Mireya Villarreal Profile
Mireya Villarreal is an American news anchor/reporter who is working for CBS serving as a correspondent. She joined CBS News in July 2015.
Mireya Villarreal’s Career
Villarreal serves as a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. CBS News broadcasts and channels include “CBS This Morning,” “CBS Evening News,” and CBSN, CBS News 24/7 streaming channel has featured its reporting. At CBS News, Villarreal covered a wide variety of news reports from a school shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon and a polluted water spill by the Environmental Protection Agency into the Colorado River in Durango, Colorado. She also documented the destructive wildfires in California that destroyed 36,000 acres in June 2016, as well as the methane gas spill in Porter Ranch, California, which forced thousands of residents to leave their homes.
Villarreal is a seasoned investigative reporter who investigated consumer issues and uncovered political wrongdoing across Texas before joining CBS News. She received Emmy awards for the revelation of illegal spending by DFW International Airport executives, reporting on a scheme that allowed Texas school district workers to leave after corruption, and revealing a real estate fraud that threatened San Antonio homebuyers, which ultimately prompted legal inquiries into two local businesses. She is also the winner of two Texas Associated Press awards for immigration and child protection reports.
Previously, she worked on KTVT-TV, a CBS-owned and operated station in Dallas. Earlier, she worked at WOAI-TV in San Antonio from 2008 to 2012 and at KRGV-TV in Rio Grande Valley, Texas from 2005 to 2008. She started her journalism career at KGNS-TV in Laredo, Texas, as a sports anchor and reporter on the weekend. Villarreal graduated from the Pan-American University of Texas in 2001.
Mireya Villarreal Age
Villarreal was born on October 22, 1979, in Texas Rio Grande Valley. She is 42 years old as of 2021. Villarreal celebrates her birthday on the 22nd of October every year.
Mireya Villarreal Height
Villarreal stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches.
Quick Facts About Mireya Villarreal
| Age | 42 years old as of 2021 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Matthew Reed Gideon |
| Net Worth | $1 million – $5 Million |
Mireya Villarreal Family
Information regarding Villarreal’s parents and siblings is currently under review. However, the information will be updated as soon as it’s available.
Mireya Villarreal Husband
Villarreal is a married woman. She is married to Matthew Reed Gideon. The couple married on December 28, 2007, in an intimate wedding ceremony and has a daughter. In October 2019, Villarreal opened an article on experiencing a miscarriage while reporting on air. In her personal article published on the CBS News website, she identified the following day in 2017, covering wildfires near Yosemite National Park in California.
Mireya Villarreal Salary
Being one of the top reporters for CBS, Villarreal earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Mireya Villarreal’s Net Worth
Villarreal has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a journalist.
Mireya Villarreal CBS News
At CBS News Villarreal works alongside;
- Jeffrey Pegues
- Jamie Yuccas
- Susan Zirinsky
- Bill Whitaker
- Holly Williams
- Omar Villafranca
- Peter Van Sant
- Bob Schieffer
- Imtiaz Tyab
- Jonathan Vigliotti
- Tracy Smith
- Susan Spencer
- Serena Altschul
- David Begnaud