Meg Gatto Biography/Profile
Meg Gatto is a skilled American journalist currently working at WVUE-TV. She is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning reporter and anchor. Gatto can be seen on FOX 8 News at 5 pm & 10 pm, anchoring alongside Lee Zurik.
Meg Gatto Age| Birthday
How old is Gatto? She is around 40 years old as of 2024. Her age is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available.
Meg Gatto Education
Gatto followed in the footsteps of her parents, going to New Orleans to attend college. She graduated from Loyola University with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Meg Gatto Height|Weight
She stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs.
Meg Gatto Family
Gatto has a brother. She was born in the united state, however, she has not revealed information regarding her family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Meg Gatto Husband|Married
She is married to her beloved husband called Travers Mackel. He is an investigative reporter for crosstown rival WDSU-Ch. 6. The couple announced their engagement in July 2017 and tied the knot a year later in an only-in-New Orleans ceremony.
Meg Gatto Children| kids
The couple welcomed their baby girl called Finley, into the world on Sunday night, March 26, 2019. She weighed in at 7 pounds 5 ounces and measured 20.5 inches. They welcomed their second daughter named Ellison Grace in February 2021.
Meg Gatto Career
Gatto leads the FOX 8 Defenders, working with the National Council of Jewish Women to report on the community’s most pressing consumer-related complaints. Her investigations exposed the horrific living conditions at an apartment complex owned by a religious non-profit and helped countless neighbors deal with issues from sporadic trash pick-up to blighted pools. Also, her investigations into the religious non-profit that owns the apartment complex in New Orleans, earned her a Suncoast Regional Emmy nomination.
Throughout her career, Gatto has covered a number of high-profile stories which include the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, the Danziger Bridge trial, the BP oil spill, the murder of former Saints player Will Smith and countless tropical storms and hurricanes.
Gatto was born and raised in the suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. She followed in the footsteps of her parents, moving to New Orleans to attend college. Gatto graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Loyola University. She worked for two years in Harrisonburg, Virginia then returned back to New Orleans.
Moreover, Gatto has been honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow award for an investigation into the New Orleans Police Department. Also, she won countless New Orleans Press Club awards for breaking news story of the year, best government/political reporting, and general news among others. In addition, Gatto has been nominated for numerous Suncoast Regional Emmy awards which include one for an investigation into the Crimestoppers organization. Furthermore, she has been honored for her work by the Louisiana Associated Press awards.
When Gatto is not working, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children.
Meg Gatto WVUE-TV
WVUE-DT also known as channel 8 is a television station in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is affiliated with the Fox network and owned by Gray Television. Channel 8 maintains primary studios on Norman C. Francis Parkway in the city’s Gert Town section, with a secondary studio within the Benson Tower in downtown New Orleans. Its transmitter is located on Magistrate Street in Chalmette, Louisiana.
Channel 8 currently carries most of the Fox network schedule, though it delays the network’s Saturday late-night hour by a half-hour due to a 10:00 p.m. newscast. Syndicated programs broadcast by the station as of September 2021 include Rachael Ray, Wheel of Fortune, Live with Kelly and Ryan, Right This Minute, 25 Words or Less, Judge Judy, Jeopardy, and Schitt’s Creek. Channel 8 is one of ten Fox affiliates to air both Jeopardy and Wheel; the others being WBFF in Baltimore; WSYT in Syracuse, New York; WXIX-TV in Cincinnati; WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin; KDVR in Denver; KVHP in Lake Charles, Louisiana; WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama; WLUC-DT2 in Marquette, Michigan; and WDAF-TV in Kansas City.
WVUE consistently ranked third in the ratings behind WWL-TV and WDSU-TV throughout the 1970s and 1980s. One of the primary reasons for its third-place position was the station’s heavy preemptions of network programs. The station also did not carry many of the network’s Saturday morning cartoons, and American Bandstand. It preempted ABC’s late-night programming, which before the 1979 debut of Nightline, consisted of movies and reruns of prime-time series. With ownership changes and programming modifications, WVUE could not improve its standing in the ratings and essentially wouldn’t until it became a Fox affiliate.
Meg Gatto Salary|Net Worth
Gatto has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which she earns from her broadcasting career.
Meg Gatto Social Media Platforms
She is active on all social media accounts and often posts on her platforms. She has over 4.3k followers on Twitter, 3.1k followers on Facebook, and 2.9 k followers on Instagram.
WVUE-TV Colleagues
- Lee Zurik
- Meg Gatto
- Lauren McCoy
- John Snell
- Kristi Coleman
- Olivia Vidal
- Shan Bailey
- Kelsey Davis
- Andrés Fuentes
- David Jones
- Rob Krieger
- Rob Masson
- Liz Reyes
- Josh Roberson
- Natasha Robin
- Sabrina Wilson
- Bruce Katz
- Nicondra Norwood
- Zack Fradella
- Hannah Gard
- Juan Kincaid
- Madeline Adams
- Sean Fazende
- Garland Gillen
- Andre Johnson
- Vasilios Nikolaou
Frequently asked questions about Meg Gatto
Who is Meg Gatto?
Meg Gatto is a skilled American journalist currently working at WVUE-TV. She is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning reporter and anchor. Gatto can be seen on FOX 8 News at 5 pm & 10 pm, anchoring alongside Lee Zurik.
Is Meg Gatto Married?
She is married to her beloved husband called Travers Mackel. He is an investigative reporter for crosstown rival WDSU-Ch. 6. The couple announced their engagement in July 2017 and tied the knot a year later in an only-in-New Orleans ceremony.
Where does Meg Gatto Live?
Gatto and her family live in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
