Micah Materre Bio, Wiki, Age, Family, Height, Husband, WGN-TV, Net Worth, and Salary

Micah Materre Biography

Micah Materre is an American Emmy award-winning journalist and anchor of the WGN Evening News at Five and Six and the WGN News at Nine and Ten. Before being appointed anchor of the WGN News at Nine in 2009, she was co-anchor of WGN Midday News from January 2003 to October 2009.

Micah Materre Career

Materre has been working at Chicago WGN-TV, since joining in January 1998 as a WGN Morning News co-anchor and medical reporter. She has anchored all of the newscasts at WGN, and also covering entertainment news and special assignment stories, including the historic inauguration of America’s first black President.

Besides, She reports and co-produces the “Chicago’s Very Own” bi-weekly segment for WGN News and she is the host of WGN’s public affairs program, “People to People”. She is one of Chicago’s very own as she was born and grew up in the city. She spent eight years at WJBK-TV in Detroit where she was the main anchor and general assignment reporter.

While at WJBK, His work garnered many awards and accolades, including an Emmy and an award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.  Before moving to Motor City, She cut her teeth in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as a general assignment reporter and weekend anchor. Materre began her career in broadcasting in 1983 at an NPR affiliate, producing, WBEZ radio in Chicago and reporting for four years.

Besides, she taught radio production at Columbia College. She has more than 30 years of experience as a journalist and broadcaster. Materre has been featured in several local and national publications over the years, including Glamour, New York Times Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Ebony, ‘Who’s Who in Black Chicago, Today’s Chicago Woman, Michigan Avenue Magazine, and RedEye.

Materre serves as a commentator, mistress of ceremonies, and honorary chairperson to several community and civic organizations across Chicagoland. She is on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Children’s Choir and serves on Tutoring Chicago’s Advisory Board. Materre is a member of the civic organization, Incorporated, Links, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Micah Materre Age

She was born on November 09, 1962, in Chicago, United States. She celebrates her birthday on 9th November. Materre is 61 years old.

Micah Materre Height

Materre stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches.

Micah Materre Family

Materre is the daughter of Louise Materre her father who was an insurance Broker and her mother Jeanne who used to be a school administrator.

Micah Materre Husband

Materre is a married woman to Kelvin Michael who is a photographer and editor of WJBK-TV. They have been married since June 1995.

Micah Materre Net Worth

Materre has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 million through being an anchor.

Micah Materre Salary

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

Micah Materre Nationality

Materre is an American by nationality.

Micah Materre Hispanic

Materre is an American.

Micah Materre Weight Loss

Materre took the Garcinia Cambogia that was proclaimed to be good for weight reduction and it worked for her.

Micah Materre WGN-TV

Materre works at WGN-TV where she works alongside other famous WGN-TV anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

  1. Kaitlin Bennett
  2. Julie Unruh
  3. Mike Toomey
  4. Judy Wang
  5. Pat Tomasulo
  6. Tom Skilling
  7. Erik Runge
  8. Dan Roan
  9. Dean Richards
  10. Dana Rebik
  11. Marcella Raymond
  12. Larry Potash
  13. Dan Ponce
  14. Jarrett Payton
  15. Lauren Magiera
  16. Mike Lowe
  17. Nancy Loo
  18. Paul Lisnek
  19. Sean Lewis

The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Materre.

Who is Materre?She is an American Emmy award-winning journalist and anchor
Age59 years old as of 2021
Height5 feet 6 inches
SpouseKelvin Michael
Salary$40,000 – $ 110,500
Net Worth$1 Million – $5 million

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