Fete Lifestyle Magazine September 2022 - Fall Fashion Issue | Page 79

onya Francisco is the

co-anchor of

Daytime Chicago.

Prior to that, Tonya was co-anchor of the WGN Weekend Morning News and a general assignment reporter. Tonya is an award-winning journalist who began her television career as a desk assistant at WLS-TV/Channel 7 in Chicago. She moved on to WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to become a reporter and associate producer. After a year, she worked at WJRT-TV in Flint, Michigan. While there, Tonya worked her way up from general assignment reporter to weekend anchor.

She is a native Chicagoan, and a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago. Tonya is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the National Association of Black Journalists.

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