title: Alita Guillen
text: # Alita Guillen
  
  Alita K. Haytayan Guillen (born c. 1970) is an American former television news anchor and reporter. She is also an entrepreneur and inventor. She is the co-owner of Gadgit Girlz, LLC. Guillen is also a communication consultant for CEOs and Hollywood celebrities.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Guillén was born in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and is of Armenian descent (she took her Hispanic husband's surname). She graduated from Cushing Academy in 1988. She earned a degree in 1992 from the University of New Hampshire, where she played lacrosse and soccer. In 1996 she earned her master's degree in journalism from the University of Miami.
  
  ## Professional career
  
  Guillen began her professional career with WABU in Boston as a reporter, anchor and sports reporter, from 1995 until 1996.
  
  In 1997, Guillen joined WTSP-TV in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she worked as a reporter and substitute anchor until leaving the station on December 30, 1998. In early 1999, she joined WFOR-TV in Miami, where she became a morning news anchor. She worked at WFOR until 2002.
  
  In 2002, Guillen was hired by WBBM-TV in Chicago as a general assignment reporter. In mid-2003, she was promoted to be a weekend morning news anchor. In January 2006, she became a weekend evening news anchor at WBBM, anchoring alongside Jim Williams. In 2007, she resigned to live near her family in California; she was replaced by Mai Martinez.
  
  