| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Michelle Valles |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | October 10, 1975. As of 2024, she is around 49 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner / Boyfriend | No confirmed information is available. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Hispanic (Latina) |
| Nationality | American |
| What happened to Michelle Valles? | She is an American award-winning journalist who works for NBC as a general assignment reporter. In 2012, she joined the station. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
One of the main faces of KNBC News, Michelle Valles, is an award-winning journalist who has been anchoring and reporting news in a long and illustrious career for close to two decades.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Michelle was born with sun-sign Libra on October 10, 1975.
- Her home town is El Paso, Texas, but she currently resides in Los Angeles. Valles grew up in a similar socio-economic class, alongside same skin color neighbors as her family’s.
- She has one brother named John David Valles.
- Emmy Lou, Michelle’s beloved pet 13-year-old Corgi, departed peacefully on Tuesday, March 24th, 2022, leaving some cherished memories for Michelle and her friends.
News Career : Net worth and Salary
- Michelle’s first stint came as a Freelance Reporter at KTSM-TV, from years 1998 to 2003, in El Paso, Texas. She covered various local, national & international news that affected border security in the context of the 9/11 attacks. By the end of her tenure, she was promoted to the position of Evening News Anchor for 5, 6, and 10 pm newscasts.
- In 2003, she left KTSM to join KXAN-TV as Evening News Anchor/Reporter. The job was based in Austin, Texas, US. She worked there for a good five years till September 2008. In fact, Michelle was the first Latina anchor in the Austin market to anchor the local primetime news. While working with KXAN, Michelle was also voted as the Austin Chronicle’s readers’ choice for Best TV Anchor.
- In Dec 2008, Valles landed the position of News Anchor & Lifestyle Host at KEYE-TV based in Austin, Texas. She was involved in creating, hosting, and writing Austin’s first-ever award-winning magazine called ‘We Are Austin Live’. It was a 1-hour show with five different segments ranging from in-studio interaction along with multiple guests such as authors, entertainers, and politicians.
- After a year of break from journalism, she returned as a KNBC News Morning Anchor & Reporter in April 2012. The network is owned by NBC Universal Media LLC and is based in LA. She has been at KNBC ever since.
Work in the Entertainment Business :
- Before joining KNBC in 2011, Michelle pursued some projects in the Entertainment industry. Her first project was ‘Habla Texas’ – An award-winning series televised on HBO Latino. The origin of the idea was when she herself went through an undercurrent of racial discrimination when she casually started closing her news shows with ‘hasta manana’, meaning ‘Until Tomorrow’ in Spanish.
- The same year, she made her musical debut joining the cast of ‘A Ride with Bob’ together with Ray Benson, a nine-time Grammy award winner. In a 2007 Lonestar Music Magazine interview, Ray mentioned that he and Michelle even dated for a short time. The age difference between the two caused the breakup, not that they did not get along, but what both of them were trying to gain from life as a family.
- Michelle has also appeared in the TV show called ‘The Lying Game’ by ABC & the festive movie ‘When Angels Sing’ alongside Harry Connick Junior, Connie Britton, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson.
Award Winning Work :
- Michelle’s award-winning reporting at KXAN TV included breaking news coverage on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the breaking news death and legacy of Lady Bird Johnson, and exclusive reports with legendary American music artist Willie Hugh Nelson on tackling marijuana usage and decriminalization in the United States of America.
- Won an award for Best Journalist during her tenure at KNBC.
- Member of Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
- Member of National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
- Board member of the New Milestones Foundation.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Michelle passionately devotes her time to community service with organizations such as SIMS, Centre for Child Protection, Emancipet, Las Comadres, Latinitas and others.
- Was voted fan favorite in the Dancing with the Stars Austin competition.
- She is a fan of the American football team ‘Texas Longhorn’ based in Austin, Texas.
- Michelle used to write articles for ‘Austin Man’ magazine in which she gave a woman’s perspective on men related issues. Her articles were quite bold and cheeky, thus attracted a lot of curious attention from readers.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Michelle Valles Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Brown
- How tall is Michelle Valles Height : 5′6″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : 9
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
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Michelle,
Austin isn’t the same without you! You got a bad deal there, and you are very missed! Best of luck in every facet of your exciting life.
I would love to see Michelle Valles replace Lynette on Channel 5 weekend morning news. She is way more professional and viewer-friendly, classy lady…she would fit right in with the rest of the team!
Michelle is a beautiful classy lady with a great personality
Michelle Valles is a very attractive beautiful spirited woman!
I love Michelle. She is from my home town which makes her my homie! Super smart and beautiful personality…love Michelle…u go, girl! Good job making us Latinas look good.
Michelle’s energy is perfect for early morning. She makes me laugh when I don’t expect to. I so enjoy her. Thank you, young woman!
She is so cute when how excited she gets. She’s the type of girl you marry. How cute is her personality!
She is so attractive…the only reason I watch Channel 4 News is to get a glimpse of her.
Michelle is an absolutely gorgeous young lady! Extremely sophisticated. Captures my heart with style. And always on top of current events.
Michelle is The Ultimate Newsanchor. She is Super Nice Super Sweet Super Cool and SUPER MASSIVELY BEAUTIFUL I love Her Pleasant Personality Gorgeous Smile and her Attention to Detail when it comes to Her Looks. She ALWAYS Looks WONDERFUL