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Glen Walker Biography | Wiki

Glen Walker is an American Award-winning journalist who presently works as a helicopter traffic and news reporter at KTLA 5 News. 

Glen works at KTLA 5 News at 11 as the co-anchor at Noon, KTLA 5 News at 1, and KTLA 5 News at 3. He previously worked for KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV, where he co-anchored the weekend news at both stations.

Glen’s broadcasting career began while still attending Florida State University. After an internship at Tallahassee’s ABC affiliate, he worked as a production assistant at Florida Public Broadcasting for “Today in the Legislature,” where he operated a TV camera in the galleries of the Florida state Senate and House of Representatives.

Upon his graduation, Walker became the weekend sports anchor at that same station in Tallahassee where he had interned. He formerly worked at a liquor store so he could pay the rent.

He later joined WJHG-TV in Panama City, Fla., where he was a sports anchor as well as a photographer, editor and writer.

Following a brief employment with the ABC affiliate in Macon, Georgia, Glen moved to Buffalo, New York, where he worked for WIVB-TV. While there, he traveled with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL and the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL, honing his shoveling and ice-scraping skills.

Following almost six years in Buffalo, he headed out west to sunny Southern California to work at Prime Ticket Network. Along with hosting the award-winning “Press Box” nightly sports show, Glen also hosted “L.A. Raiders Magazine” and “College Football Today.”

In September 1995, he worked at WNBC-TV as the weekend sports anchor in New York City. Glen made a successful transition to news, serving as co-host of the No. 1 rated “Saturday and Sunday Today in New York.” Later on, he was elevated to WNBC-TV’s weekend news anchor job.

Age

How old is Glen Walker? Glen Walker was born on  16 January 1952 in  Torrance, California, United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 16th of January every year and he is  71 years old as of 2023. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. 

 Height

How tall is Glen Walker? Walker is a man of average stature, he stands at a height of 6 feet 0 inches ( 1.85 m ) and he weighs around 95 Kg or 209.4 Pounds.

Family

When discussing his family background, Glen was born to his loving and caring parents on  16 January 1952 in  Torrance, California, United States. Walker has sadly kept his parents’ identities a secret from the public. However,  we will keep you updated when information about his parents is available. 

Siblings

Glen has not mentioned anything about him having siblings.

Education  Background

Talking about his academic background,  Walker attended a local high school for his high school level. She then proceeded to the University of Florida where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Wife

Glen Walker is married to his beautiful wife Jody Walker and together they are blessed with four children whose details remain unknown. The rest of the family supports the USC Trojans, while he cheers for his FSU Seminoles. Glen currently resides in Southern California together with his wife and four children.

Children

Glen and Jody are parents to four beautiful children whose details remain unknown to the public.

Nationality

American

Glen Walker Ethnicity

White

Awards and Honors

Glen received multiple honors, including New York Emmy and multiple Los Angeles Emmys. He has won numerous  UPI National and AP New York honors.

From 1993 to 1995, he was member of the Southern California Sports Broadcasters’ “Best News Anchor Team” for an unprecedented three years in row.

Salary

The average salary of a KTLA 5 News anchor ranges between $62,300 and $122,500 annually. He earns a yearly salary of $81,211 approximately.

Net Worth

The award-winning anchor has amassed an estimated net worth of around $ 1 million and $ 5 million. He has acquired his wealth through his successful career as a Journalist.

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