Randy Travis Biography

Randy Travis is an American Award-winning investigative reporter currently working for FOX 5 Atlanta. He has been working at WAGA since joining the station in 1990. He moved to the station’s distinguished investigative unit, the FOX 5 I-Team later in 1994. Since then, Travis’ stories have led to businesses closing that misled the public, exposed government waste, and corruption, and even sparked criminal investigations that ultimately sent people to prison.

Randy Travis Career

Travis’ biggest accomplishment, though, was to keep the innocent from being jailed in the first place. A series of narrations in 2018 about police roadside drug test kits revealed how people wound up wrongly jailed because the tests falsely determined they had drugs in their car.

Travis’ investigation discovered 145 false positives in Georgia in just one year. That project, “$2 Tests: Bad Arrests,” prompted law enforcement companies worldwide to check their drug test package policies, with some dropping the use of them completely. That investigation as well won the prestigious 2018 Peabody Award, one of only 30 honorees from around the world.

Over the years, his investigative work has as well garnered two national Edward R. Murrow awards, plus more than 20 regional Emmy awards. He is as well the recipient of the Henry W. Grady Mid-Career Alumni Award from the University of Georgia. Randy was named to the Silver Circle, a lifetime achievement honor given by the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 2015.

Prior to joining FOX 5, he reported for WMC-TV in Memphis, TN; WYFF-TV in Greenville, SC, and WMAZ-TV in Macon. Travis’ first professional job in journalism came in 1979 as a sportswriter for his hometown newspaper, the Athens Banner-Herald. He as well worked full-time as a sports editor for the Athens Observer in 1982 while completing his journalism degree at the University of Georgia.

Randy Travis Age

Randy likes to keep his personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. It is therefore not known when Randy celebrates his birthday.

Randy Travis Height

Travis stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m).

Randy Travis Family

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

Randy Travis Wife

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

Randy Travis Net Worth

Travis has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being an investigative reporter.

Randy Travis Salary

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

Randy Travis Illness

At 29, Randy was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. To control his disease, he turned to run. Since then, he has become an avid marathoner and has competed in every Peachtree Road Race since 1993. He is as well a lifelong Braves fan, a choice that somehow has had no negative effect on his happy marriage.

Randy Travis FOX 5 Atlanta

Travis works at FOX 5 Atlanta where he works alongside other famous FOX 5 Atlanta anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

1. Janelle King
2. Phil Kent
3. Alex Whittler
4. Janice Yu
5. Christine Sperow
6. Doug Evans
7. Alyse Eady
8. Deidra Dukes
9. Denise Dillon
10. Morse Diggs
11. Cody Chaffins
12. David Chandley
13. Courtney Bryant
14. Ryan Beesley
15. Katie Beasley
16. Claire Simms
17. Russ Spencer
18. Dale Russell
19. Ken Rodriguez
20. Aungelique Proctor

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