Shayna Seymour Biography/Profile
Shayna Seymour is a skilled American journalist currently working at WCVB-TV. The Emmy-winning journalist is a co-anchor of WCVB’s iconic nightly news magazine, Chronicle.
Before joining Channel 5, Seymour served as anchor of the morning and noon newscasts, and general assignment reporter at WGGB-TV, Springfield. During her tenure, she honed her reporting skills by covering breaking news events, education, and health issues. She also co-hosted the MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon for WGGB.
Shayna Seymour Age| Birthday
How old is Seymour? She is 53 years old as of 2024. Seymour was born on March 14, 1970, in Amherst, Massachusetts, in the United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 14th of March every year.
Shayna Seymour Education
Seymour graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Spelman College and a Master of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University.
Shayna Seymour Height|Weight
She stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 60kgs.
Shayna Seymour Family
Seymour was born and raised in Amherst, Massachusetts, in the United States. She is the daughter of Harry Seymour and Charlena Seymour. Her mother is a retired professor while her dad is an educator and a painter. Also, she has a brother called Harry Alexander.
Shayna Seymour Husband|Married
She is happily married to her beloved husband called Stephen Carr since August 2007. He is a school administrator as well as an entrepreneur. He owns a restaurant, the Anejo Mexican Bistro located in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Shayna Seymour Children| kids
The couple is blessed with two children; a son named Blake and a daughter named Paige Jeannette Carr.
Shayna Seymour Career
Seymour began her broadcast career at WSTM-TV in Syracuse, NY as an intern. Before that, she was employed in the corporate world. Seymour joined WCVB in 2006 as a reporter, producer, and co-anchor of WCVB’s weekend EyeOpener newscast. Now, she is filling in on the anchor desk of the weekday evening newscasts as well. She reports on a wide range of human interest, lifestyle, entertainment, and arts stories throughout New England and beyond as a co-anchor. Also, Seymour has had the opportunity to interview many celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, and Ginger Zee. On top of that, she was the host of “Boston Idol,” a special Chronicle episode that featured several local American Idol hopefuls when the iconic show made its debut on ABC.
Notably, Seymour has been nominated for several local Emmy Awards and was awarded an Emmy in 2021, 2020, and 2019 in the Best Program-Host/Moderator/Correspondent category for her work on Chronicle. Moreover, she won Emmys in 2021, 2018, and 2015 as co-host of WCVB’s telecast of the annual “Holiday Lights” event, Boston’s official tree lighting. Seymour has been recognized as a “stylish Bostonian” by the Boston Globe, Boston Common Magazine, and the Improper Bostonian, even gracing the cover of the latter.
Most importantly, Seymour has emceed many events for the local community and charitable organizations in an effort to continuously serve the community. She was the emcee for the annual Boston MLK Breakfast, the nation’s longest-running and Boston’s premier event dedicated to honoring the legacy of Dr. King. Also, she was the moderator at the annual Massachusetts Conference for Women, the largest women’s conference and leadership forum in the state. Some organizations near and dear to her heart include The Home For Little Wanderers and Dress for Success, to name a few.
Shayna Seymour WCVB-TV
WCVB-TV, also known as channel 5 is a television station in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The station is affiliated with ABC and owned by Hearst Television. Its studios are located on TV Place in Needham, Massachusetts, and its transmitter is located on Cedar Street, as well as in Needham, on a tower that is shared with several other television and radio stations. The nearby Manchester, New Hampshire, is considered part of the Boston media market, making WCVB-TV part of a nominal duopoly with WMUR-TV or channel 9, that city’s ABC affiliate; however, the two stations maintain separate operations.
WCVB currently broadcasts 43 hours, and 55 minutes of locally produced newscasts each week; with 6 hours, and 35 minutes each weekday, five hours on Saturdays, and six hours on Sundays. It operates an Aérospatiale AS350B helicopter entitled “Sky 5” that is live broadcast capable. In addition, the station shares resources with the two other ABC affiliates in the state for statewide news coverage throughout Massachusetts: WLNE-TV in New Bedford and WGGB-TV in Springfield. Notably, WCAP in Lowell runs audio simulcasts of portions of WCVB’s morning and evening newscasts on weekdays.
Moreover, WCVB’s newscasts are titled NewsCenter 5, and the station’s sports segments are likewise branded as SportsCenter 5. The weather segments were similarly branded as WeatherCenter 5 before 2001. The station is believed to be the only local station permitted to use the SportsCenter name, owned by ESPN, for its sportscasts, owing to its ownership by Hearst and affiliation with ABC, along with its use predating ESPN’s 1979 existence.
Shayna Seymour Salary|Net Worth
Seymour 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.
Shayna Seymour 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.
WCVB-TV Colleagues
- Antoinette Antonio
- Jessica Brown
- Shaun Chaiyabhat
- Jennifer Eagan
- Anthony Everett
- Ed Harding
- Karen Holmes Ward
- Doug Meehan
- Ted Reinstein
- Rhondella Richardson
- Mary Saladna
- Shayna Seymour
- Ben Simmoneau
- Maria Stephanos
- Erika Tarantal
- Katie Thompson
- Janet Wu
- Josh Brogadir
- Bob Halloran
- Duke Castiglione
- Mike Lynch
- Naoko Funayama
- A.J. Burnett
- Harvey Leonard
- David Williams
- Kelly Ann Cicalese
- Michael Page
- Cindy Fitzgibbon
- Mike Wankum
Frequently asked questions about Shayna Seymour
Who is Shayna Seymour?
Shayna Seymour is a skilled American journalist currently working at WCVB-TV. The Emmy-winning journalist is a co-anchor of WCVB’s iconic nightly news magazine, Chronicle.
Is Shayna Seymour Married?
She is happily married to her beloved husband called Stephen Carr since August 2007. He is a school administrator as well as an entrepreneur. He owns a restaurant, the Anejo Mexican Bistro located in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Where does Shayna Seymour Live?
Currently, Seymour lives outside of Boston with her husband and their two children.
