Steve Smith Biography
Steve Smith is an American Anchor/Reporter working with KGTV Channel 10 News where he serves the station as a Sports Anchor/Reporter. He joined the station after college.
Steve Smith Education
As a senior at Granite Hills High School, he was the only 135-pounder on the football team, let alone in the Grossmont League. He miraculously avoided injury, but it’s difficult to get hurt while standing on the sidelines. Steve earned a journalism degree from Cal-State Northridge. He won an Associated Press Award as a senior for a feature on “Sports Bars.” Surprisingly, that story was only worth a “B” in class. Steve was hired as a Production Assistant at Fox Sports News in Los Angeles shortly after graduating.
Steve Smith Career
Smith works with KGTV News where he serves the station as a Sports Anchor/Reporter. When growing up in San Diego with a father who was a sports anchor, meant that the topic of conversation in Steve’s house usually centered around the Padres, Aztecs, Clippers, and Chargers. This made sense that he would follow in his father’s footsteps and become a sports anchor himself. When living in San Diego and telling the stories of the teams he has followed his whole life was a dream come true for him.
When he was a kid, he figured that one day he would play sports professionally. He states that his body type would not let that happen. Being a senior at Granite Hills High School, he was the only 135-pound kid on the football team, and in the Grossmont League for that matter. He states that he never got hurt and it is tough to get hurt standing on the sidelines.
His first on-air job came a year and a half later when he became the Sports Director at KAWE in Bemidji, Minnesota. It was the first time in Steve’s life that he ever experienced below-zero temperatures. After one year in the upper Midwest, he was off to Redding, California, and KRCR where he was the Weekend Sports Anchor.
Later on, she went on to move to the Midwest as a Weekend Sports Anchor for WWMT in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He got a chance to cove Michigan, Michigan State, and Notre Dame athletics. Four years later in Michigan, his family and he had enough of the cold weather and decided it was time to return to California. In the month of December, he was hired as the Sports Producer at KGTV. He lives in San Carlos with his family.
Steve Smith Age
He was born and raised in San Diego. He 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 he celebrates his birthday. However, judging from his appearance, he might be in his 40s.
Steve Smith Height
Smith stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches.
Steve Smith Family
Growing up in San Diego with a sports anchor father meant that the topic of conversation in Steve’s house was always the Padres, Chargers, Aztecs, and even the Clippers. So it was only natural for him to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a sports anchor himself. It’s a dream come true for him to be able to live in San Diego and talk about the teams he’s followed his entire life. Steve envisioned himself as a professional athlete as a child. His body type, on the other hand, would not allow it.
Steve Smith Wife
Smith is married to Abby Smith. The couple has a son, Aden Smith, they together live in San Carlos. He is big into local sports at any level and is always interested in a good story.
Steve Smith Net Worth
Smith has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through being a journalist.
Steve Smith Salary
Smith earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Steve Smith KGTV
Smith works at KGTV where he works alongside other famous KGTV anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;
- Vanessa Van Hyfte
- Rina Nakano
- Derek Staahl
- Leah Pezzetti
- Adam Racusin
- Melissa Mecija
- Jennifer Kastner
- Ben Higgins
- Marie Coronel
- Jared Aarons
- Mary McKenzie
- Megan Parry
- Jim Patton
- Virginia Cha