Amaka Ubaka Bio, Wiki
Amaka Ubaka is a 2X Emmy Award Winning Nigerian-American journalist and TV news anchor working for 7News Boston WHDH-TV serving as a Weekday 5-10 AM Anchor and Noon. She has been working with this station since May 2016.
Amaka Ubaka Age
Ubaka is 35 years old as of 2023. She was born in California, United States of America on the 20th of April 1988.
Amaka Ubaka Height
Ubaka stands approximately 5 feet 5 inches (1. 65 m) and weighs around 62 kg.
Amaka Ubaka Education
For her education, Amaka enrolled at the University of Miami where she graduated and received her Bachelor of Arts degree.
Amaka Ubaka Career
Ubaka works for 7News Boston WHDH-TV serving as a Weekday Morning Anchor at 5-10 AM. She co-anchors 7NEWS Today in New England and 7NEWS at Noon. Amaka arrived at 7NEWS as a reporter in May 2016. She cherishes encountering new individuals, learning their stories, and being engaged in the community.
Prior to arriving in Boston, Amaka served as a reporter in Orlando, Florida where she covered countless stories that received national attention: a mom of three accused of driving her children into the Atlantic, a man swallowed up by a sinkhole while sleeping in his home, and the ISIS beheading of former UCF student/journalist Steven Sotloff. Amaka also served as a reporter in Omaha, Nebraska, and landed her first on-air career in Redding, California.
Apart from being a journalist, she spends much of her free time as an emcee for charity occasions including Project Hope, YWCA Cambridge, The One Mission Buzz Off, Rosie’s Place, International Institute of New England, BMA TenPoint, and the Igbo Organization of New England. She is also part of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Amaka is Nigerian-American and her name signifies“beautiful” in one of the numerous languages spoken in Africa’s most populous country. A Florida native, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Miami. When she’s not on the anchor desk, you will catch her in the gym, watching sporting events, hiking, or traveling. Amaka has fully embraced calling New England home.
Amaka Ubaka’s Net Worth
In Amaka’s career as an anchor/reporter, she was able to amass a net worth between $1 Million-$ 3 million.
Amaka Ubaka Salary
Ubaka acquires annual earnings that range between $ 78, 765, and $ 175, 865.
Amaka Ubaka Parents and Siblings
Ubaka was born and raised to Nigerian-American parents in the United States. Growing up, her loving and supportive parents gave her the best upbringing and nourishment possible. Besides this, Amaka has not disclosed much information about her father, mother, or siblings, if she has any.
Amaka Ubaka Husband
Ubaka manages to keep information regarding whether or not she is in marriage private. When available details are out, an update on her boyfriend or husband will be done.
Amaka Ubaka Kids
Information on whether Amaka has a kid or not will be updated soon.
Amaka Ubaka 7News WHDH
Ubaka works at 7News WHDH where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Kim Khazei
- Adam Williams
- Ryan Schulteis
- Jadian Thompson
- Keke Vencill
- Juliana Mazza
- Amanda Crawford
- Jeremy Reiner
- Chris Lambert
- Josh Wurster
- Joe Amorosino
- Trey Daerr
- Chelsi McDonald
- Melanie Black
- Sam Bleiweis
- Polikseni Manxhari
Amaka Ubaka Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Thompson is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts often. On her Twitter account, she has about 21.6K Followers around 17K followers on her Facebook page, and 22K Followers on her Instagram account.