https://www.robertfeder.com/2020/10/15/robservations-nbc-5-hires-reporter-vi-nguyen-cbs-2/
Vi Nguyen moves from WBBM CBS2 News to NBC 5 News
Robservations on the media beat:
Vi Nguyen, who’s been a per diem reporter for CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 since 2018, has been hired full-time as a multimedia journalist and general assignment reporter for NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5. She’ll start October 26, according to Frank Whittaker, station manager and vice president of news at NBC 5. The crosstown move was negotiated by agent Mort Meisner. Before joining CBS 2, Nguyen was a reporter and multimedia journalist for WISH, the CW affiliate in Indianapolis. Earlier she worked for stations in Oklahoma City; Wichita, Kansas; and Rockford. The Southern California native, who graduated from Joliet West High School and DePaul University, began as an intern at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7 and the former Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9.
Vi Nguyen moves from WBBM CBS2 News to NBC 5 News