Chris Legeros
Chris Legeros joined KIRO 7 Eyewitness News as a reporter in February of 1983.
A native of Minneapolis, Chris worked as an anchor and general assignment reporter for KCMT-TV in Alexandria Minnesota from 1975 to 1977 and at KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 1977 to 1983.
Chris attended high school in Edina, Minnesota and was awarded his Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Minnesota in 1974. He was awarded his Certificate in Public Relations in 1993 from the University of Washington Extension program.
Chris has received three Emmy awards, along with awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Associated Press, United Press International, Best of the West and the Washington Education Association.
Chris is a member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. He resides in Lake Forest Park with his wife and two daughters.
Latest from Chris Legeros
Search for Susan Cox Powell ends in Oregon
After two days of searching near Salem, Ore., police said they found no trace of Susan Cox Powell. The woman disappeared from her home in West Valley City, Utah, in December 2009. Her husband Josh, was considered a "person of interest" in her disappearance, but he killed his two sons ...
Seattle looks to Portland for a public potty
Seattle's Mayor Mike McGinn is pitching a proposal for a new public restroom in Pioneer Square. He's hoping to minimize problems like drug use and prostitution that the city has experienced with public toilets in the past. McGinn believes the best option is the Portland Loo. Portland has seven of ...
Man almost dies trying to rescue kids who pretend to be drowning
Fifty-seven-year-old Curtis Boatwright almost died last Saturday at Renton's Coulon Beach. The man is disabled from injuries he suffered when he was hit by a car more than a decade ago. Despite a bad shoulder and hurt legs, he didn't hesitate to jump into the chilly waters of Lake Washington ...
Downed power lines trap mom in college parking lot
For almost three hours Monday afternoon, Debbi Hunter sat behind the wheel of her Ford Taurus in the parking lot of Green River Community College. She had brought her son, Jacob, here to apply for classes. Suddenly, a thunderstorm moved across campus, toppling a tree into power lines. Those lines ...
Flight attendant helps doctor during in-flight medical emergency
American Airlines Flight 1943 left Dallas at mid-afternoon Sunday, headed for Seattle, when a soldier suffered a medical emergency and a flight attendant jumped in to help medical personnel on the flight. Adam Isaacson said he was sitting in the rear of the plane, when a flight attendant came back ...
Gov. Jay Inslee wants to convince Boeing that Everett is the best place to build the next generation 777
Gov. Jay Inslee wants to convince Boeing that Everett is the best place in the world to design and build the next generation 777. The company has built nearly 11,000 models of the current plane in Everett, but is still assessing where to assemble a more fuel-efficient 777X and its carbon fiber ...
Steel from weapons buyback will be used for messages of peace
Seattle plans to melt down 750 guns that police collected in a buyback program in January. The steel from those weapons will be used to make plaques with messages of peace and non-violence inscribed on them. Seattle school students are being asked to suggest what those messages should be. Mayor ...
Wildfires strike early in Western Washington
Wildfires have started early in western Washington - so early that many of the college kids who are hired to fight them are still in class. The State Department of Natural Resources said it is prepared. Karen Ripley said there are 700 employees at DNR who are trained to fight ...
Seattle police are happy with their May Day performance
Seattle Police Department Assistant Chief Paul McDonagh said he's "very proud" of the way his officers handled May Day demonstrators. Seventeen arrests were made during sometimes violent protests. A task force will examine cellphone video and news media coverage to try to identify others who vandalized businesses and threw rocks ...
Feds crack down on medical marijuana dispensaries
The Drug Enforcement Administration has ordered 11 medical marijuana dispensaries in the Seattle area to shut down within 30 days. They all received letters advising them that the manufacture and distribution of a controlled substance was illegal under federal law. U.S. law takes precedence over state law allowing the dispensing ...
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