Royce Jones Biography
Royce Jones is an eminent American Emmy-nominated, Golden Quill-winning Journalist working for KDKA-TV. He joined KDKA-TV in January 2020. Royce is a television personality who is fast-thinking, relatable, and real. He has strong breaking news, creative writing, and storytelling skills. Is passionate about people and issue-based reporting as well as entertainment and enterprise reporting.
Royce Jones Education
He received his education at Valley High School. After high school, he attended Point Park University from 2016 to 2020 where he studied Broadcast Reporting. There, he produced, anchored, hosted, and reported for numerous shows on the school’s television station “UView”. Also, he has been published in the school’s online newspaper “Point Park News Service”.
Royce Jones Career
He works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. for KDKA-TV as a News Anchor. He has been working in this position since January 2021. Royce joined KDKA-TV in January 2021. In addition to his role as a News Anchor, he is also a Freelance Reporter. He has been the station’s freelance reporter since January 2020. His most notable coverage in the Mountain and Buckeye states include the Ziegenfelden Frozen Treat Plant Fire, Weirton Steel Basic Oxygen Plant implosion, Paden City water contamination, and two visits by President Trump. Also, he has provided local ankles for national stories including the Impeachment of President Donald Trump, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Florence, and The Tree of Life shooting. Since April 2017, he has been an alumnus of the Emma Bowen Foundation.
The Emma Bowen Foundation is a competitive organization, promoting diversity in the communications industry by connecting students of color with multi-year internship opportunities in some of the industry’s most coveted media houses. From August 2018 to December 2019, he was a Multimedia Journalist at Nexstar Media Group. There, he started working as an MMJ for WTRF as a junior in college. Two months later, he was promoted to Weekend Anchor/MMJ. Prior to that, he was a News Intern for KDKA-TV from May 2017 to July 2018. From January 2017 to May 2018, he was a Co-Host at Point Park University. In that role, he co-hosted, reported, and produced segments for numerous shows on Point Park University’s student-run broadcast television production “UView”.
Royce Jones Age
Royce was born in 1998, therefore he is 25 years old as of 2023. However, he has not disclosed the month and date he was born. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday.
Royce Jones Height
He stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.7m) tall.
Royce Jones Family
Jones 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 Royce has any siblings.
Royce Jones Wife
Royce is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of him being in any past relationship with anyone. It is also not known if Jones has any kids.
Royce Jones’s Net Worth
Jones has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million which he has earned through being a News Anchor.
Royce Jones Salary
He earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $110,500.
Royce Jones KDKA-TV
Royce works at KDKA-TV where he works alongside other famous KDKA-TV anchors, sports anchors, reporters, and meteorologists including;
- Ken Rice
- Kristine Sorensen
- Kym Gable
- Meghan Schiller
- David Highfield
- Lindsay Ward
- Erica Mokay
- John Shumway
- Jessica Guay
- Mary Ours
- Falicia Woody
- Ray Petelin
- Erika Stanish
- Ron Smiley
- Jennifer Borrasso
- Kristin Emery
- Shelley Bortz
- Jon Delano
- Ross Guidotti
- Chris DeRose
- Chris Hoffman
- Andy Sheehan
- Lynne Hayes-Freeland
- Dave Crawley
- Heather Abraham
- Mikey Hood
- Celina Pompeani
- Daisy Jade
- Bob Pompeani
- Josh Taylor
- Rich Walsh