Christie Ileto
Christie Ileto
christie ileto is an air personnel who joined the 6abc Action News team in the fall of 2015. christie ileto is an AP and Emmy Award winning Journalist.
Before arriving in the City of Brotherly Love, christie Ileto was a reporter for WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. There, she was one of the first journalists to extensively cover the arrest of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old who died from spinal injuries while in police custody. She was on the ground moments before riots broke out following his funeral. For 12-hours of live breaking news coverage, she gave Marylanders and the nation an up-close look at the unrest fueled by his death. Christie's coverage continued with citywide protests for Police reform, the sweeping changes to police brass, and the undercurrent of violence that gripped the city in the months that followed.
Prior to Baltimore, Christie Ileto worked at WAFF in Huntsville, Alabama and KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she appeared on CNN for breaking weather coverage to show the nation how New Mexicans were struggling with the barrage of inclement weather that shut down a major interstate from the Texas line to Arizona.
A native of the Washington, D.C. metro area, Christie Ileto is happy to be back on the East Coast, closer to family and friends.
Christie is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, and a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
In her spare time, you can find Christie at a ballet barre class, traveling or attempting to master her father's recipes... hoping to show her family back in Manila, Philippines that she can make the perfect pancit.
How Reporters survive and stay cool while on field during summer
Their live trucks are like portable offices, equipped with air conditioning in the front and back of the vehicle.
It provides a respite from a heat wave.
It’s the only way the reporters and photojournalists stay cool in the field.
It’s interesting the live truck can transmit video through microwave technology and carry live shots from all over the area, but on the hottest day, the A/C is its best feature.
Christie Ileto said “I carry lots of oil blotting strips, wear flowy dresses, and, on the occasion when it’s humid and hot, I wrap my hair under a 6ABC baseball cap, and, right before I go on air, take it off, and my hair lays perfectly.”
Experience
Reporter, WJZ, Baltimore, MD (October 2012 – October 2015) Live reporter for all news shows, primarily breaks stories for the 11 o'clock nightly newscast, covering local crime, extreme weather, as well as local and national stories in Washington, D.C.
Reporter, KOAT, Albuquerque, NM (October 2009 – October 2012) General assignment reporter for all newscasts. Enterprise stories and develop sources. Numerous live reporting and breaking news coverage on a daily basis.
Reporter, WAFF, Huntsville, AL (October 2007 – September 2009) Break news in the Tennessee Valley; Storm Chaser- Tornados; Fill in Morning Metro Reporter; Covered General Election in Nov; Honor Flights to Washington, DC. Live shots with package every night at 10pm. Duties: Report; Photographer, Editor- Digital editing.
Recent Articles by Christy
'I understand their frustration': Black-owned business hit by looters in Center City: "We saw on our cloud cam that people were coming into my store," said Leon Scott, owner of Silver Legends. PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Exclusive surveillance video at one Center City business caught looters storming stores after peaceful protests turned into violence and looting in Philadelphia late Saturday. Scott couldn't believe his eyes. Exclusive surveillance video caught looters storming his store at 20th and Walnut. (https://6abc.com/center-city-protest-looting-business-crime/6223613/).
Victim speaks out who was struck by stray bullet involving a triple shooting: "just random pop pop pop," said Lisa Pray. "The fact that it was moving closer to the house-made me realize I need to get down." PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In the city's Grays Ferry section, police responded to a triple shooting where one victim was struck by a stray bullet. Immediately sliding off her bed, Pray says she did her best to avoid the gunfire. (https://6abc.com/crimes-grips-communities-woman-hit-by-stray-bullet-speaks/6220214/)
Singing Fountain Farmers Market opens with social distancing restrictions: The Singing Fountain Farmers Market in East Passyunk is a little different this year. No contact, one-way foot traffic, and a new location at the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center to safely accommodate vendors and customers for social distancing. "It's wonderful to still have the farmers market on East Passyunk," said Adam Leiter, executive director of East Passyunk Business Improvement District. "It's some sort of normal routine." (https://6abc.com/singing-fountain-farmers-market-farmers-philly-east-passyunk/6215848/)
Some Philly businesses taking reservations ahead of possible ease on outdoor dining restrictions: "As we continue to prepare for a phased reopening, with the expectation that our region will move to yellow on June 5, there are some steps we can take now to begin easing restrictions while we remain in red status," Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday. PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia is now allowing walk-up ordering at restaurants and food trucks to resume. This order expanding walk-up ordering at food service businesses goes into effect immediately. Kenney it is subject to social distancing requirements. (https://6abc.com/covid-19-philadelphia-coronavirus-philly-restaurants-mayor-kenney/6212885/)
Chosen 300 Ministries celebrates homeless veterans on Memorial Day: There were markers reminding those lining up to stand 6 feet apart and to-go plates to limit contact between volunteers and those most vulnerable, including homeless veterans this holiday. Philadelphia (WPVI) -- Chosen 300 Ministries held their annual Memorial Day celebration, but Monday's festivities near 11th and Spring Garden streets were a little different this year. (https://6abc.com/community-events/chosen-300-ministries-celebrates-homeless-veterans/6211381/)