Hayley Wielgus Biography
Hayley Wielgus is an American anchor and reporter at WKRN-TV, in Nashville, Tennessee co-anchoring WKRN News 2 at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. She joined in October 2017 serving as an anchor for WKRN News 2.
Hayley Wielgus’s Education
Wielgus attended Kempner High School graduating Magna Cum Laude. She then joined Texas A&M University from 2002 to 2006 graduating with a B.A. in Journalism and Spanish. In 2006, she joined Northwestern University and graduated in 2007 with an MSJ degree in journalism and broadcasting.
Hayley Wielgus Career
Wielgus started her broadcasting career on Television at Bloomberg in Washington D.C. Metro Area working from January 2008 to April 2008. In March 2008, she joined KYTX CBS19 in Tyler, Texas Area as a weekend anchor and reporter. She served there until June 2011, working for three years and two months. Hayley then joined WWSB-TV ABC 7, in Sarasota, Florida Area as an anchor for Good Morning Suncoast and Noon. She worked as an anchor for WWSB-TV ABC 7 for two years and 6 months from June 2011 to November 2013.
From November 2013 to October 2017, she served as an anchor and health reporter for ABC 7 News at 5, 6, and 11 p.m. at ABC 7 WWSB-TV for 4 years. She then joined WKRN-TV, which is under Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in Greater Nashville Area, Tennessee. She joined in October 2017 serving as an anchor for WKRN News 2 at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
Achievements and awards
Hayley is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Special Olympics Tennessee from March 2018 to the present. She was a Certified Aquatics Coach for the Special Olympics Florida in Sarasota, Florida from May 2012 to May 2017. From May 2010 to August 2010, she was a Certified Aquatics Coach for the Special Olympics Texas in Tyler, Texas.
She has been honored with a Community Impact Award presented by the Junior League of Sarasota in May 2012. Wielgus then received an Edward R. Murrow Award, presented by RTDBA in May 2021 for her story on Nashville Christmas Day Bombing. Hayley also earned an Emmy Award in February 2022, for her story on the Christmas Day Bombing on News 2 at 10 by Midsouth Emmys. She received both the Edward R. Murrow and Emmy awards while serving as an anchor at WKRN-TV.
Hayley Wielgus Age
Wielgus is currently aged 39 years old, born on May 19, 2984, in Texas, United States of America.
Hayley Wielgus Height
She has a well-curved, and beautiful body with an average height of 5 ft 4 in (1.60 m).
Hayley Wielgus Family
Wielgus has kept any information about her parents and siblings away from the limelight. She is very secretive about her personal life and has not shared any information about her family.
Hayley Wielgus Spouse
She is currently married to her supportive and loving husband Max Winitz, a news anchor at WNKY 40. The couple engaged on October 19, 2013, and then married on March 7, 2020, in an outdoor ceremony at Sarasota Yacht Club. They are blessed with one child, a daughter named Brighton Shay Winitz, born in April 2020. Wielgus spends her free time with her family and rescue dogs named Mattie and Jade.
Hayley Wielgus’s Net Worth
As an anchor for nearly 15 years, Hayley has been able to gather an estimated net worth of approximately $1 million to $5 million as of 2023.
Hayley Wielgus Salary
Serving as an anchor for WKRN News 2, she earns an average salary of between $45,000 and $110,500 per year.
WKRN-TV
She serves as an anchor alongside fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists including
- Bob Mueller
- Neil Orne
- Nikki Burdine
- Nickelle Smith
- Kenley Hargett
- Allie Lynch
- Danielle Breezy
- Meaghan Thomas
- Davis Nolan