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Lisa Evers
Lisa Evers (formerly Lisa Sliwa) (born June 15, 1953) is an American general assignment reporter for FOX 5 News, host of the Street Soldiers with Lisa Evers television and radio show in New York City, a former high-ranking Guardian Angel, and a long-time community volunteer for urban, youth and children's charities.
Evers grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois.
In 1978, Evers began attending Lake Forest College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a minor in 17th-century French literature.
Evers was discovered by a fashion photographer who saw her on the subway and took some test shots, which led her to a modeling contract with Elite Model Management in the 1980s. With Elite, she worked in New York and Paris, and appeared in a variety of magazines around the world, including French editions of Elle and Vogue, as well as magazines in Australia, India, and the UK.
Evers was once vice-president of the Guardian Angels, a volunteer crime-fighting organization. At that time she was married to its founder, Curtis Sliwa; was known as Lisa Sliwa; and worked as a model with Elite Model Management in New York City and Paris. With Sliwa, she co-hosted a talk radio show on WABC-AM in New York City that ended shortly before their divorce.
In 1983, Evers was beaten up by three men, in their 20's and 30's, in her Manhattan office. According to her then-husband, the men pinned her arms and punched her in the stomach. They also attempted to rape her, but were unsuccessful, fleeing after she punched one in the groin.
As a Guardian Angel, Evers was also arrested during her patrols, and once was charged for disturbing the peace and obstructing justice, after refusing to obey a police officer's commands to leave a subway car.
Evers holds a black belt in karate and has been featured in self-defense videos for women. In 1987, she was the first woman to be inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as "Woman of the Year". Additionally, she authored several monthly columns in Black Belt magazine between 1986 and 1994.
Lisa Evers
Lisa Evers (formerly Lisa Sliwa) (born June 15, 1953) is an American general assignment reporter for FOX 5 News, host of the Street Soldiers with Lisa Evers television and radio show in New York City, a former high-ranking Guardian Angel, and a long-time community volunteer for urban, youth and children's charities.
Evers grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois.
In 1978, Evers began attending Lake Forest College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, with a minor in 17th-century French literature.
Evers was discovered by a fashion photographer who saw her on the subway and took some test shots, which led her to a modeling contract with Elite Model Management in the 1980s. With Elite, she worked in New York and Paris, and appeared in a variety of magazines around the world, including French editions of Elle and Vogue, as well as magazines in Australia, India, and the UK.
Evers was once vice-president of the Guardian Angels, a volunteer crime-fighting organization. At that time she was married to its founder, Curtis Sliwa; was known as Lisa Sliwa; and worked as a model with Elite Model Management in New York City and Paris. With Sliwa, she co-hosted a talk radio show on WABC-AM in New York City that ended shortly before their divorce.
In 1983, Evers was beaten up by three men, in their 20's and 30's, in her Manhattan office. According to her then-husband, the men pinned her arms and punched her in the stomach. They also attempted to rape her, but were unsuccessful, fleeing after she punched one in the groin.
As a Guardian Angel, Evers was also arrested during her patrols, and once was charged for disturbing the peace and obstructing justice, after refusing to obey a police officer's commands to leave a subway car.
Evers holds a black belt in karate and has been featured in self-defense videos for women. In 1987, she was the first woman to be inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as "Woman of the Year". Additionally, she authored several monthly columns in Black Belt magazine between 1986 and 1994.
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