Maggie Wade Biography

Maggie Wade(Magnolia Wade) is an American journalist working for WLBT FOX40 as a news co-anchor at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. broadcasting stories on education, and children’s issues. Since joining the station, she has worked in various roles including weekend weather anchor, news reporter, coordinator, and producer of children’s programming.

Maggie Wade Education

Wade joined Jackson State University when she finished her studies at Hinds County Public Schools and Utica High School. However, she later transferred to Mississippi College when she was a sophomore to pursue a career in Corporate Law. However, she discovered her ability in radio while there when she served the school radio station, WHJT-FM. WJDX-MISS 103 later hired her as a marketing researcher, radio announcer, and weekend news anchor. As a senior in college, she served WLBT.

Maggie Wade Career

Wade works for WLBT FOX40 as a news co-anchor at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. In this role, she broadcasts stories on education and children’s issues. Her career with WLBT started while she was a senior in college. Since then, she has worked in various roles including weekend weather anchor, news reporter, coordinator, and producer of children’s programming. She worked as a representative of Mississippi at the Presidential Summit in 1997. Also, she worked as an Olympic Torchbearer.

Wade has made appearances in two movies including Ghosts of Mississippi. For 5 days, she was on the set of A Time to Kill, however, most of her screenplay was edited out. In October 2000, she and other journalists went to Spain to deliver special reports about the “Majesty of Spain” Exhibition. After Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, she received an invite to guest host the Montell Williams Show in New York City. For nearly 14 years, she worked for Belhaven University as an adjunct professor.

Community Service and Organizations

Active in the community, Wade involves herself with various organizations and speaks to groups all over the State of Mississippi. She serves on many boards including the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, the Salvation Army, Merit Health River Oaks Hospital, and Mississippi Blood Services. She serves Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth on its advisory board.

In January 2008, she was chosen to chair the National Children’s Study Community Advisory Board at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The National Institutes of Health chose her and 10 other individuals to serve on the National Steering Committee for the National Children’s Study in February 2011. She serves as a member of the Mississippi Association of Public Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Wade previously worked on the board of organizations like;

• Friends of Children’s Hospital at University Medical Center
• The Mississippi Public Education Forum
• The Council on Reform and Excellence for Jackson Public Schools
• The Jackson Chamber of Commerce Mentoring Project
• The United Way of Central Mississippi
• The Eudora Welty Foundation

Awards and Honors

During her career, Wade has received numerous awards and honors for her work in the community and journalism field. In May 2017, Belhaven University in Humanities granted her an Honorary Doctorate. She discovered her ability in radio while she was at Mississippi College. She won the Woman of the Year Award from the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women in 2014. In 2011, she received recognition from the United States Congress in October 2011 as an Angel In Adoption for her work on Wednesday’s Child. She also received the award in September 2001 for featuring foster children in the state who needed permanent homes.

Wade has received nominations from Congressman Ronnie Shows for her work for children in the state on the floor of Congress. For her work with Wednesday’s Child, she won the March 2009 Citizen of the Year from the National Association of Social Workers Mississippi Chapter. Tougaloo College awarded her the 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award. Governor Haley Barbour chose her for a 3-year term on the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service. Catholic Charities have also recognized her for her support.

The Mississippi Business Journal gave her its Top 40 under 40 Business Award. The Mississippi Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized her as an Outstanding Young Mississippian. Also, she was inducted into its Mississippi Families Hall of Fame. For her devotion and support of families and children in Mississippi, she won the Mississippi Families’ Legends for Children award.

She has also received recognition from the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters, the Jackson Association of Black Journalists, and the Associated Press. For nine consecutive years, she won the Jackson Free Press Best News Anchor Award. In 2007, she was chosen as the Best Media Personality in the Best of Mississippi article Category in the July/August issue of Mississippi Magazine.

For her work with children, she has won a couple of awards. For instance, the Girl Scouts recognized her as a Woman of Distinction in 2005. The Mississippi Religious Leadership Conference gave her the Founders’ Memorial Award on January 23, 2007.

She has received 500 other awards including

• The Salvation Army Lifetime Achievement Award
• The Associated Press/Howard Lett Newsperson of the Year Award
• The Father Donald W. Lloyd Memorial Award
• The Brain Injury Association of Mississippi’s Eternity Award
• The district and state Service to Mankind Award
• Outstanding Young Woman in America Award
• Woman of the Year Award from Alcorn State University
• Meritorious Leadership Award from Tougaloo College
• The State NAACP Vernon Dahmer Award for service to children
• The Service to Education Award from Jackson State University
• Outstanding Career Woman from Jackson Sales and Marketing Executives
• Outstanding Community Service by the Jackson Music Awards
• Woman of the Year from the State Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee
• The Angel in Adoption Award from Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth
• The March of Dimes 2006 Mississippi Citizen of the Year award
• The Hinds County Human Resource Agency Medgar Evers Humanitarian Award
• The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Mu Sigma Chapter’s Image Award

Maggie Wade Age

Wade likes to keep her personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month she was born. It is therefore not known when she celebrates her birthday. However, she might be in her 50s.

Maggie Wade Height

Wade stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches

Maggie Wade Family

88 of Wade’s family have attended Jackson State University. Even so, she 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 Wade has any siblings.

Maggie Wade Husband

Wade married Nathaniel Andre’ Dixon on February 16, 1991. On February 16, she posted a picture of their wedding invitation on her Facebook account. Nathaniel is a U.S. Navy Vet. The couple has two children and a granddaughter.

Maggie Wade Net Worth

Wade has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a journalist.

Maggie Wade Salary

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

Maggie Wade WLBT FOX40

Wade is working at WLBT FOX40 where she works alongside other famous anchors and reporters including;

1. Howard Ballou
2. Wilson Stribling
3. Samantha German
4. Patrice Clark
5. Courtney Ann Jackson
6. C.J. LeMaster
7. Roslyn Anderson