Michelle Valles Biography
Michelle Valles is an American Journalist working with KNBC as a general assignment reporter on weekdays for NBC4’s Today in LA and the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. She joined the station in 2012 and also reports and anchors the weekend edition of Today in LA from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. in Los Angeles, California.
Michelle Valles Education
Valles attended The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) where she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Michelle Valles Career
Valles joined NBC4 working with KNBC as a reporter and anchor in 2012. She is a general assignment reporter on weekdays for NBC4’s Today in LA and the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. Valles also reports for and anchors the weekend edition of Today in LA from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. She covers breaking news daily and interviews authors, filmmakers, dignitaries, and local experts to cover issues with more depth and clarity. Michelle points her coverage of Rodney King’s death among her most memorable assignments at NBC4. She also anchored the station’s first breaking news report on that story and went on reporting from the field until well into the evening of the day the story broke.
Other highlights of her career include covering a 2-part investigation on Americans being unfairly detained in a Federal Mexican prison. As well as the notorious Juarez murders, Mexican orphanage conditions, U.S.-Mexico border protests, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Lady Bird Johnson’s death, and 9/11. Valles also was intrigued by her candid and exclusive interview with Willie Nelson regarding his marijuana use and his efforts to decriminalize the drug in the U.S.
Awards and recognitions
She was honored with the prestigious National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism in 2017. Valles has also been previously voted Best Anchor by the Texas Associated Press, the Austin Chronicle, and Rare Magazine.
Valles was part of the news team that won the Best Newscast Award from the Texas Associated Press in 2007. She was also picked by the Austin American Statesman to be included in their prestigious Fortunate 500 List for community service for 7 consecutive years. She also served as a national ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and has given her time to several local nonprofit organizations. Valles is fluent in Spanish and an active member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Michelle Valles Age
Valles is 47 years old as of 2022 and was born on October 10, 1975, in El Paso, Texas, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on the 10th of October every year and her zodiac sign is Libra.
Michelle Valles Height
Valles stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 4 inches (Approx 1.62 meters) tall.
Michelle Valles Family
Valles was born and brought up in El Paso, Texas by her loving parents. She has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. However, it is known that she has one sibling, named Alysha Del Valle who is an American anchor and reporter and has worked for a variety of Californian networks (both TV & radio).
Michelle Valles Husband
Valles is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of her being in any past relationship with anyone.
Michelle Valles Net Worth
Valles has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a Journalist.
Michelle Valles Salary
Valles earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
NBC4 News/KNBC
Valles works at KNBC where she works alongside other famous NBC4 anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;
- Adrian Arambulo
- David Biggar
- Michael Brownlee
- Ted Chen
- John Cádiz Klemack
- Randy Mac
- Carolyn Johnson
- Eric Leonard
- Robert Kovacik
- Belen De Leon
- Toni Guinyard
- Joel Grover
- Lolita Lopez
- Mekahlo Medina
- Lauren Coronado
- Hetty Chang
- Robin Winston
- Annabelle Sedano
- Darsha Philips
- Tony Shin
- Gordon Tokumatsu