Lisa Hughes    
Anchor            

        Emmy Award-winning journalist Lisa Hughes is news anchor for WBZ-TV weekdays at 6PM, and 11PM with co-anchor Jack Williams on WBZ-TV. Hughes joined the station in June 2000 after working as a correspondent for CBS Newspath, the CBS-TV Station Group’s satellitenews service.

        Prior to joining WBZ-TV Hughes traveled the world for CBS Newspath, reporting stories for WBZ-TV including extensive coverage of Washington, DC and Capitol Hill, as well as the Pope’s visit to Israel in 2000.

        Before joining CBS, Hughes worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at KIRO-TV in Seattle, Washington beginning in 1995. She was a main anchor and reporter for KBCI-TV in Boise, Idaho from 1992-1994, and was an anchor and reporter for KCBY-TV in Coos Bay, Oregon from 1991-1992.

        Among her many honors for her work in journalism, Lisa was an Emmy Award nominee in 2000 for news anchoring and received an Emmy Award for Hard News Story in 1996. In her first year with WBZ-TV, Hughes was named Best Newcomer in TV News by Boston Magazine and Best News Anchor by the Improper Bostonian. Hughes was honored by the Idaho Press Club for Best Live Shot in 1994, and Best Live Shot and Best Series in 1993. The Idaho State Broadcasters Association also recognized Hughes for Best News Story in 1993-1994.

        Outside of her work in journalism, Hughes is very involved with the American Liver Foundation and supports the Boston Public Library Foundation. She is on the board of the Boston Adult Literacy Fund and Share Our Strength, and is co-chair of the “Team With a Vision 5K” to benefit the blind and visually impaired. Hughes also ran the 2002 Boston Marathon with the “Run for Research” team.

        Born in Moscow, Idaho, Hughes received a bachelor of arts in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She currently resides in a suburb outside of Boston with her husband and daughter.

        Boston’s WBZ-TV is owned and operated by CBS Television Stations, one of the largest network-owned groups consisting of 39 stations, including 21 CBS, 11 The CW, three MyNetworkTV and four independent stations not affiliated with major networks. WBZ-TV is “Always On” @ cbs4boston.com.