Walt Gray Biography
Walt Gray is an American journalist working for KXTV ABC10 as an anchor, specializing in hard news. He joined the station in September 2013 and has served the station for more than a decade. Previously, he worked as the host of the “Walt Gray Show” on KSEG-FM 96.9, “The Eagle.”
Walt Gray Education
Gray joined the University of Rhode Island after finishing his high school education. He later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.
Walt Gray Career
Gray works for KXTV ABC10 as an anchor, specializing in hard news. He has been a crucial part of Northern California TV news for the past 25 years. During this time, he has covered big stories and had beer, or ridden a motorcycle with just about everyone in the area. Through his charity motorcycle ride, he has cleared more than $550,000 for children’s charities. He says that he will keep it going for the Make-a-Wish kids as long as he is capable and gets support from the vast Sacramento motorcycle family.
Gray launched his career at KCRA in Sacramento in 1988 as sports director. He held the role for five and a half years before he was promoted to morning and noon news anchor in 1993. In this capacity, he began a 15-and-a-half-year run as Sacramento’s prominent morning news anchor. He also won Sacramento Magazine’s “Best Morning TV Anchor” Award for eight successive years. He moved to the anchor desk in 2009. At times, he covered the morning and 11 p.m. newscasts or the morning and 5 p.m. newscasts.
Gray left the TV business in 2012 to work in the local radio station as a morning talk host. He returned to TV with his position at ABC10, the station his wife and Chief Meteorologist Monica Woods has worked since 2001. He has a deep background in journalism, as both his parents and brother have been involved with the industry one way or the other.
Gray launched his career in radio news, serving WERI-AM/FM in Westerly, Rhode Island. He then has TV stops at WMGT in Macon, WINK in Ft. Myers, and WCIX (now WFOR-TV) in Miami before moving to Sacramento in 1988. In 2000, he received an Emmy Award for specialized news reporting.
Gray says the biggest story he’s broadcast was the 2011 Phillip Garrido trial in Placerville. Garrido was sentenced for kidnapping Jaycee Dugard 18 years prior. He started a series of exclusive communications with Gray, which put him on national cable news shows to explain why Garrido was contacting him. Gray’s explanation: “I have no idea.”
Walt Gray Age
Gray likes to keep her personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month she was born. It is, therefore, not known when she celebrates her birthday. However, she might be in her XX.
Walt Gray Height
Gray stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Walt Gray Family
Gray was born to Mary and Walt Gray, Sr., who raised him with his brother, Tim. He has a deep background in journalism, as both his parents and brother have been involved with the industry one way or the other. His father worked as a newspaper reporter for the Providence Journal. Moreover, he served as a two-time Rhode Island State Senator and Press Secretary to the Governor. His parents co-founded the “East Providence Post” newspaper in 1955, which still publishes to this day. His brother worked as a TV sportscaster in Orlando and Boston.
Walt Gray Wife
Gray married Monica Woods, ABC10’s Chief Meteorologist, in 2000. The couple has three children, including Abby, Kelly, and Joseph. The family resides in Sacramento, not far from the ABC10 studio. Monica is a member of the National Weather Association and holds its Seal of Approval. She studied Telecommunications at the University of Florida and Broadcast Meteorology at Mississippi State University.
Walt Gray Net Worth
Gray has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million, which he has earned through being a journalist.
Walt Gray Salary
Gray earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.