Micah Materre Wiki, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Salary, Height, WGN-TV

The newscaster earns the quality of grabbing the attention of the viewers with her flawless capacity of delivering news and presenting the topics. Micah Materre has become one of the most renowned news anchor and reporter on the WGN-TV. In the year 2014, she was honored with a Chicago/Midwest Emmy and also by Barnas and Thornburg LLP for being a diversity trailblazer.

Micah Materre Wiki, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Salary, Height, WGN-TV

Quick Information

  • Date of Birth Nov 09, 1962
  • Age 61 Years, 4 Months
  • Nationality American
  • Profession Reporter
  • Marital Status Married
  • Husband/Spouse Kelvin Michael (m.1995)
  • Divorced Not Yet
  • Gay/Lesbian No
  • Net Worth Not Disclosed
  • Ethnicity White
  • Children/Kids One (Son), One (Daughter)
  • Height N/A
  • Education Drake University
  • Parents Louise (Father), Jeanne (Mother)

The newscaster relishes a happy married life with a family of four. Since exchanging vows in the mid-90s, her love for her editor husband doesn't seem to have faded. With 15 years of togetherness, their marriage life is still going strong.

Career And Progression

Micah Materre debuted in her career as a radio broadcaster in the year 1983 at NPR affiliated WBEZ radio Chicago. The newscaster reported on the radio station for four years and also taught radio production at Columbia College. Afterward, the newscaster worked with the WJBK-TV in Detroit for eight years where she served as a chief anchor and general assignment reporter.

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Additionally, the news anchor joined the WGN-TV in January of 1998 where she served as a Morning News co-anchor and medical reporter. The newscaster co-anchored WGN Midday News from January of 2003 and later appointed as the anchor of the WGN News at Nine in 2009.

How Much Is Her Salary & Net Worth?

The news anchor, Materre, with her prominent career job at the WGN-TV, is believed to be earning a pretty decent salary. Her collaborative works with several local and national publications over the years has also helped in adding up her fortune.

A renowned news anchor and reporter, she has garnered significant net worth from her career. As per PayScale, the average salary of a news anchor and a reporter is around $58,375 and as per the given rate, her net worth can be counted in hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In 1983, she stepped into the field of media reporting for WBEZ radio in Chicago. Then in 1998, she worked as a WGN Morning News co-anchor and medical reporter. She also taught radio production at Columbia College. After working at WBEZ for four years, she worked as a co-anchor at WGN Midday News from January 2003 to October 2009. And as of now, she is an anchor at WGN News at Nine and Ten since 2009.

She received the prestigious Trailblazer Award in 2018 for supporting women's successes.

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Married To Huband, Kelvin Michael, Happy Family Of Four

The newscaster, Micah Materre is married to Kelvin Michael, the photographer, and editor of WJBK-TV. The couple tied the knot on June 1995. The same year, the couple had their engagement which was announced by Micha's family. 

After their marriage, they welcomed their children, son Louis, and daughter Mckenzie. 

She admires her husband for being a supportive partner and exceptional father. 

Micah wishes father's day to her husband (Source: Twitter)

Materre is currently living a blissful life with her husband and children. 

Her husband is the son of Thomas and Leola Jackson. He completed his bachelor's degree from Wayne State University. 

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Her Short Bio And Family

According to wiki sources, Micah Materre was born in Chicago, USA. She celebrates her birthday on November 9. However, her birth year remains confined so her age cannot be confirmed. 

She was brought up by her parents; Louis and Jeanne Materre. Her mother was a school administrator, and her father was an insurance broker. But before that, her father had paint stores on the south side of Chicago. He ran them for more for almost three decades. Moreover, he had fought in the Korean War for two years since 1952. 

After leaving the army, he met his wife Jeanne in 1960. It was love at first sight for the couple so they got married six months later.