Simone Eli Bio, Wiki
Simone Eli is an Emmy Award American sports anchor/reporter working for WKRG News 5 in Mobile, Alabama, serving as a Weekdays Sports Director/Anchor at 6, 9, and 10 PM. She has been working with this station since April 2021.
Simone Eli Age
Eli is 32 years old as of 2023. She was born in Genoa, Ohio, in the United States on the 30th of April 1991.
Simone Eli Height
Eli stands approximately 5 feet 6 inches (1. 68 m) and weighs around 63 kg.
Simone Eli Education
For her education, Simone enrolled in Bowling Green State University – where she played on the D-1 basketball team while acquiring her Master’s of Education in Sports Administration and Bachelor of Science in Journalism.
Simone Eli Career
Eli works for WKRG News 5 in Mobile, Alabama, serving as a Weekdays Sports Director/Anchor at 6, 9, and 10 PM. She joined this station in April 2021. Simone joins WKRG News 5 with more than 10 years of experience in the sports television business – much of that time spent in Alabama.
Before coming to Mobile, she served as a sports anchor/reporter at CBS 42 in Birmingham for 5 years. While in Magic City, Simone co-hosted “College Football Saturday,” achieving a Southeast EMMY for Best Live Sports Program in 2021. In addition, she won a few AP and ABBY awards for her sports reporting and storytelling. Simone has toured all around the country reporting on SEC Football, College Football Playoffs, the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and Heisman Trophy Ceremony.
She also worked for two years as a sports reporter/anchor at KPRC 2 (NBC) in Houston, Texas. While at KPRC, Simone mainly covered Houston’s professional sports scene, as well as high school and college football.
She is no alien to the Gulf Coast, having commenced her full-time television profession in Mobile as the Sports Director at WALA (FOX 10). There Simone reported on historic college football games including the “Kick-6” and BCS National Championship Game. Her first employment in the broadcast business was as a reporter and TV analyst for Buckeye Cable Sports Network in Toledo, Ohio.
Simone comes from Genoa, Ohio and she enrolled at Bowling Green State University – where she played on the D-1 basketball team while acquiring her Master’s of Education in Sports Administration and Bachelor of Science in Journalism. During her playing days, the Falcons earned 3 Mid-American Conference Championships and made the NCAA Tournament twice.
Simone Eli’s Net Worth
In Simone’s career as a sports anchor/reporter, she was able to amass a net worth between $1 Million-$ 3 million.
Simone Eli Salary
Eli acquires annual earnings that range between $ 78, 275, and $ 173, 845.
Simone Eli’s Parents and Siblings
Eli was born and raised to American parents in Genoa, Ohio. Growing up, her loving parents gave her the best upbringing and nourishment possible. Besides this, the sports anchor has not revealed any further details about her mother, father, or siblings if she has any.
Simone Eli Husband
Eli is married to Bart Sessions, the chief football coach at Alma Bryant High School. The two alongside their son reside in Alabama.
Simone Eli Kids
She and her husband are proud parents of a baby boy though his name is not identified yet.
Simone Eli WKRG-TV
Eli works at WKRG-TV, where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Peter Albrecht
- Rose Ann Haven
- Bill Riales
- Jessica Taloney
- Devon Walsh
- Chad Petri
- Dana Winter
- Cherish Lombard
- Drexel Gilbert
- Ed Bloodsworth
- John Nodar
- Caroline Carithers
- Grant Skinner
- Lexi Birmingham
- Debbie Williams
- Blake Brown
- Kimber Collins
- Akievia McFarland
- Whitney Leibold
Simone Eli Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Eli is vocal on her social media accounts, where she posts often. On her Twitter account, she has about 21.7K Followers, around 14K followers on her Facebook page, and 11.1K followers on her Instagram account.