Rex Smith Biography/Profile
Rex Smith is a skilled American journalist currently working at WANE-TV. The award-winning journalist joined the station in December 2021.
Rex Smith Age| Birthday
How old is Smith? He is around 35 years old as of 2024. His age is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available.
Rex Smith Education
He graduated from Kent State University and is a huge fan of Cleveland sports.
Rex Smith Height|Weight
Smith stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs.
Rex Smith Family|Siblings
He was born and raised in Northeast Ohio, in the United States, however, he has not revealed information regarding his family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Rex Smith Wife|Married
Smith met and married his beloved wife Emily Dwire in Fort Wayne. She is one of WANE 15’s morning anchors.
Rex Smith Children| kids
He likes to keep his personal life private, hence he has not disclosed information about whether he has children or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Rex Smith Career
Smith is new to WANE but he is not new to Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio as he began his journalism career at WPTA in Fort Wayne. He spent more than three years there as an anchor and reporter and he covered both local news and sports. Smith’s stop between the two took him to Omaha, Nebraska where he served as a sports anchor and reporter. Also, he stepped in to report on news events when needed. Notably, he covered major sporting events such as the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, the College World Series, and the U.S. Senior Open. He also covered Nebraska and Creighton athletics, as well as some of the top high school athletes in the nation.
Most importantly, Smith is now back to his passion for covering news. He is looking forward to telling stories in a community he considers home. Smith met and married his beloved wife Emily Dwire in Fort Wayne. She is one of WANE 15’s morning anchors. He was born and raised in Northeast Ohio, in the United States. He graduated from Kent State University and is a huge fan of Cleveland sports.
Rex Smith WANE-TV
WANE-TV, also known as Channel 15 is a television station in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the United States. It is affiliated with CBS and owned by Nexstar Media Group. Channel 15’s studios and transmitters are located on West State Boulevard in the Tower Heights section of the city. The station first signed on the air on September 26, 1954, as WINT, originally broadcasting its signal from a transmitter in Auburn. It was the Fort Wayne area’s second television station and it was originally licensed to and had studios in, Waterloo, north of the city.
WANE announced LIN TV, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks had not been able to reach an agreement to renew carriage of WANE and other LIN-owned stations on the two cable providers due to a dispute over compensation for the stations’ carriage on September 15, 2008. On October 29, WANE-TV was restored to Time Warner Cable in Northwest Ohio. However, it did not reappear on Bright House Networks systems in Grant County, Indiana. Bright House viewers in Grant County now only have WTTV from Indianapolis as their CBS affiliate.
The station currently broadcasts 24 hours of locally produced newscasts each week; with 4 hours on weekdays and two hours each on Saturdays and Sundays. In addition, it produces the sports highlight program The Highlight Zone, which airs Friday nights at 11:10 p.m. Its weekend morning news runs for an hour starting at 8 a.m. on Sundays with an earlier start at 7 a.m. on Saturdays. WANE-TV does not air local newscasts in the weeknight 5:30 p.m. timeslot due to the syndicated program Inside Edition, unlike most CBS affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone.
Rex Smith Salary|Net Worth
He has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earns from his broadcasting career.
Rex Smith Social Media Platforms
He is active on all social media accounts and often posts on his platforms. He has over 1.7k followers on Twitter, 2.4k followers on Facebook, and 1.3k followers on Instagram.
WANE-TV Colleagues
- Dirk Rowley
- Alyssa Ivanson
- Pat Hoffmann
- Emily Dwire
- Sierra Tufts
- Rex Smith
- Nicholas Ferreri
- Nathan Gidley
- Glenn Marini
- Josh Ayen
Frequently asked questions about Rex Smith
Who is Rex Smith?
Smith is a skilled American journalist currently working at WANE-TV. The award-winning journalist joined the station in December 2021.
Is Rex Smith Married?
Smith met and married his beloved wife Emily Dwire in Fort Wayne. She is one of WANE 15’s morning anchors.
Where does Rex Smith Live?
Smith has not revealed information regarding his current residence. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
