbc-as-chicago-based-correspondent.html . live .
  3. News: Eck . Kevin . Portland Reporter Maggie Vespa Leaving KGW in March . 2024-06-03 . . February 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321074757/https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/portland-reporter-maggie-vespa-leaving-kgw-in-march/ . March 21, 2023 . live.