Christie Ileto
She is an AP and Emmy Award winning journalist.
Before arriving in the City of Brotherly Love, Christie 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 worked at WAFF in Huntsville, AL and KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, NM, 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 state line to Arizona.
A native of the Washington, DC metro area, Christie 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.
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Christie's Stories
Officer from Bensalem is on mission to bring awareness to human trafficking
Bensalem native Andrew Linder is on a marathon mission. Wearing a 15-pound vest, he's weighted with a purpose: to shed light on the burdens that human trafficking victims carry.
High school robotics team in Philadelphia needs help heading to world championship
Jade Armstrong, a member of the team, told Action News that a lot goes into building a robot.
Youthful force at Philadelphia City Hall aims to make big changes
Shania Bennett emphasized the importance of proactive rather than reactive programming at the Office of Youth Engagement.
Breaking records: Philadelphia junior helps her team make basketball history
It's been a season of firsts as the girl's basketball team at Universal Audenreid reached the semifinal round for the first time in the school's history.
North Philly's Dawn Staley wins 3rd NCAA women's basketball championship
While Dawn Staley's accolades are front and center on a national stage, she is the pride of her North Philadelphia neighborhood.
New Jersey mom sings Taylor Swift songs during brain surgery
Selena Campione basically performed her own Eras Tour in the operating room at the Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.
Nonprofit to restore Rittenhouse Square with $500,000 restoration project
The park's lawn is getting replaced for the first time in 20 years, which will transform its current pockets of dust back into a lush lawn.
Original 'Rosie the Riveter' from Bucks County receiving Congressional Gold Medal
From the factory floor to the congressional honor, an original 'Rosie the Riveter' is earning her stripes with a Congressional Gold Medal for heroic efforts.
Del. family's tragedy turned triumph after governor signs Faith Deanna Johnson Act into law
The Johnsons say it was their daughter's dying wish to make sure what happened to her didn't repeat itself.
3rd suspect arrested in Philadelphia bus stop mass shooting; 4th urged to surrender
"We gave them the ultimatum: turn your son in by tomorrow morning," said Supervisor Deputy U.S. Marshal Rob Clark.