Wendy Rieger Biography
Wendy Rieger is a skilled American journalist currently working at NBC 4 as an anchor for News4 at 5, the No. 1 newscast in Washington at 5 p.m.
Wendy Rieger Age
Rieger was born on April 18, 1956, in Norfolk, Virginia, in the United States of America. As of 2024, she is 65 years old. She celebrates her on April 18 every year.
Wendy Rieger Education
Rieger attended and graduated from American University with a degree in broadcast journalism. Due to her community involvement, many local organizations, including those dedicated to fighting cancer, protecting animals, and promoting human rights.
Wendy Rieger Height|Weight
She stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 60kgs
Wendy Rieger Family
She was born and raised in Norfolk, however, she has not revealed information regarding her family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Wendy Rieger Husband|Dating
She was happily married to Sol Levine in September 1993 but later separated with reasons for the separation unclear. Sol Levine was a producer at CNN at that time.
After her break up with her legal husband, Rieger has tried very much to keep his love life a mystery. She, however, unveiled her boyfriend to be Patrick in a Facebook post on 28 January 2017.
Wendy Rieger Children
She likes to keep her personal life private, hence she has not disclosed information about whether she has children or not. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Wendy Rieger NBC 4
She joined the Newsteam in 1988 as a general assignment reporter, mostly covering breaking news for News4 at 11 p.m. In 2001, Rieger started anchoring the weekend evening newscasts in 1996, then News4 at 5.
Previously, Rieger’s voice and writing style established her as a rising star in radio before her career in television. Her short period at WAMU, Washington’s NPR station, led to a job as host of the station’s Morning Edition. Furthermore, she later anchored newscasts for NPR and WTOP Radio. Her television career began in CNN’s Washington Bureau.
She has established herself as a solid reporter apart from anchoring. Rieger, Going Green segments were so popular that NBC stations across the country aired them during their newscasts and inspired a series on NBC Nightly News for a couple of years.
The idea for this weekly segment came as a result of a story she did in 2005 concerning a woman who became allergic to her own house and the eco-ways she found to counteract her bad reactions. The Washingtonian magazine readers presented Rieger with one of its inaugural Green Awards in recognition of her dedication to “preserving our environment through education” in April 2008,
Rieger has won three Emmy Awards, including one for a special report she shot in Vietnam on a home video 20 years after the war.
She was born and raised in Norfolk, Rieger attended and graduated from American University with a degree in broadcast journalism. Due to her community involvement many local organizations, including those dedicated to fighting cancer, protecting animals, and promoting human rights. She joined her NBC4 colleagues in participating in three DC AIDS Rides. Rieger and her cat Nina reside in the Annapolis area.
Wendy Rieger Plastic|Heart Surgery
Wendy underwent emergency surgery in 2017 for a detached eye retina. She went on to Facebook to post the photo and assure her fans that she will come out strong. As of now, there is no problem with her eye after the surgery was successful.
In addition, Rieger joined NBC Washington to give an update on her health after that teaches her body how to attack her specific kind of cancer.
Wendy Rieger Salary
She has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000.
Wendy Rieger Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which she earned from his broadcasting career.
Wendy Rieger Social media Platforms
She is very active on social media platforms and has over 12.6k followers on Twitter, 500 followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.
