Meet the News Team

August 14, 2008

Lisa Mateo can be seen flying high in Air 11 Monday-Friday from 5 to 9 am, as part of the CW11 Morning News' Commutercast traffic team with Jill Nicolini. From Air 11, Lisa has covered everything from traffic accidents to breaking news, including the 10-alarm warehouse fire in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn.

When she’s not reporting from up above, Lisa’s bringing you the latest on what’s happening around town - whether it’s flying 30 feet above the ground with Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy or highlighting the tastiest cuisine, hottest music and people making a difference in the Latino community.

Lisa also fills in for Linda Church as weather anchor. She is currently enrolled at Kean University in New Jersey working toward her BS in Meteorology and a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) Seal from The American Meteorological Society.

Lisa got her start in television when she was selected in January 2000 as one of ten Tri-State area students to participate in a weekly "Broadcasting Seminar," a course which covered various aspects of the industry. She was then hired as a production assistant for the CW11 Morning News when it launched as WB11 Morning News in June 2000. She quickly became the Entertainment Producer five months later, writing packages, attending movie junkets and producing live in studio guests. She began working double duty as fill-in traffic reporter in 2004 and was promoted to full-time in 2006.

Lisa also worked as an on-air correspondent for the WPIX special series, "Viva!," which focused on Hispanic Americans making it big America.

A graduate of Rutgers College with a double major in Journalism and Communications and a minor in Spanish, Lisa began her career in print news as a staff writer for the Suburban Trends newspaper in New Jersey, where she worked feature stories, local news and breaking news.

Born to Puerto Rican parents in Brooklyn, New York, Lisa is the oldest of four daughters. During her middle school years her parents moved the family to New Jersey, and Lisa has been a "Jersey girl" ever since.

She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

LIST OF AWARDS:
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES (NATAS)
EMMY AWARDS
2004: Best Single Morning New Program, WB11 Morning News
2004: Best Event Coverage 9/11: America Remembers, WB11 Morning News
2001: Best Single Morning New Program, WB11 Morning News