Emani Payne Bio, Wiki
Emani Payne is an American Emmy-Award-winning Anchor and Reporter working for WRGB CBS 6 in Albany, New York, as a weekday evening anchor. She joined the station in July 2023 after working at CBS 17.
Emani Payne Age
Payne was born on December 1st in the United States and therefore celebrates her birthday on the 1st of December every year.
Emani Payne Height/Measurements
Payne stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Emani Payne Education
Payne attended Northern Arizona University in 2012 where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Political Science in 2016.
Emani Payne Career
Payne works at WRGB CBS 6 in Albany, New York, as a weekday evening anchor. She began working at the station in July 2023. Prior to joining the station, she worked at CBS 17 in Raleigh, North Carolina as an evening reporter and weekday evening anchor from May 2020 to July 2023. Before that, Payne worked at KCEN TV in Waco, Texas starting as a news reporter from May 2016 to May 2018. She then became the evening weekend news anchor working from May 2018 to May 2020. Prior to that, she worked at FOX Sports in Flagstaff, Arizona as an intern from January 2014 to December 2015.
Payne also worked as an intern at NBC Houston KPRC Channel 2 in Houston, Texas from May 2015 to August 2015. Before that, she worked at NAZ Today starting as a news reporter in August 2012. She later became the news director at the same station, from January 2014 to May 2015. From May 2014 to August 2014, Payne worked as a news intern reporter and anchor at KSAT12 in San Antonio, Texas. Before that, she worked as a news reporter at Beacon Media, LLC in Monrovia, California from April 2013 to August 2013.
Throughout her career, Payne has covered some major stories such as a one-on-one interview with Donald Trump Jr. while his father former President Donald Trump was in the hospital fighting COVID and interviews with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on election day. She also did one-on-one interviews with three current U.S. Governors as well as several senators, athletes, and entertainers. Additionally, she has conducted on-the-scene reports from the Louisville bank mass shooting in Kentucky. Payne’s exclusive coverage of a bullying epidemic in Central Texas schools created two new district mentoring programs.
Her reporting on a Texas man’s wrongful conviction helped him get a new trial and the case was later featured in a Netflix documentary. Besides that, her reporting on a single mum whose home burnt down resulted in the community gifting the woman a new home just in time for Christmas. Her coverage on an insurance company refusing to cover eye-sight-saving surgery for a young girl resulted in the community covering the procedure for the child. Payne won an Emmy for her coverage of the Buffalo Soldiers and in addition to that, was honored for her coverage of Ebola reaching the United States, by the Broadcast Educators Association. She is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Emani Payne Net Worth
In Payne’s career as an anchor and reporter, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Emani Payne Salary
She receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Emani Payne Parents and Siblings
Payne was born and brought up in the United States by her parents. However, she has not revealed information concerning them to the public. She has a sister named Raven Payne who won Best News Anchor in the nationwide Broadcast Education Association competition. Raven went to the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Emani Payne Husband
Payne manages to keep information regarding whether or not she is in marriage private. An update of her marital status will be done when available. During her free time, she enjoys dancing, traveling, reading, shopping, volunteering, trying new restaurants, and lounging at the beach
Emani Payne CBS 6
Payne works at CBS 6, where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Sam Coplin
- Tom Eschen
- Lara Bryn
- Alyssa Caroprese
- Chet Davis
- Julia Dunn
Emani Payne Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 2.0K followers, around 6.2K followers on her Facebook page, and about 7.2K followers on her Instagram account.