Joe Birch Biography
Joe Birch is an American Anchor/Reporter working for WMC-TV Channel 5 as the evening weeknight anchor since May 20, 1978. He is presently the president of the Memphis Rotary Club which was chartered in 1914.
Joe Birch Age / Birthday
Birch manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 60s.
Joe Birch Height / Measurements
Birch is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches.
Joe Birch’s Wife / Kids
Birch tied the knot with Robyn Davis Birch in June 1983. Birch and Davis are proud parents of two handsome boys, Joseph III (CBU 2011, U of M Law 2014) and Matthew (CBU 2014).
Joe Birch’s Family / Relatives
Birch’s dad suffered from Alzheimer’s for 14 years and sadly died in 2002. He manages to keep more information regarding his parents and whether or not he has siblings away from the limelight. We will update this information once it’s available.
Joe Birch Education
He graduated on May 20, 1978, at Christian Brothers University. Birch gave the Commencement Address where the University bestowed an Honorary Doctor of Public Service on the veteran journalist and community servant in May 2022 when he came back to his alma mater.
Joe Birch Career
Birch works as a news anchor at WMC-TV. Here, he co-anchors the evening weeknight broadcasts. In 2022, he marked his 44th year of service to Action News 5 and its viewers. Birch loves telling stories of the people of the Mid-South on WMC, Tennessee’s very first television station. In 2014, he was inducted into the Tennessee Journalism Hall of Fame.
In 2004, the Italian-American service organization, and the Memphis Chapter of UNICO bestowed their community service award on him. At the 2008 Alzheimer’s Association of the Mid-South Gala, he played the role of honoree. After serving 12 years (2002-2014) on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater he was named “Trustee Emeritus” by the Christian Brothers University. He has won many awards for his charitable and civic endeavors. For his service to St. Peter Villa, the nursing home and rehabilitation center, he received the 2008 St. Peter the Rock Award.
The Memphis Gridiron Show, Inc. named him “Newsmaker of the Year” in 2009. For his marathon of service on Action News 5, he was named to the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle in 2009. Birch was named a “Hero Among Us” for twenty consecutive years of participation in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend by the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in December 2021. He was made the 14th recipient of the Maurelian Medal, CBU’s highest award in 2018 by Christian Brothers University, or service to the university or community.
Birch is the race director and co-founder of a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that serves children and families in 38126, what is now the Orion 5K Run-Walk for St. Patrick Community Outreach, Inc., and the city’s most impoverished zip code. He visited New York City in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks to deliver the $527,000 Action News 5 collected to assist the agencies and people they serve and the United Way of New York City.
Joe Birch Salary
Birch receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Joe Birch’s Net Worth
Through Birch’s career as a news anchor, he has accumulated a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Joe Birch WMC-TV
Birch works with WMC-TV where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Kym Clark
- Bria Bolden
- Andrew Douglas
- Joyce Peterson
- Arianna Poindexter
- Taylor Tucker
- Sagay Galindo
- Erin Thomas
- Doc Holliday
- Matt Infield
Joe Birch Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Birch is active on his social media accounts. He has about 26K followers on his Facebook Page, about 15.9K followers on his Twitter account, and around 4,567 followers on his Instagram account.