Charlie Langton Biography

Charlie Langton is an American Lawyer and media personality who is the legal analyst for WWJ Newsradio on FOX 2 WJBK in Detroit. Langton has been practicing law for nearly 25 years, has his own law firm, and has tried many cases in multiple areas of law.

Charlie Langton Career

Langton worked with WWJ Newsradio on FOX 2 WJBK in Detroit serving the station as a Legal Analyst. He might be called an ambulance chaser, as he handles a lot of car accidents, workers’ compensation cases, slips, falls, and dog bites. when somebody gets injured, that’s when he is called. He has represented many criminal cases and found criminal cases to be more interesting than civil cases. Criminals just have many stories to tell.

The law has always been a part of his family. His father was an attorney until his retirement about 15 years ago. He remembers watching his father spread out an entire file after dinner, going over the legal issues, or arguing with him about the facts of the case. He joined the debate team at Notre Dame High School which seemed to be natural for him. It wasn’t until college that he slightly changed his interests. He was a theater major at Kalamazoo College.

He won the Best Supporting Actor award for her role as the dirty old man in William Inge’s play, “Picnic.” It took a lot of hard work to portray that role. After graduating from the Detroit College of Law, he wanted to combine her legal training with her performing interests. When he was asked to host the Macomb County Bar Association’s cable television program, she knew she was up to the challenge.

He had the opportunity to get one-on-one interviews with people like Rosa Parks, Johnnie Cochran, Charlton Heston, and even Barney the Dinosaur. He wanted to make broadcasting more than just a hobby. After ten years of practicing law, he enrolled at Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts. After graduating number one in his Specs class, he was offered a job at WYUR-AM 1310 hosting a political-legal talk show from noon to one, Monday through Friday. Although the ratings were pretty good, the station eventually folded.

He later joined WXYT-AM 1270 where she hosted a talk show Monday through Friday from 9 to 11 at night. It was at that time she knew that a career in broadcasting was definitely in her blood. While she was on the radio, somebody at FOX 2 News heard her and thought she would make a good legal analyst. He eventually became a regular daily commentator during the Stephen Grant murder case in Macomb County. It was about that time that Kwame Kilpatrick’s dirty deeds became public and she was called upon for legal commentating.

He owes her television career to the former mayor of Detroit; she enjoyed some success in broadcasting. Langton has won four Emmys and three Wade McCree Jr. awards for excellence in legal journalism presented by the State Bar of Michigan. He has been honored by the Macomb County Bar Association for outstanding service and has been asked to speak at various legal and charitable events, as well as moderate numerous political debates. What people may not know about him is that he helped design the Michigan Quarter, he is a big collector of Michigan art, a huge Beatles fan who attended the Detroit Tigers fantasy camp, and can’t get enough of chocolate milkshakes!

He is honored to serve as a trustee at the Michigan State University College of Law. He loves being part of the FOX 2 team. The people there are professional and thoroughly entertaining, and he can’t wait for his next assignment. He handles many roles: FOX 2 legal analyst; reporter; weekend morning anchor and also co-hosts “Let It Rip”, “Let It Rip Weekend” and “Let It Rip On the Road.”

Charlie Langton Age

Langton likes to keep his personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday.

Charlie Langton Height

Langton stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.

Charlie Langton Family

Not much is known about his family except for the fact that his father was an attorney

Charlie Langton Wife

Charlie is happily married to her beautiful girlfriend Lisa Langton. They tied the knot after dating for a long time. They haven’t mentioned the birth of any child to be updated.

Charlie Langton Net Worth

Langton has an estimated net worth of more than $2 million as of 2020.

Charlie Langton Salary

Langton earns an approximate salary of around $50,000 annually from working as an anchor at WJBK-FOX 2 News Detroit.

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