Glenda Lewis Biography
Glenda Lewis is an Emmy award-winning journalist who serves as the evening co-anchor for 7 Action News at 5 p.m. on WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, Michigan. She started at the station on September 1, 2003, as a general assignment reporter and co-anchor. A graduate of Michigan State University, Glenda has received multiple accolades for her outstanding work in journalism, including the “Best Anchor” Emmy Award. She is also recognized for being part of the nation’s first mother-daughter anchor duo with her mother, Diana Lewis.
Glenda Lewis’s age and birthday
Lewis was born on December 26, 1990, in Hollywood, California, making her zodiac sign Capricorn.
Glenda Lewis height and weight
Lewis has a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 meters) and a weight of 130.10 pounds (59 kg). She has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Glenda Lewis’s educational background
Glenda Lewis earned a Bachelor’s degree in Advertising and marketing from Michigan State University, followed by post-graduate studies at the Specs Howard School of Broadcasting.
Lewis’s spouse and children
Glenda Lewis married Kahn Hall, and the couple tied the knot on July 12, 2015. They have a daughter together.
Glenda Lewis parents and siblings
Lewis is the daughter of Diana Lewis, a retired award-winning broadcaster, and Glenn Lewis. She has an older sister named Donna, who works at Henry Ford Hospital.
Glenda Lewis career
Lewis earned her Bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Marketing from Michigan State University and later pursued post-graduate studies at the Specs Howard School of Broadcasting. She started her journalism career at WBKB-TV in Alpena as a reporter and photographer, then moved to WLNS-TV in Lansing where she worked as a reporter and anchor.
Her career continued to advance at WJRT-TV in Flint, where she spent five years co-anchoring ABC 12 News at 6 and 11 pm. On September 1, 2003, she joined WXYZ-TV/Channel 7 in Detroit, initially as a general assignment reporter and co-anchor of Action News Sunday at 6 and 11 pm. She currently co-anchors 7 Action News at 5 pm and 7 Action News at 10 pm on TV20 Detroit.
Glenda Lewis is a five-time Emmy Award winner, including an award for “Best Anchor.” In 2012, she was recognized as a “Woman of Excellence” by the Michigan Chronicle. She is actively involved in various community organizations such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the United Negro College Fund, the Black United Fund, MOTTEP Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the NAACP.
Glenda Lewis’s net worth and salary
She has a net worth of $1 million and generates an annual salary of $108,000.
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