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 …
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Career Milestones
1986 | Lead reporter at KTVK-TV the ABC affiliate in Phoenix |
1993 | Correspondent for NBC's "Dateline" |
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" |
1996 | Became news anchor/substitute co-host for ABC's "Good Morning America" |
1997 | Correspondent for ABC's "20/20" |
1999 | Co-anchor of "Downtown," an ABC news magazine |
2002 | Narrated the four part ABC news documentary "ICU" |
2003 | Hosted "In the Shadow of Laci Peterson" (ABC) |
2004 | Became co-anchor of ABC's "20/20" |
2005 | Anchored "World News Tonight" (ABC) from Baghdad (December) |
2006 | Became co-anchor of ABC "World News Tonight" with Bob Woodruff |
2006 | Departs as anchor of "World News Tonight" for maternaty leave; will return in the fall to co-anchor "20/20" with Charles Gibson |