Samantha Rivera leaves her position as the bilingual reporter for the National Women’s Soccer League San Diego Wave, moving back home to Chicago and a new gig at NBC 5 WMAQ. At WMAQ, Samantha will be a sports anchor and reporter, and will also collaborate on sports for Telemundo Chicago and NBC Sports Chicago. Prior to her time with the Wave, Samantha was FOX 5 San Diego’s first and only Latina sports anchor, reporter and producer.