C.J. LeMaster Biography
C.J. LeMaster is an American journalist working for WLBT FOX40 as a co-anchor of WLBT News at 5 p.m. and investigative reporter. He joined the station in December 2013 as a reporter and weekend anchor.
C.J. LeMaster Education
LeMaster joined Mississippi State University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. Also, he studied at Northeast Mississippi Community College where he worked in both print and television.
C.J. LeMaster Career
LeMaster works for WLBT FOX40 as a co-anchor of WLBT News at 5 p.m. and investigative reporter. For more than 10 years, he has broken down the news of the day and held the powerful responsible. Since he started working as an investigative reporter in 2016, he has exposed ambiguous crime statistics from the Jackson Police Department and revealed a Rankin County elected official’s drunken behavior hours before he faced a felony rape charge.
LeMaster has also exposed a prison extortion plot that stretched across the state. Also, he helped shed light on the misappropriation of funds in Hinds County that led to the sentencing of three people and the dismissal of an election commissioner from public office.
His investigation into Jackson’s water disaster led to the dismissal of the whistleblower in the lawsuit and the demotion of its public works director, who would later resign. For a year, he inquired into the likely abuse of taxpayer dollars by Richland’s mayor and Pearl’s police chief through side jobs they held with Rankin County. This led to their resignation from their city and county jobs. Also, it prompted an investigation from the State Auditor’s office.
LeMaster and his team filed four public records criticisms against agencies in the last eight years. They won three of them to assist in ensuring greater transparency for residents in Mississippi. Before arriving in the Capital City, he served WTVA/WLOV in Tupelo, Mississippi for almost a decade in various roles. After graduating from college, WTVA/WLOV hired him as a reporter. Moreover, he anchored some of the station’s leading-rated newscasts. His journalism career in Booneville at Northeast Mississippi Community College.
Multiple of his stories attained national broadcasts including the April 2011 tornado outbreak, a three-part series on the history of the Jackson water disaster, and a 2013 ricin investigation that compromised a Mississippi man in a scheme to poison President Barack Obama.
Awards and Affiliations
For his work, he has won four Emmy nominations and nineteen state awards. Also, he won the First Amendment Award of Excellence for four consecutive years, spotlighting his dogged use of public records in investigations. On a side note, he is affiliated with the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Southeast Chapter and the Investigative Reporters and Editors.
C.J. LeMaster Age
LeMaster has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. However, he might be in his 40s. LeMaster celebrates his birthday every August 31st as evidenced by his Twitter Bio “Born August 31.”
C.J. LeMaster Height
LeMaster stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
C.J. LeMaster Family
LeMaster grew up in Booneville but has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if LeMaster has any siblings.
C.J. LeMaster Wife
LeMaster is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. During his free time, he loves discovering new restaurants in central Mississippi and exploring the region with a camera to support his photography habit.
C.J. LeMaster Net Worth
LeMaster has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being a journalist.
C.J. LeMaster Salary
LeMaster earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
C.J. LeMaster WLBT FOX40
LeMaster is working at WLBT FOX40 where he works alongside other famous anchors and reporters including;
- Howard Ballou
- Maggie Wade
- Wilson Stribling
- Samantha German
- Patrice Clark
- Courtney Ann Jackson
- Roslyn Anderson