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Sylvia Weatherspoon
Anchor, 5, 6 & 10 p.m.
sylvia@wbrz.com
Sylvia Weatherspoon is the co-anchor of WBRZ News 2 Louisiana at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. She began her career at WBRZ in December 1993.
Sylvia joined the WBRZ team after working as the news director for WJBO-AM & WFMF-FM radio in Baton Rouge. She initially pursued a career in radio news reporting, but the technical side of TV news caught her attention. She spent her spare time in the newsroom of a local TV station. Sylvia said television news felt natural to her, and she loved it! She found TV news challenging, allowing her to be creative in her reporting.
Sylvia attended Louisiana State University and studied broadcast journalism. She is a member of the Junior League of Baton Rouge and Sunrise Rotary Club. She serves as an Executive Board Member of the Greater Baton Rouge Community Clinic and The Center of Hope. She volunteers for Louisiana Voices, The Advisory Board of the Junior League of Baton Rouge, and she is an Executive Board member for the Paula Manship YMCA. Sylvia is on the Executive Board for the Hilltop Arboretum and the Advisory council of Women Hospital.
In 2007, Sylvia received the Excellence In Medical Journalism Award in Television Broadcasting for her health segments “Reduce Your Risk”. During her career, the Louisiana Associated Press awarded Sylvia second-place Best Spot News on her story of a house fire, “In Just Minutes,” and third place for “Miracle on the Mississippi,” a report covering an accident on the Mississippi River Bridge. She is also the recipient of the 2007 Women in Media Award of Excellence in Television. She has also received the 2007 Laurie Smith Anderson Award for Excellence in Health Care Reporting from the Arthritis Association of Louisiana. Most recently, Sylvia received the 2008 Louisiana Role Model Award from the Baton Rouge Chapter of The Links, Inc. as well as the 2008 NAACP Community Service Award.
Sylvia resides in Baton Rouge with her husband and two children. In her spare time she enjoys vacationing with her family, gardening, and Bible study.
