Micah Materre Bio, Age, WGN, Wikipedia, Husband, Family, Salary, Spouse, Hispanic and Net Worth

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Micah Materre Biography | Wikipedia

Micah Materre is an Emmy award-winning American broadcast journalist currently serving as the evening news anchor for WGN News based in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to her work on WGN, she worked as a general assignment reporter for WJBK News based in Detroit. Micah also served as WGN’s midday co-anchor for almost two years before she began anchoring the evening news alone in 2009. She even spent a couple of years working as a presenter for NPR’s affiliate radio station, WBEZ News.

Micah Materre Age

How old is Micah? Materre is 58 years old as of 2021. She was born on November 9, 1962, in Chicago, United States. Micah’s birthday is celebrated on 9th November every year. Materre’s zodiac birth sign is Scorpio. ALSO READ: Paul Conrad 

Micah Materre Education

Materre graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and communications in Radio/Tv from Drake University, a private university situated in Des Moines, IA. She also holds an honorary diversity trailblazer from Barnes and Thornburg LLP.

Micah Materre Nationality | Ethnicity

Is Micah Hispanic? Materre holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. She was born and brought up in a suburban neighborhood situated in Chicago, United States by a middle-class family of Hispanic descent. Therefore, she is of Hispanic-American ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.

Micah Materre Height | Body Measurements

Micah stands at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches (1. 7 m). She also maintains an average bodyweight of around 55 to 60 kilograms. However, details about her other body measurements are still under review. Materre’s hair color is dark brown and her eye color is brown.

Micah Materre Family

Materre grew up as the eldest daughter of Louise Materre (father) and Jeanne Materre (mother) in the northern suburbs of Chicago, United States. Her mother worked as a school administration and a proud homemaker while Micah’s father was a professional insurance banker. Details regarding Micah’s siblings are still under review.

Micah Materre WGN Spouse| Husband Kelvin Jackson

Is Micah married? Materre is currently married to her husband, Kelvin Jackson. The two exchanged vows in a private wedding ceremony that was held back in June 1995. Materre’s husband is a professional videographer and editor working at WGN. Therefore, the two met on the set of WGN’s behind the scene operations. Together the couple is blessed with a son, Thomas and Leola Jackson. Materre is also the grandmother named Louis and Mckenzie

Micah Materre Annual Salary

Materre working as the evening news anchor and reporter for WGN News in Chicago, Illinois, earns an annual salary ranging from $28,000 to $98,000 per year.

Micah Materre WGN News

What Happened To Micah?  Materre is well recognized for serving as the evening anchor and reporter for WGN News based in Chicago. She first joined WGN News over thirty years ago after she quit her first job as a radio production tutor at Columbia College. Micah also worked as a presenter and anchor at WBEZ Radion back in 1983 while she was still teaching in Columbia. She even finished eight years working as a general assignment reporter for WJBK News where she won various awards and accolades before joining the WGN Newsteam.

She joined WGN officially back in 1988 as a medical reporter and co-anchor. Later, Micah worked her way up to full-time evening anchor. She also produced the Chicago bi-weekly segment on WGN News and People to People on WGN News. Additionally, Micah has been featured in several local and national publications like the New York Times Magazine, Glamour, Ebony, Good Housekeeping and more. During her free time, she enjoys her other off-studio works like being a mistress of ceremonies and honorary chairperson to several communities and organizations.

Micah Materre Net Worth

Materre is a highly acclaimed broadcast journalist and reporter who has an estimated net worth ranging from $100,000 to $500,000.