Janelle Hall Biography
Janelle Hall is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist working for WTAE as a weekday morning co-anchor of Pittsburgh’s Action News 4. She joined the station back in September 2004 and has served the station for over 2 decades.
Janelle Hall Education
Hall joined Kent State University after finishing her high school education. Later, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast News and a minor in Criminal Justice.
Janelle Hall Career
Hall works for WTAE as a weekday morning co-anchor of Pittsburgh’s Action News 4. She had also worked for other stations prior to joining WTAE. For instance, she worked as a reporter in Erie, Pa., and South Bend, Ind., and served as an anchor for two stations in Ohio. Her career started when she was hired by two radio stations in her hometown at the age of 16.
Hall has managed to win several awards, including an Emmy and a national William Randolph Hearst journalism award for feature writing. She is also on the advisory committee of Lending Hearts and is one of the hosts for WTAE’s annual Project Bundle-Up Telethon. She also loves sacrificing her time and efforts as an emcee for various charity events for groups like the American Heart Association, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and Autism Speaks.
Janelle Hall Age
Hall was born on 29 May 1979 in Oil City, Pennsylvania. She is 46 years old as of 2025. Hall celebrates her birthday on May 29th.
Janelle Hall Height
Hall stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Janelle Hall Family
Hall 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 Hall has any siblings.
Janelle Hall Husband
Hall was first married to her first husband, Casey Ellis, and had a son, Austin Joseph, with him. The couple divorced, and the reason that led to the divorce is still not known to the public. In 2011, she got married to John Meyer, who was her colleague at WTAE. Together, they have two daughters: Addison Elyse (2015) and Ashlyn Breanne (2017). She lives in the North Hills area with her husband and three children.
Janelle Hall Salary
Hall earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Janelle Hall Net Worth
Hall has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a journalist.
Janelle Hall WTAE
Hall is working at WTAE where she works alongside other famous WTAE anchors and reporters including;
- Mike Clark
- Guy Junker
- Elena LaQuatra
- Ashley Dougherty
- Kasey Reigner
- Mike Harvey
- Jeff Verszyla
- Brian Hutton Jr.