Christine Devine (born November 2, 1965) is an American television
news anchor
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based in
Los Angeles
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. She can be seen weeknights on
KTTV
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's ''Fox 11 News''. She has won 16 Emmys, including the prestigious Governors Award. Six Emmys were for Best Newscast.
Early life and education
Devine was born in
Hamburg, New York
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, and grew up in
Arizona
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.
[
] She graduated from
Arizona State University
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in 1987 and began her career as a reporter in her home state before joining KTTV. She is in the
Walter Cronkite School of Broadcast Journalism's Hall of Fame, and received ASU's Founders Day Alumni Achievement award. She attended on the Leadership Scholarship. She is currently on the Alumni Association board.
[ In 2021 she received an honorary doctorate at Cal State LA Commencement.
Devine attended Tolleson Union High School in ]Tolleson, Arizona
Tolleson is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the city was 7,216 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 6,545 in 2010.
History ...
. She was Valedictorian and was voted "Most Likely to Succeed."[
She is of Brazilian and European American ancestry. Her mother married Dr. Jack Devine. He legally adopted her and she changed her name to Christine Devine.
]
Career
Devine is known for her "Wednesday's Child" adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from ...
segment. Since 1994 she has profiled foster children looking for adoptive homes, resulting in more than 500 adoptions. In 2009, she was honored in Washington, D.C. with a congressional award.[KTTV >> Christine Devine Bio](_blank)
URL accessed on April 5, 2010. She wrote a book on "Wednesday's Child": ''Finding a Forever Family, A News Anchor's Notebook''.
Devine has received the Congressional Coalition's Angels in Adoption award, two Gracie Allen Awards from AWRT (American Women in Radio & Television), the Society of Professional Journalists' Anna Quindlen Award for Community Service, Volunteers of America' Media Volunteer of the Year (LA) award, Child Welfare League of America award and Career Achievement from the Chamber of Commerce. She is in the Arizona State University Alumni Hall of Fame. She has been honored by the LAPD, LA County Board of Supervisors, LA City, and LA County Sheriff's Department.
Devine was a co-chair of The Good News Foundation, a non-profit founded by five LA news anchors/reporters wanting to honor the "good" in Los Angeles GNF helped build a computer lab for homeless children, and a showroom for low-income women to receive free career clothing. It sponsors an apartment at the Downtown Women's Center for homeless women, and a journalism scholarship.[Official Christine Devine Bio](_blank)
URL accessed on April 4, 2010.
On November 20, 2015, Devine was celebrated at Fox News, having worked there for 25 years.
She has appeared as a reporter in a number of movies and TV series, including ''24'', ''Prison Break
''Prison Break'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial drama television show, television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purce ...
'', ''Melrose Place'', ''90210'', ''The Cable Guy
''The Cable Guy'' is a 1996 American black comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, written by Lou Holtz Jr. and starring Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick. It was released in the United States on June 14, 1996. The film co-stars Leslie Mann, Jack ...
'', ''Wag the Dog'', ''Most Wanted'', ''Independence Day''.Christine Devine Filmography
URL accessed on April 5, 2010.
Personal life
Christine married musician/actor Sean McNabb
Sean McNabb (born September 24, 1965) is an American actor and bassist. While still on tour with rock bands, he is also acting and writing, composing, and singing music for TV and film. In 2015, he released his first solo music as a lead singer, ...
on September 9, 2016. Both Christine and Sean are active in the community doing charity Harley rides, golf tournaments and public speaking.[
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References
External links
Official website
KTTV FOX 11 On-Air Talent Bio
The Good News Foundation
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African-American women journalists
African-American journalists
American people of Brazilian descent
Arizona State University alumni
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumni
Television anchors from Los Angeles
Living people
American women television journalists
1965 births
21st-century African-American people
21st-century African-American women
20th-century African-American people
20th-century African-American women