Shannon Halligan Bio-Wiki

Shannon Halligan is an Emmy-nominated American Reporter/Anchor currently working as a General Assignment reporter and Traffic reporter at WGN/CLTV in Chicago, Illinois. She has been part of this network since September 2016.

Shannon Halligan Age, Birthday

She is 34 years old as of 2023. Shannon was born in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States on 1989 August 22nd. Thus, she marks her birthday on the 22nd of August every year, and her zodiac sign is Leo.

Shannon Halligan Family, Parents/Siblings

Halligan was born and raised to parents in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. However, her girlhood life, parents, and siblings’ details are still not uncovered.

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Shannon Halligan Education

For her academic qualifications, Gaynor enrolled and graduated from James B. Conant High School. Then she joined the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University where she graduated and earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Shannon Halligan Husband, Children

Halligan is happily married to Adam McCull. The duo exchanged their marriage vows on 3rd September 2017.  She and her husband are proud parents of two-baby girls namely Maeve Katherine and unknown. Maeve was born the day after her father and shares a birthday. When one day off, Shannon loves genealogy, podcasting, and consuming time with her dog, husband, and daughters.

Shannon Halligan Career

Halligan works as a General Assignment reporter and Traffic reporter at WGN/CLTV in Chicago, Illinois. She came to the WGN/CLTV family in September 2016. Shannon is an Emmy-appointed Reporter who contributes General Assignments and Traffic reports for WGN News.

Before joining “Chicago’s Very Own,” she served as a reporter, and fill-in anchor at KSHB in Kansas City, Missouri. Shannon also served as a Reporter and Anchor at WWLP in Springfield, Massachusetts. While there, she delivered live breaking news coverage during the demonstrations in Ferguson as well as the manhunt for the Boston Marathon Bomber.

A native of Chicagoland, Shannon was raised in Schaumburg and enrolled in James B. Conant High School. She also graduated magma cum laude from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Outside of reporting, Shannon enjoys podcasting, researching genealogy, and consuming time with her husband their daughter, and their dog.

Shannon Halligan WGN9 News

Halligan works at WGN9 News alongside her fellow reporters, anchors, and meteorologists namely;

  1. Jenna Barnes
  2. Dina Bair
  3. Robin Baumgarten
  4. Ana Belaval
  5. Chris Boden
  6. Tahman Bradley
  7. Ben Bradley
  8. Ray Cortopassi
  9. Julian Crews
  10. Kelly Davis
  11. Alyssa Donovan
  12. Lourdes Duarte
  13. Patrick Elwood
  14. Christine Flores
  15. Josh Frydman
  16. Gaynor Hall
  17. Jewell Hillery
  18. Demetrius Ivory
  19. Erin Ivory
  20. Mike Janssen
  21. Lauren Jiggetts
  22. Sarah Jindra
  23. Morgan Kolkmeyer
  24. Paul Konrad
  25. Marcus Leshock
  26. Sean Lewis

Shannon Halligan Height

Halligan has an estimated height of 5 feet 7 inches tall equaling 1.7 meters.

Shannon Halligan Salary

Halligan has an approximate annual salary ranging from $ 75, 795 K to $ 173, 455 K.

Shannon Halligan’s Net Worth

Halligan has an estimated net worth of $ 1 Million- $ 3 Million and above. Nevertheless, her profession as a journalist is her main source of revenue.

Is Shannon Halligan on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok?

You can follow her via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.  Shannon doesn’t appear to have public  TikTok, or Snapchat accounts currently.