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Michelle Charlesworth was born on June 7, 1970 in New Jersey, United States. She is a popular <a href="/biography/michelle-charlesworth">journalist</a> who is currently working as a television anchor for ABC News and WABC-TV, New York.

Education

Charlesworth graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, New Jersey. She then attended Duke University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy. She was later granted a full scholarship by the German government to study economics at the University of Freiburg.

Career

Charlesworth began her career as a reporter for WCTI in New Bern, North Carolina, later moving to WMGM in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She worked as an anchor/reporter at NBC 17 in Raleigh, North Carolina before joining ABC News as a reporter and WABC-TV as an anchor/reporter in 1998. She also hosts the WABC-TV programs "Broadway Backstage" and "Above and Beyond." She first gained national attention for her reporting in New York City on 9/11/01. She covered the mass exodus from the city that afternoon.

While she has reported on everything from the Oscars to Israel's occupied territories, Charlesworth  is best known for her reports on her own battle with skin cancer. At age 30, she learned that she had the disease by accident, while interviewing New York City dermatologist Bruce Katz, M.D. for a story about power liposuction. Dr. Katz noticed a small, unusual depression on Charlesworth's face, and, off-camera, suggested that she remove her makeup so he could examine her skin. Upon closer inspection, he determined that she had signs of basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, and recommended that she have a biopsy. The cancer diagnosis was confirmed a few days later. Dr. Katz suspected that the cause of the cancer was sun damage. Charlesworth admitted that when she was a <a href="/biography/michelle-charlesworth">child</a> and teenager, she spent much time in the sun without proper protection. By the time she started wearing sunscreen in her mid-20s, the damage was already done.

Charlesworth had the cancer successfully removed in a 3-hour operation by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Davis_(athlete)">Dr.</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Davis_(athlete)">Ira Davis</a> under local anesthesia, with an incision that required 27 stitches to close. A technique called Mohs surgery was used to remove the cancer. The main benefit of this type of surgery is that it allows dermatologists to remove the smallest piece of tissue necessary, resulting in less scarring. She returned to work just three weeks after surgery, and several weeks later, after having laser surgery, the scar from the operation had almost completely disappeared.

The surgery was filmed, and portions of it were later broadcast on Good Morning America and WABC-TV as part of a series of reports Charlesworth did about her cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. She later wrote about her skin cancer experience in the 2002 edition of The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal and the July 2005 issue of Self Magazine. She continues to promote public awareness of skin cancer, and encourages viewers to use sunscreen and visit a dermatologist if they notice any changes in their skin.

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On September 8, 2011, Charlesworth moderated a symposium at Pace University entitled, “How Media Images of Disaster are Shaped — and Shape Us.” The event marked the 10th anniversary of the events of 9/11.

Personal and Family Life

Charlesworth married her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Livingstone">husband</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Livingstone">Steve Livingstone</a>, on September 13, 2003, after three years of dating. The couple spent their honeymoon in Greece, visiting Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, Isabelle Marlene, on October 16, 2006. She had her second child, a son, Jack James, on September 29, 2009. In a Facebook post in 2017, she discussed what has made her marriage a happy one: “...it is not just the bricks, it's the mortar. In other words, who were [sic] are together is what makes the magic. It is what happens in the space between us: laughter, forgiveness, kindness, help, compassion, listening, child rearing, cooking, dancing and remembering.”

She is a very social person who loves to spend time with her family and friends. During her free time she enjoys activities such as tennis, visiting the beach (with adequate protection from the sun), and cooking and consuming Italian food. She especially enjoys eating her husband's smoked ribs in homemade BBQ sauce. According to her Twitter posts, she loves <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John">Elton John</a>'s music, and has a dog named Preshos. She has visited Israel six times, and took her family with her on her last visit in 2017. She and her family currently live in New Jersey.

In 2005, the New York Post reported that Charlesworth was stalked by a disturbed fan, Jose Riofrio. She took out a restraining order against him after he had sent threatening letters containing photos and began waiting for her outside the WABC-TV studios. A security guard who was a former NYPD officer recognized Riofrio from the photos and detained him until police arrived.

In 2012, Charlesworth was saved by an NYPD officer from another overzealous fan. She acknowledged her <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Irwin_(boxer)">rescuer</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Irwin_(boxer)">Officer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Irwin_(boxer)">Billy Irwin</a>, in a Facebook post in 2018.

Social Media Life

Charlesworth is very active on social media. She joined Twitter in 2011, and currently has over 33,000 followers. She posts almost daily on Facebook, and has over 60,000 followers and 61,000 likes on her primary Facebook page, and 17,000 followers on her secondary Facebook page. She frequently enjoys posting pictures of her children and her adventures with her family. She often responds to posts by fans. She has over 21,000 followers on Instagram, and has posted over 2,100 pictures for her fans.

Net worth

Charlesworth has had a very successful career in television journalism, and is rumored to earn over $400,000 annually. She is currently estimated to be worth approximately $5 million dollars.

Awards

In 2002, Charlesworth received the Gold Triangle Award from the American Academy of Dermatology for her reports about her own experience with skin cancer. She was also the subject of an article that same year in the ADD publication, Dermatology Insights.

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