Lisa Sylvester co-anchors the news at 6 and 11 p.m. on WPXI-TV and at 10 p.m. on Fox 53.

Sylvester came to WPXI from CNN, where she had worked since 2004. There, she served as a cut-in news anchor and correspondent for “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” as well as a Washington-based correspondent for “Lou Dobbs Tonight.”

Sylvester also spent four years working at ABC, where she served as a Washington, D.C., general correspondent and a correspondent for the network’s Weekend News.

Earlier in her career, Sylvester worked as a reporter for KTVI-TV in St. Louis and WMBD-TV in Peoria, Ill. She also served as a reporter for WKRN-TV in Nashville, Tenn., where in 1997 she won an Emmy and an Associated Press award for a report on “Tornado Survival.”

Sylvester has received multiple awards throughout her career, including the 2004 Business Emmy Award for the “Exporting America” series. She also played a key role in the CNN coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which earned the network an Emmy award in 2001 and a Peabody Award in 2002.

Sylvester earned a degree in international economics from Georgetown University and a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

The star who would play me in the movie version of my life and why:

Kimberly Elise, I think we physically resemble each other. She portrays strong characters, but she has a sweet demeanor about her. And, as a bonus, she studied mass communications!

Childhood hero and why:

My mother. She was a single parent who raised me and my siblings.

The superpower I wish I had in real life and why:

The ability to instantly fill someone with self-love and love for others

Favorite app:

Google Maps

Favorite season:

Summer! I love warm and hot weather.

Favorite ethnic food:

Indian

I spend the most time on: Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Other / None:

www.facebook.com/WPXILisaSylvester

Pick one: “Veep” / “House of Cards” / “Scandal”:

“House of Cards”

Show I have or want to binge watch:

“Downton Abbey”

My favorite cable channel:

Channel 11

What dessert matches your personality?

Cheesecake, I like that it comes in a lot of different flavors.

Which Disney character are you?

Merida from “Brave”

Who’s your favorite TV or movie villain?

Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter

Favorite guilty pleasure:

Reading until 2 a.m. (even when I know I need to wake up early the next day)

Movie I could watch every time it appears on cable:

“Sleepless in Seattle”

The movie that always makes me cry:

“Sleepless in Seattle”

Pick one: Pirates / Penguins / Steelers / Other / I hate sports:

Pirates, Steelers, Penguins — can’t choose one

Something I would do over if I could and why:

Spend one more day with my mom, who passed away 16 years ago.

My favorite Pittsburgh athlete:

Really like William Gay and Will Allen — great guys with a great sense of purpose. I also love Cutch!

My favorite sandwich, plus fixings:

Primanti Bros. Pitts-burger!

Favorite lunchtime spot:

Panera Bread

My most embarrassing junk food:

Not really embarrassing, but I do love great French fries.

My favorite Pittsburgh pizza:

That’s a tough one. There are a lot of great places. But I like Monte Cello’s cheese pizza.

Pick one: Cheetos / Cheez-Its / Cheerios:

Cheez-Its

The most dangerous thing I’ve ever done:

Paragliding.

Top thing on my “Bucket List” to do before I’m gone:

Write a book

I wish I had more time to:

Sleep

My favorite thing about Pittsburgh is:

The wonderful people

Three people I’d love to have dinner with:

How about two people? The pope and the president

One word my mother would use to describe me:

Bold

If I could go back, I’d tell my teenage self …

Lighten up and have more fun.

My most memorable fashion mistake:

Splitting my pants while out in public (long story)

Favorite Pittsburgh-area landmark:

Mt. Washington. I love the view of the city.

In high school, I was:

Studious

My childhood nickname was:

Bernie (my middle name is Bernadette)

My first job:

Delivering newspapers/mowing lawns

I’m deathly afraid of:

Rats

My most treasured fashion accessories are:

Earrings, small ones. I don’t feel “dressed up” unless I have on earrings.

What you’ll always find in my glove compartment:

A mess

If I wasn’t a news anchor for WPXI-TV, I’d be:

A children’s book author

When I was 10, I wanted to be:

An astronaut

The last book I read:

“Me Before You” by JoJo Moyes

My favorite website:

Pinterest

Happiness is …

Snuggling with my 5-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son, watching a movie!

My personal motto is …

Live life fully

People would be surprised to know that I:

Once ran a 50-mile race. It took me all day.

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