Shelby Pay Bio, Wiki
Shelby Pay is an American Anchor and Reporter working for WMBB News 13 in Panama City, Florida, serving the station as an evening news anchor. She has been working with this station since February 2025.
Shelby Pay Age
Pay was born in Connecticut, United States. However, she manages to keep information regarding her dates of birth away from the limelight. An update of her age will be done once she has made the information public. However, judging from her appearance, she might be in her 20s.
Shelby Pay Height/Measurements
Pay stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Shelby Pay Education
Pay completed her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Roger Williams University (this was from the year 2014 to the year 2018. Before college, Pay studied Musical Theatre at Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts High School (between the years 2010 and 2014). Also, Pay attended Newington High School during the same period.
Shelby Pay Career
Pay serves at WMBB News 13 as an evening news anchor. Pay says that moving to Panama City was an easy choice because it lets her build her journalism career while enjoying the warm weather. Also, she says that once she saw the job opening, she knew she had to take it and is very happy to be there.
Before Pay came to WMBB-TV, she worked in Utica, New York, at WFXV/WUTR/WPNY, first as a News Anchor and Producer (from December 2023 to July 2024). This was after she served as a Multimedia Journalist (from February 2022 to December 2023). Earlier, Pay was based in Baltimore, Maryland, working as an SEO Specialist, Social Media Strategist, and PPC Manager at Pink Dog Digital (that was from March 2020 to December 2021).
From April 2015 to May 2018, Pay appeared as on-air talent for the Rhode Island Lottery in Providence, Rhode Island. During her college years, Pay also completed a newsroom internship at WHDH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts (this was from June to August of the year 2017).
Her interest in journalism started with her passion for TV – she says that it was during her studies that she realized how powerful the field can be. Pay says that she really enjoys sharing people’s stories and bringing out difficult truths, adding that this matters even more in today’s world.
Pay also says that her love for telling stories keeps her motivated every day. She likes learning daily, meeting new people, and sharing local stories with viewers. Pay’s work has also brought some fun moments like starting on TV in college as a lottery presenter in Rhode Island (there she announced the nightly numbers live) and being an in-game host for the Utica Comets.
Shelby Pay Net Worth
In Pay’s career as an Anchor and Reporter, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Shelby Pay Salary
She receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Shelby Pay Parents and Siblings
Pay was born and raised in Connecticut, United States. However, she manages to keep information regarding her parents and or whether or not she has any siblings away from the limelight. An update of her family information will be done when available. However, Pay posted her photo alongside her mom on Instagram on May 8, 2022, wishing her a Happy Mother’s Day.
Shelby Pay Spouse
Pay seems to be single and to have no children, according to her Instagram and Facebook posts. However, Pay manages to keep information regarding whether or not she is in any relationship private. An update of her marital status will be done when available. When she is not at work, she likes spending time with her dog (Goldendoodle) called Lucy.
Shelby Pay WMBB-TV
Pay works at WMBB News 13, where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Mae Harper
- Amelia Henderson
- Justin Kiefer
- Tom Lewis
- Chris Marchand
- Caroline McKenzie
- Kelsey Peck
- Delaney Vega
Shelby Pay Facebook and Instagram
She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Facebook page, she has around 850 followers, and she has about 1.2K followers on Instagram.