Dina Bair Biography
Dina Bair is an award-winning journalist. Currently, she is a WGN Midday News anchor. In addition, on WGN Midday News, WGN Evening News, and WGN News at Nine segments, she is the medical reporter for the ‘Medical Watch’. In September 1994, she joined WGN-TV as a full-time general assignment reporter.
Dina Bair Age|Birthday
Bair was born on July 5, 1967. Therefore, she is 54 years old as of 2021 and celebrates her birthday on 5th July every year.
Dina Bair Height|Weight
Bair’s height is 5 feet 7 inches (approximately 170 centimeters). Moreover, she weighs 57 kilograms.
Dina Bair Family
Bair was born in the United States to her parents. Her father’s name is John Short. However, she has not disclosed details about her siblings and mother. Unfortunately, her dad was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer in January 2020, and on September 12, 2020, he died.
Dina Bair Husband
Bair is married to John Maher, a broker and trader at TJM Institutional Services LLC named. In addition, the couple is blessed with four children together.
Dina Bair Career
In September 1994, Bair joined the WGN team as a full-time general assignment reporter. Moreover, from December 1994 to December 1999, she anchored the WGN Weekend Morning News. She traveled to Italy to cover the election of the new Pope where she reported live from Vatican City in 2013.
In addition, she worked at CLTV in Oak Brook as an anchor and reporter prior to joining WGN-TV. Moreover, she worked at WHOI-TV in Peoria as an anchor, producer, and reporter before joining CLTV. As a field producer, she worked at WMAQ-TV in Chicago.
Awards
Bair has received numerous awards including nine Emmy awards, multiple Associated Press awards for both anchoring and reporting as well as a Peter Lisagor Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. Moreover, the National Press Foundation for the ‘Cancer Issues’ seminar in Washington D.C. named her a Fellow.
Furthermore, she spent a month reporting inside the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Memorial Hospital in the most rewarding story of her career. The ‘Intensive Caring’, which is her news series and documentary, detailed the cutting edge medical treatments and life and death decisions won awards for its news and documentary coverage.
One in a Million
Bair is a leader of a media running team devoted to raising funds for charity. Additionally, she is a founding Board member of the breast cancer charity One in a Million: Dancing with Chicago Celebrities. Additionally, she is involved with the National Italian American Foundation, LUNGevity as well as the American Cancer Society. Also, she is involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Respiratory Health Association. Moreover, she is an Advisory Board Member for Saleh Freedom.
WGN-TV
Bair works alongside other famous WGN-TV anchors, meteorologists, sports anchors, and reporters including;
1. Kaitlin Bennett
2. Julie Unruh
3. Mike Toomey
4. Judy Wang
5. Pat Tomasulo
Dina Bair Net Worth
Bair’s salary ranges between $40,000 – $110,500. Moreover, her net worth ranges between $1 million and $5 million.
