Leon Bibb is an award-winning Broadcast journalist working for WKYC (Channel 3) a television station in Cleveland, Ohio, serving the station as a Senior Reporter and Commentator. He rejoined this station in 2018.
Leon Bibb Age
Bibb is 79 years old as of 2024. He was born Leon Douglas Bibb on the 5th of October 1944 in Butler, Alabama. Accordingly, Leon holds his birthday on the 5th of October every year and his zodiac sign is Libra.
Leon Bibb Height | Measurements
Bibb stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs around 90 kg.
Leon Bibb Education
For his education, Leon went to Glenville High School. After that, he joined Bowling Green State University, where he graduated in 1966 with a B.S. degree in journalism.
Leon Bibb Career
Bibb is a Senior Reporter and Commentator who works for WKYC (Channel 3) a television station in Cleveland, Ohio. He first joined WKYC-TV in 1979 before leaving for the other station in 1995 and rejoining in 2018. Leon has over 40 years of experience as a television journalist in Cleveland.
In the late 1960s, Bibb served as a news reporter for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. After that, he was employed as a reporter for WTOL-TV in Toledo, Ohio in 1971, and served as a news anchor and reporter for WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio from 1972 to 1979. In 1976, while at WCMH-TV, Laon was appointed Ohio’s first African American primetime anchor. Then, in 1979, he transferred to WKYC-TV in Cleveland and became a news anchor for the Monday through Friday newscasts in 1986.
In 1995, Laon was employed as a news reporter and anchor for WEWS-TV. He has hosted and narrated many shows at WEWS-TV, including “Leon Bibb’s Perspective,” “Kaleidoscope,” “My Ohio with Leon Bibb,” and a series named“Our Hometown.” Bibb also has interviewed many political leaders and prominent figures, including President George H. W. Bush, Neil Armstrong, President Barack Obama, and James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In addition, he has authored several short stories and poems, many of which have been publicized. On February 13, 2014, Leon was interviewed by The HistoryMakers.
Award
Leon has been awarded six local Emmy Awards and earned several citations from the Cleveland Press Club for excellence in journalism. He has also been honored with the Distinguished Journalist Award from the Society for Professional Journalists, and Awards of Excellence from Cleveland State University and the Radio-TV Council. Leon also has been inaugurated into the Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame, Bowling Green State University School of Communications Hall of Fame, Associated Press Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame, Glenville High School Hall of Fame, Sigma Delta Chi Hall of Fame, and the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. In 1996, Governor George Voinovich nominated Bibb to the Board of Trustees at Bowling Green State University, where he also acted as chairman.
Leon Bibb’s Net Worth
In Leon’s career as a journalist, he has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $ 5 million.
Leon Bibb Salary
Bibb receives annual earnings that range between $ 127, 670, and $ 263, 900.
Leon Bibb Parents and Siblings
Bibb was born to African American parents in Butler, Alabama, USA. His family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of one where he grew up. Leon’s parents are Georgia and Leon Bibb. Besides, it is not known whether he has any siblings or not.
Leon Bibb Wife
Bibb is married to Marguerite Bibb. The duo has been together for a while and they are proud to be parents of two daughters namely 2 daughters Jennifer and Alison and 4 grandchildren Will, Alexa, Rory, and Jackson. Bibb resides in Shaker Heights, Ohio with his wife.
Leon Bibb Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Bibb is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 7,834 Followers around 3.5K followers on his Facebook page, and about 678 followers on his Instagram account.
Leon Bibb WKYC
Bibb works at WKYC where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Russ Mitchell
- Christi Paul
- Laura Caso
- Jim Donovan
- Jay Crawford
- Betsy Kling
- Carmen Blackwell
- Maureen Kyle
- Dave Chudowsky
- Danielle Wiggins
- Hollie Strano
- Matt Wintz
- Anthony Copeland
- Lynna Lai
- Matt Rascon
- Isabel Lawrence
- Kaitor Kay
- Nick Camino
- Kierra Cotton
- Austin Love
- Bri Buckley
- Lydia Esparra
- Monica Robins