Hilary Golston Biography

Hilary Golston is an American five-time Emmy-winning journalist working at FOX 2. She was previously working at WKYC in Cleveland, where she collected three Cleveland Press Club awards and appeared on MSNBC for her expertise in the Tamir Rice case and on the Weather Channel from Charlotte North Carolina.

Golston is honored and thrilled to be back home in Detroit. She grew up in the city and schooled at Detroit Country Day High School. She said; “I come from a family committed to Detroit and the magic we know is here. I can’t say how awesome it is to be back where I grew up and to be a part of telling the stories that matter and going to bat for the community of my birth. “

Lately, Golston was honored to take home the Lower Great Lakes Regional Emmy for “General Assignment Reporting,” including stories she did about an activist’s heroic response to violence on the streets of Cleveland, protests in response to the election of President Donald Trump, human trafficking in northeast Ohio and a one on one in-depth interview with a Black pastor making national headlines for his support of now-President Donald Trump.

She has reported on some of the biggest local and national stories of the day including The Republican National Convention, and the Brelo verdict. Golston has nabbed exclusives and held public officials accountable. She has covered some of the highest-profile police shootings in the nation, breaking stories that have held Cuyahoga County’s Prosecutor accountable, while spurring a group of clergy to ask the prosecutor to recuse himself after the shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.

WKYC sent her to South Carolina to cover historic 1,000-year flooding, where she interviewed U-S Senator Tim Scott live and simultaneously reported on the damage he was surveying throughout a portion of the state. She has reported live from the command center where Governor Nikki Haley gave press briefings.

She was chosen to report on the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri, where she uncovered details about a $3.4 million request for emergency funds to pay police after being the first to interview a finance official in St. Louis County about the funding matter.

She anchored the weekend evening shows for the NBC station in Birmingham, Alabama, where she won an Emmy for reporting in a special that marked the one-year anniversary of the worst tornado outbreak to strike Alabama before joining WKYC.

She pursued a degree in political science from George Washington University in Washington, DC. For more than two years, she anchored NBC 13’s sports coverage on the weekend evening shows, in addition to her other anchoring duties.

She made her mark on TV, appearing on Fox Sports Network Detroit as a reporter for High School Hammertime before graduating from college. Golston also anchored and reported for an audience of more than 24,000 viewers as part of “The Source,” a magazine news show produced by students before graduating. She began her career as a night-side reporter, web producer, and later fill-in anchor for the CBS station in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Hilary Golston Age

She was born on 15 September in Detroit, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 15 September every year.

Hilary Golston Height

Golston stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Hilary Golston Family

Golston has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Golston has any siblings.

Hilary Golston Husband

Golston is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of her being in any past relationship with anyone.

Hilary Golston Net Worth

Golston has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she earns through her career as a journalist.

Hilary Golston Salary

Golston earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $110,500.

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