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Lisa Coles Guerrero
April 9, 1964 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Lisa Coles Guerrero (born April 9, 1964) is an American journalist, actress, and former sportscaster. She is also an artist and model. From 2006 to June 2025, Lisa Guerrero was an investigative reporter for the TV news show Inside Edition.
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Early Life and Family
Lisa Guerrero was born in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Walter Coles, was of English background. Her mother, Lucy Guerrero, was from Chile. Lisa spent her childhood in San Diego, California and Huntington Beach, California. Sadly, when she was eight years old in 1972, her mother passed away from cancer.
Career Highlights
Starting in Entertainment and Acting
Lisa Guerrero began her career in the 1980s. She was a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Rams football team. Later, she became the entertainment director for the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots.
In the 1990s, she acted in several TV shows. She played Francesca Vargas in Aaron Spelling's Sunset Beach. She also appeared as a guest star on popular shows like Frasier, Cybill, George Lopez, and In the Heat of the Night. In 1992, she had a small role in the superhero movie Batman Returns.
In 1997, Lisa became a sports anchor for TV stations in Los Angeles, including KCBS-TV and KTTV.
Working in Sports Media
In 1999, Lisa Guerrero joined the Fox Network. She hosted shows like Sports Geniuses, Fox Overtime, and Fox Extra Innings. She also hosted the Toughman competition shows. Lisa was the first female host for the San Diego Chargers' TV show. .....
In 2003, she became a sideline reporter for ABC's Monday Night Football. She worked there for one season.
Investigative Journalism at Inside Edition
On June 15, 2006, Lisa Guerrero joined Inside Edition as a correspondent. She later became the show's chief investigative correspondent. In this role, she worked on many undercover stories and special reports.
In 2011, she won the National Headliner Award for Best Investigative Report. This award was for her undercover story about air duct cleaning scams. She also received nominations for other awards. These included a Prism Award for a story on alcohol and boating safety. She also got a Genesis Award nomination for her report on horse slaughter farms in Florida.
Lisa Guerrero has won over 35 national journalism awards since 2010. In June 2025, she announced that she was leaving Inside Edition.
More Acting and Hosting Roles
Lisa Guerrero has appeared in many TV and film projects over her career. Besides Sunset Beach, she had a recurring role in TNT's drama series Southland. She was also in the movie Moneyball, which starred Brad Pitt.
She and her former husband, Scott Erickson, made an independent film called A Plumm Summer (2007). Lisa played the main character and was also an executive producer. She also co-hosted VH1's game show The World Series of Pop Culture. In 2010, she hosted the first live webcast of the 82nd Academy Awards red carpet for Oscar.com. She asked celebrities questions from viewers on Facebook.
In total, Lisa Guerrero has been in 18 film and television projects.
Author
Lisa Guerrero wrote a book called Warrior: My Path to Being Brave. It was published in January 2023. She also wrote a craft book in 2016 called Jewelry For Your Table. This book teaches how to set a table beautifully. She has also written articles for the Los Angeles Times and HuffPost.
Personal Life
Lisa Guerrero was married to former baseball pitcher Scott Erickson from 2004 to 2019.
Filmography
As Herself
- Inside Edition (2009–2025) Chief Investigative Correspondent
- Hell's Kitchen (2014) Dining room guest
- Shooting Stars: Salute to Service (2012) Host
- Dr. Phil (2010) Guest
- Live From the Red Carpet: 82nd Academy Awards Oscar.com (2010) Host
- E! True Hollywood Story (1 episode, 2009)
- E! News (2008–present) Guest
- Inside Edition (2007–2008) West Coast correspondent
- World Series of Pop Culture (8 episodes, 2006) Commentator
- Monday Night Football (16 episodes, 2003) Sideline Reporter
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode, 2003)
- Southern California Sports Report (2000) TV series host
- Sports Geniuses (2000) TV series co-host
- Extra (1994) TV series co-anchor
As an Actress
- In the Heat of the Night (1 episode, 1990)
- Matlock (1 episode, 1991)
- Batman Returns (1992)
- Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
- Seinfeld (1 episode, 1994)
- Cybill (1 episode, 1996)
- Fire Down Below (1997)
- Frasier (2 episodes, 1997)
- Sunset Beach (1998–1999, 86 episodes) Francesca Vargas
- George Lopez (episode "Feel the Burn", 2003) Linda Lorenzo
- Today You Die (2005)
- A Plumm Summer (2007)
- Winged Creatures (2008)
- Victorious (pilot, 2010)
- Southland (2010–2011)
- Moneyball (2011)
As a Producer
- A Plumm Summer (2007)
Books
- Warrior: My Path to Being Brave (2023)
- Jewelry For Your Table (2016)
