Rebecca Lopez Profile
Rebecca Lopez is an American Emmy Award-winning Reporter working at WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas. She previously worked at 12 News KPNX-TV where she served as a reporter.
Rebecca Lopez Education
She graduated from Odessa Permian( MOJO) High School in 1984. She then joined North Texas State University where she graduated with a degree in Radio, Television, and Film. A professor encouraged her to take some broadcast classes and the rest is history. Lopez interned at KDFW in 1988. 10 years later she was working at WFAA.
Rebecca Lopez Career
Lopez serves at WFAA as a senior crime and justice reporter. She worked in Midland Odessa, Corpus, Christi, Austin, Phoenix, and WFAA. She has covered some of the biggest stories in our nation’s history including the Oklahoma City Bombing, the murders of 5 Dallas Police officers, and The Space Shuttle Columbia crash.
Lopez has covered the Dallas Police Department since 2003. Over the years Rebecca Lopez has broken some of the biggest stories at the Dallas Police Department including the day DPD headquarters came under attack by suspect James Boulware. She has also covered multiple national stories including the Oklahoma City bombing, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, the siege at the Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, and most recently the ambush of 5 officers in downtown Dallas.
Lopez says she loves working at WFAA because the station has given her the opportunity to meet some of the best people in the world. She has interviewed famous and infamous people. Among her most interesting are Oprah Winfrey, Justin Timberlake, Bill Cosby, Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Adian Beltre, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Bishop T. D. Jakes, and Henry Lee Lucas. She has won 4 Emmy Awards, A National Murrow Award, and numerous community service awards.
Rebecca Lopez Age, Birthday / How old is Rebecca Lopez
Lopez was born in 1973 in Odessa, Texas. She is 50 years old as of 2023.
Rebecca Lopez Height, measurements
Lopez stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches.
Rebecca Lopez Family, parents, sister
Lopez’s father is known as Santos Gonzales while her mother is Santos Gonzales. She has a sister whose name she has not revealed. Her mother who is a two-time breast cancer survivor passed on Thanksgiving Day in 2020 as a result of Covid.
Rebecca Lopez Husband, married, son
Lopez is a married woman and together with her husband, they have been blessed with a son who they named Jacob. However, she has not revealed the name of her husband.
Rebecca Lopez Salary
Being one of the top reporters for WFAA, Lopez earns an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Rebecca Lopez’s Net Worth
Lopez has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a reporter.
Rebecca Lopez WFAA
At WFAA, Lopez works alongside;
- Eric Alvarez – General Assignment Reporter
- Nick Blackhall – Social Media / Mobile Technology Manager
- Sonia Azad – Reporter
- Kalee Dionne – Meteorologist
- Pete Delkus – Chief Meteorologist
- Tanya Eiserer – Investigative Reporter
- Dale Hansen – Sportscaster
- Jake Harris – Multi-Media Journalist
- Jesse Hawila – Meteorologist
- Matt Howerton – Reporter
- David Goins – Reporter
- Demond Fernandez – Reporter
- Cleo Greene – Anchor
- Greg Fields – Meteorologist