Matt Howerton Bio, Wiki
Matt Howerton is an AP and Emmy award-winning American reporter/anchor working at WFAA-TV Channel 8, the ABC affiliate in Dallas, TX serving as a Weekdays News Reporter. Before joining WFAA, he worked in both Waco and Albuquerque, NM.
Matt Howerton Age
Born and raised in Ennis, Texas, the United States, Matt keeps information regarding his dates of birth, age, birthday, and zodiac sign away from the limelight. Nevertheless, judging from his look, he might be around his 30’s.
Matt Howerton Height
Howerton stands approximately 5 feet 9 inches (1.85 m) and weighs around 68 kg.
Matt Howerton Education
For his Education, Matt enrolled in college at Baylor University where he graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Communications.
Matt Howerton Career
Howerton works at WFAA-TV Channel 8, the ABC affiliate in Dallas, TX serving as a Weekdays News Reporter, specializing in general assignment reporting. He is excited to be working at WFAA. Before joining WFAA, Matt worked at KOAT Action 7 News as a News reporter. He joined KOAT Action 7 News from Waco, TX where he worked as a News reporter/anchor. Before that, Matt served as an award-winning and Emmy-nominated reporter at KWTX-TV.
He was first on the ground to report the pathetic fertilizer plant explosion in West, TX that proclaimed the lives of 15 individuals and wrapped the story for weeks as the residents struggled to recover. Matt also was one of the first reporters to report the second fatal shooting at Fort Hood in 2014 where four were killed. His reporting on that story enabled KWTX-TV to win two regional Emmys. Matt’s job on a terrifying bus crash in 2013 made him First Place for Spot News by the Texas Associated Press. His reporting on the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lately honored him with an Emmy nomination for highlighting female inmates who make thousands of Braille pages for blind Texas students every year.
After graduating from Baylor University, Matt interned at WFAA-TV and WABC-TV in New York City. He was an associate producer with an inquiry team that returned thousands of dollars in reimbursement to consumers. Matt is an avid runner and enjoys depleting trout streams with his fly rod. He is also a lover of music, great food, and storytelling.
Matt Howerton’s Net Worth
In Matt’s career as an anchor/reporter, he was able to amass a net worth ranging between $1 Million-$ 3 Million.
Matt Howerton Salary
Howerton acquires annual earnings that range between $ 79, 295, and $ 174, 245.
Matt Howerton’s Parents and Siblings
Howerton was born and raised in Ennis, Texas, the United States. He is the son of Paul Willingham (father) and his wife(mother). Growing up, his parents gave him the best upbringing possible. Besides this, the News reporter has not any further information about his father, mother, or siblings if he has any.
Matt Howerton Wife
Howerton is a married man though he has not revealed the identity of his wife to the public yet.
Matt Howerton Kids
Information on whether he has a kid or not will be updated soon.
Matt Howerton Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Howerton is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 6,316 Followers around 10K followers on his Facebook page, and 1,690 followers on his Instagram account.
Matt Howerton WFAA
Howerton works at WFAA where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Megan Mitchell
- Jobin Panicker
- Kevin Reece
- Mariel Ruiz
- Rebecca Lopez
- Greg Fields
- Susanne Brunner
- Hannah Davis
- Adriana De Alba
- Pete Delkus
- Tanya Eiserer
- Demond Fernandez
- Sean Giggy
- Cleo Greene
- Jesse Hawila
- Cynthia Izaguirre
- Jonah Javad
- Steve”Scoop” Jefferson
- William Joy
- Chris Lawrence
- Mike Leslie