Vanessa Echols Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Husband, Retired, WFTV, Net Worth, and Salary

Vanessa Echols Biography

Vanessa Echols is an American author and former TV anchor/reporter who is well known for working at WFTV where she served as the noon and 4 pm news anchor. She worked for the station from August 1992 to May 2022.

Vanessa Echols Career

Echols worked at WFTV where she served as an anchor before she retired on May 25, 2022. She had also spent several years working at a radio station in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as well as television stations in Tennessee and Georgia including WMAZ-TV in Macon, Georgia. She also spent some time working for WRDQ where he served as the station’s morning anchor.

Echols has also served as honorary chairman for the Susan G. Komen Central Florida Race for the Cure. In addition to that, she was also a keynote speaker for the University of Central Florida’s 2006 Breast Cancer Update conference. She is a breast cancer survivor and hence is very dedicated to helping people and organizations dealing with cancer.

She is also involved in the Central Florida community, speaking at churches and schools on a regular basis and volunteering with a number of community service organizations, including UNCF and 100 Women Strong, a charitable giving circle. Echols has also been a Girl Scout for a long time and in 2004, she decided to take up a new cause.

She went to Auburn High School and later on joined the University of Alabama where she majored in broadcast journalism. During her leisure, she loves spending her time with family and friends, as well as listening to podcasts. Whenever she is not working, she enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends.

Vanessa Echols Age

Echols is 63 years old. She was born on November 8, 1960, in Auburn, Alabama, United States. Echols, therefore, celebrates her birthday on the 8th of November every year.

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Vanessa Echols Height

Echols stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Vanessa Echols Family

Echols has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. There is no information regarding her siblings.

Vanessa Echols Husband

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

Vanessa Echols Net Worth

Echols has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being an Anchor.

Vanessa Echols Salary

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

Vanessa Echols Arm/ Breast Cancer

Echols is a breast cancer survivor, she has been cancer free for almost 15 years, and because a lot of Lymph nodes had to be removed she developed a condition that is called Lymphedema. She mostly wears a compression sleeve, unless she is sleeping, to control swelling.

Vanessa Echols Retirement

Echols announced that she would retire in May 2022. Her last day at the station was 25, May 2022. She has not publicized what or where exactly her next stop will be. She anchored the final newscast of her career, which was Eyewitness News at 6.

Vanessa Echols Author / Book

Echols has published a book named “We’re in Heaven, and I Have Some Questions.” The book is available on Amazon. Click here to view more about the book and purchase it.

Vanessa Echols WFTV

Echols worked at WFTV where she worked alongside other famous WFTV anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;

  1. Greg Warmoth
  2. George Waldenberger
  3. Tom Terry
  4. Martha Sugalski
  5. Brian Shields
  6. Rusty McCranie
  7. Joe Kepner
  8. Daralene Jones
  9. Jamie Holmes
  10. Christopher Heath
  11. Deneige Broom
  12. Nancy Alvarez

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

Who is Echols? She is an American Anchor/Reporter
Age63 years old
Height5 feet, 6 inches (1.6m)
SpouseNot Available
Salary$40,000 – $ 110,500
Net Worth$1 Million – $5 Million

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