Matt Trent Biography
Matt Trent is an American sports reporter who serves as a weekend sports anchor at the ABC affiliate WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
Trent has worked across various television stations and also worked as a freelance broadcaster. Being a baseball lover and player, he played professionally after college.
Matt Trent Age
Trent has kept his personal life very private. He has not yet disclosed his date of birth and it i not yet known when he celebrates his birthday.
Matt Trent Height
Trent stands at a height of 1.72 m.
Matt Trent Family
Due to Trent’s secretive nature, he has kept his personal life private. He has not yet disclosed any information regarding his parents and siblings.
Matt Trent Wife
Trent has not disclosed any information regarding his dating life. He has also not been romantically linked to anyone. In his spare time, Trent passes his time playing golf and also watching movies at theatres.
Matt Trent’s Net Worth
Trent has an estimated net worth that ranges between $1 million-$5 million. He has amassed great wealth through his career of many years as a sports broadcaster.
Matt Trent Salary
According to the salary range of sports broadcasters in Baton Rouge, Trent receives an average annual salary of $57553.
Matt Trent Education
Trent attended the University of Richmond in 2006 pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Rhetoric and Communication Studies. There, he played baseball for the four years he attended until he graduated in 2011.
In 2013, he attended the Connecticut School of Broadcasting pursuing broadcast and media for the whole of that year. Trent interned at WRIC-TV8 in Richmond, Virginia Area from August 2013 to November 2013.
Matt Trent Career
Trent played baseball professionally after college. However, he retired after a year and a half of making less than a substitute teacher.
Trent started his television career in November 2013 as a sports and news photographer at WRIC-TV8 in Richmond, Virginia Area. He worked there until February 2014. He later joined WLIO in Lima, Ohio Area in February 2014 as a sports reporter and anchor. Trent later served as a weekend sports anchor and reporter at WCTI TV 12 and FOX 8/14 in New Bern, North Carolina from May 2015 to October 2016.
From November 2016, he served as a sports anchor and reporter for the NBC affiliate KAGS-TV in Bryan, Texas, United States. While there, he covered a Women’s College World Series, multiple regionals and super regionals, and a Sweet Sixteen.
Trent has served as a freelance broadcaster in College Station, Texas from November 2018 until June 2019.
Matt Trent WBRZ-TV
Trent joined the ABC affiliate WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States in June 2019. There, he serves as a weekend sports anchor. He works alongside other famous WBRZ anchors and reporters including;
- Corey Rholdon
- Lauren Hawkins
- Katie Easter
- Falon Brown
- Brandi B. Harris
- Marisa Nuzzo
- Bess Casserleigh
- Keller Watts
- Sylvia Weatherspoon
- Michael Shingleton
- Brittany Weiss
- Chris Nakamoto
- Dr. Josh Eachus
- John Patorek
- Taylor Rubach
- Jacelyn Wheat