Susan Wornick

Education

Born in the Bronx, New York and raised in Natick, Massachusetts, she graduated from Emerson College in 1971 with a Bachelor.

Career

Wornick and Lobel also host many New England-area charity events, and have appeared as television commercial spokespeople for various Boston-area businesses. she splits her time between Stuart, Florida and Mashpee, Massachusetts and is "partnered with Rubino and Laing helping people plan for their retirement."

She received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters Degree from Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts. She credits two Natick High School teachers with her success. From 1979 to 1981, Wornick was a reporter and anchor at WHDH Radio.

She also worked at WBZ radio, winning Associated Press and United Press International awards.

Wornick joined WCVB in 1981 as a general assignment reporter. She was named midday news anchor in February 1989 until she stepped down in February 2014.

In July 1989, she replaced Paula Lyons as WCVB"s consumer reporter, a role she also held until her retirement in 2014. In the 1990s, her regular consumer advocacy segment, "Buyer Beware", became a staple on WCVB"s NewsCenter 5 broadcasts.

Wornick has been a vocal supporter of a Massachusetts law to shield journalists when they try to protect confidential sources.

In 1985, she was almost jailed for refusing to name her sources while working on a story alleging corruption within the Revere, Massachusetts Police Department.,

Charities she has supported include Rosie’s Place, Catholic Charities, the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless, the Natick Visiting Nurse Association and Rodman Rides for Kids.

Achievements

• Her awards include three regional Emmy, the Silver Gavel Award from the American Bar Association (American Bar Association) (1991), the Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the "Embracing The Legacy (of Robert F Kennedy) award at the Kennedy Library in recognition of her work in protecting children" She will be inducted into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame September 12, 2014.

Views

Quotations: “the only reason I went to college at all is that my parents wanted me to be the first in my family to get a degree.“.

Membership

Wornick was one of the founding members of Team 5 Investigates, WCVB"s investigative unit, in 2006.