Vanessa Ruffes Bio, Wiki
Vanessa Ruffes is an American Anchor, Reporter, and Multimedia Journalist working for WCNC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, as an anchor. She joined the station in January 2020 after working at the University of Tampa.
Vanessa Ruffes Age
Ruffes was born in Tallahassee, Florida, United States, on the 8th of June, 1988. She is 35 years old as of 2023.
Vanessa Ruffes Height/Measurements
Ruffes stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Vanessa Ruffes Education
Ruffes attended The University of Georgia in 2006 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2009. She later furthered her education at Southern New Hampshire University in 2017 and graduated with a Master of Science in Political Science.
Vanessa Ruffes Career
Ruffes currently works at WCNC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina as a news anchor for the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. newscasts together with Colin Mayfield. She began working at the station in January 2020. Before joining the station, she worked at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida as an Adjunct Professor teaching communication classes from August 2018 to January 2020. Prior to that, Ruffes worked at FOX 13 in Tampa, Florida for a period of 5 years and 8 months. She began as a Multimedia Journalist and worked from June 2014 to January 2015. Ruffes was later given another role as a traffic anchor which she held from January 2015 to January 2020. While at the station, she frequently covered business and financial news, the roads, and sports.
Before joining FOX, Ruffes worked at WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Florida as a reporter from June 2011 to June 2014. She enjoyed giving the lighter side of the news with extremely touching and fun local daily stories while working at the station. Before joining WINK, Ruffes worked at WMAZ-TV in Macon, Georgia as a Multimedia Journalist from April 2009 to June 2011. During her time there, she was thrilled to give America’s heroes stories and what they did.
Being a member of the VERIFY team, Ruffes understands the need for transparency and accuracy while working and holds on to the team’s goal in answering the questions and claims she gets. It is so important to build and maintain trust in the reporting process according to her. Ruffes
Vanessa Ruffes Net Worth
In Ruffes’ career as a journalist, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Vanessa Ruffes Salary
She receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Vanessa Ruffes Parents and Siblings
Ruffes was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida by her loving parents. Though she has not given much information about them, she regularly posts photos of them on her Instagram account. She has also not mentioned whether she has siblings or not, but an update on the information will be made once it is made available to the public.
Vanessa Ruffes Husband
Ruffes is happily married to Lucas Bogg and they have been together for 10 years as of 2023 and celebrate their anniversary on 8th October every year. During her free time, she loves hiking in the mountains of North Carolina, trying new recipes, or spending time with her 3 rescue pups. Ruffes and her husband are huge fans of baseball and they look forward to visiting the major league parks.
Vanessa Ruffes Car Accident
In the year 2013, Ruffes and her husband Bogg, a photographer, got into a car accident as their news van crashed. The van’s tire blew out and flipped one morning at around 6.00 a.m. The couple had minor injuries at Naples Community Hospital.
Vanessa Ruffes WCNC-TV
Ruffes works at WCNC-TV, where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Nick Sturdivant
- Kia Murray
- Larry Sprinkle
- Jane Monreal
- Mia Atkins
- Chris Mulcahy
Vanessa Ruffes Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 12.2K followers, around 47K followers on her Facebook page, and about 14.5K followers on her Instagram account.