Will Jones Biography
Will Jones is a well-reputed American award-winning anchor/reporter working for WDIV Local 4 News in Detroit, Michigan. Serving as the weekend evening anchor and weekday general assignment reporter. Will is a dedicated community servant who focuses on inspiring and performing through storytelling.
Will Jones Age
His secretive nature has shown up in his personal life. He has thus kept his birthdate and age a secret. It is thus not known when he celebrates his birthday.
Will Jones Height
He stands at an approximate height of 5ft 9 inches (1.75m).
Will Jones Family
He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio by his parents; Will Jones (Father) a retired Cincinnati Fire Departmental firefighter, and Marlinda Jones (Mother) a retired AT&T project manager. His elder brother and younger sister were raised in Forest Park, a Cincinnati suburb.
Will Jones Wife
He is married to the love of his life Monica Clark, a lawyer. The two began their relationship as a long-distance relationship after making a connection in the summer of 2018 in Washington. They have been married since 2020. It is not known whether he has kids or not.
Will Jones’s Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 and $5 million. This great fortune, he has amassed from his successful career as an anchor/reporter.
Will Jones Salary
His career as an anchor/reporter is very successful and we can speculate that it generates him a decent income. He thus has an estimated annual salary of between $89,087 and $191,445.
Will Jones Education
He received his education at Northwestern University and is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at the University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism.
Will Jones Career
Prior to working at WDIV-TV, he worked at ABC/WLS-TV. At the station, he had two roles; Race & Culture Multi-Skilles Reporter from January 2021 to February 2023. In his role there, he covered race, culture, social justice, and diversity and inclusion, and Led and facilitated diversity and inclusion editorial discussions. He also produced premium high-impact content including short documentaries with the ABC Owned Television Stations’ race and culture unit for the connected TV apps. His other role at ABC/WLS-TV was as the General Assignment Reporter from January 2016 to January 2021. In his role there, he served as the general assessment reporter at Chicago’s most-watched news station covering local politics, crime community events, and more in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
He has also represented the station at community events like the 2017 & 2019 Midwest Emmy Award recipient. In 2021, he became the station’s first race and culture reporter. While in Chicago, he received multiple Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards including in 2022 for a short documentary on a trans youth mentorship program. Also, the documentary was recognized by the Illinois Broadcasters Association. Prior to working at ABC, he worked at FOX Carolina as a general assignment reporter from November 2009 to November 2012. There, he covered local politics, crime, community events, and more in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment. From August 2006 to October 2009, he worked as a general assignment reporter at WSAZ in Charleston, West Virginia. Moreover, he worked as an assignment editor for FOX19 WXIX from July 2006 to August 2006.
Will Jones WDIV-TV
He works in the Detroit Metropolitan Area for WDIV Local 4 News/ClickOnDetroit. There, he works as an anchor/reporter having joined the station in February 2023. There, he serves as the weekend evening anchor and weekday general assignment reporter. He has also worked at the station from November 2012 to December 2015. During his first stint, he worked as a general assignment reporter. Serving at Detroit’s most-watched news station, covering local politics, crime, community events, and more in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, researched, wrote, and presented complex information to the public in a clear and concise manner.
He also interviewed and developed relationships with community leaders to generate exclusive news content. Moreover, he collaborated with photographers and producers on news coverage and engaged with social media platforms to increase viewership and web traffic. And he represented the station at community events like the 2014 Michigan Regional Emmy Award recipient. During his stint in Detroit, he was honored with a Michigan Emmy Award in 2015. This was because of his special report on Freedom House Detroit, an organization that aids asylum-seekers.
Will works at WDIV-TV alongside other eminent WDIV-TV anchors and reporters including;
- Christy McDonald
- Pamela Osborne
- Kim Adams
- Ron Hilliard
- Bryan Schuerman
- Darnell Blackburn
- Kim DeGiulio
- Mara MacDonald
- Hank Winchester
- Rod Meloni