Venton Blandin Biography
Venton Blandin is a skilled American journalist and a Regional Edward R. Murrow recipient and an Emmy nominee currently working at Abc 15. He joined the news team in November 2021 and has nearly 3 decades of experience, as well as experience working with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Venton Blandin Age|Birthday
How old is Blandin? He is around 40 years old as of 2024. His age is currently not available, research is ongoing will update it as soon as it is available.
Venton Blandin Education
He attended and graduated from Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. Moreover, he also worked as a production assistant and weekend assignment editor from 1999 to 2002, at WRC-TV in Washington, DC. He worked as an assignment editor, in Baltimore, MD, at WBAL-TV from 2002 to 2004.
Venton Blandin Height|Weight
Blandin stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs
Venton Blandin Family|Parents|Siblings
He was born in the united state, however, he has not revealed information regarding his family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Venton Blandin Wife
Blandin likes to keep his personal life private, hence he has not disclosed information about whether he is in a relationship or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Venton Blandin Children
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.
Venton Blandin Career
Before joining DOJ, Blandin spent more than three years reporting at KMOV-TV in St. Louis, Missouri. He became passionate about television news after watching stations in his hometown of Chicago cover shooting in his Garfield Park neighborhood. Venton spent a lot of his childhood chasing news trucks, riding the ‘L’ to visit all of the city’s TV stations, and talking to people in line as they visited the ‘Jerry Springer’ and ‘Jenny Jones’ shows which were both taped at NBC Tower. The ‘news bug’ bit Venton in 1992 and hasn’t left him since.
His interest in news became bigger when he relocated to Greenville, South Carolina in 1993. In addition, served behind the scenes at WYFF-TV in Greenville, SC during high school. In 1988, he joined the United States Marine Corps and received an honorable discharge as a Corporal.
He attended and graduated from Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. Moreover, he also worked as a production assistant and weekend assignment editor from 1999 to 2002, at WRC-TV in Washington, DC. He worked as an assignment editor, in Baltimore, MD, at WBAL-TV from 2002 to 2004.
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Blandin worked at WCAV-TV in Charlottesville, Virginia, becoming a reporter in 2004. He left Virginia in 2007, to report for WCIV-TV in Charleston, South Carolina. Blandin later relocated to Huntsville, Alabama in December 2008 to report for WHNT-TV. He worked there for almost six years, until June 2014, before moving to Birmingham to report and anchor at ABC 33/40.
Additionally, in his numerous reports, he covered the deadly 2015 Emanuel A.M.E. Church shooting in Charleston, and the deadly 2015 shooting at the armed forces recruiting office in Chattanooga. He covered Hurricane Joaquin in 2015, Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the St. Louis protests in 2017, and the Branson Duck Boat Tragedy in 2018.
Blandin has won two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, four Emmy nominations, and several awards from the Associated Press.
Venton Blandin Salary
Blandin has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000.
Venton Blandin Net Worth
Blandin has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earned from his broadcasting career.
Venton Blandin Social Media Platforms
He is very active on social media platforms and has over 4.9k followers on Twitter, 1.9k followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.