Gladys Bautista is an Award-winning American anchor and reporter working for WVTM 13, a television station in Birmingham, Alabama, serving the station as a weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter. She has been working with this station since February of 2023.
Gladys Bautista Age
Bautista manages to keep information regarding her dates of birth away from the spotlight. An age update will be done once she has made the information available. However, judging from her image, she seems to be around her 30’s.
Gladys Bautista Height / Measurements
Bautista stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs around 63 kg.
Gladys Bautista Education
Gladys is a first-generation college graduate, acquiring her Bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in Multimedia Journalism in 2018. She is also eloquent in Italian and Spanish.
While in college, Bautista interned at WSB-TV, WGCL/CBS46, and CNN, in Atlanta, Georgia. She was also an Investigative Reporter for Georgia News Lab, a Reporter for Georgia State Television, and the president of the Italian Club.
Gladys Bautista Career
Bautista serves as weekend evening anchor and weekday reporter at WVTM 13. Before joining WVTM, she worked for WVTM’s sister station, WLKY in Louisville, Kentucky serving as a fill-in anchor and news reporter, from January 2021 to January 2023. During her time there, she delivered strong reporting on big stories like the Kentucky Derby, deadly Western Kentucky tornadoes, diverse severe weather events, and the attempted assassination of a mayoral candidate.
Prior to joining WLKY-TV, Gladys served as a reporter and anchor at KRCG-TV in Jefferson City, Missouri for 2 years and 1 month (from January 2021 to January 2023). During her time there, she reported on various national stories including an overnight tornado that hit Jefferson City, for which she and the rest of the team earned a national Edward R. Murrow Award for breaking news coverage.
Bautista has won several honors throughout her journalism career, including 2 Emmy nominations. She has also been honored by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her everyday reporting overall and specifically for her reporting in the aftermath of fatal tornadoes that hit western Kentucky. She is a proud member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Gladys Bautista Net Worth
In Gladys’ career as an anchor and reporter, she has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $ 3 million.
Gladys Bautista Salary
Bautista receives annual earnings that range between $ 78,459, and $ 175, 200.
Gladys Bautista Parents and Siblings
Bautista was born and raised in New York City and moved to Atlanta in 2013 to attend college. Growing up, she credits her parents for their love and support. Besides this, the news anchor has not disclosed any further details about her parents or siblings if she has any.
Gladys Bautista Husband
Bautista keeps information regarding whether or not she is in marriage private. An update on her love life will be done when available. It is also not known if the news anchor has any kids. In her spare time, Gladys loves to spend time with her family and close friends, read a good book, travel, and see everything Central Alabama has to offer.
Gladys Bautista Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Bautista is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts often. On her Twitter account, she has about 1,447 Followers around 3.1K followers on her Facebook page, and about 1,700 followers on her Instagram account.
Gladys Bautista WVTM 13
Bautista works at WVTM 13 where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as