David Highfield Biography
David Highfield is an American Anchor/Reporter/Producer working for CBS Pittsburgh/KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States as a morning news anchor. He joined the station in 1991. He previously worked at the station as a writer, producer, anchor, and host.
David Highfield Age / Birthday
Highfield was born on 28 September in Ford City, United States. However, he manages to keep information regarding his year of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 40s.
David Highfield Height / Measurements
Highfield is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
David Highfield Husband / Children
Highfield has been happily married to his loving husband Gary. The duo got married on October 25, 2015. They have been together since 2005. The couple resides in Lawrenceville. However, the couple manages to keep information regarding whether he has any kids away from the limelight.
David Highfield Family / Relatives
Highfield was born and raised in Ford City. However, he manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether he has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
David Highfield Education
Highfield is a highly educated and qualified man. After graduating from Ford City High School with a high school diploma, he attended the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with high honors.
David Highfield Career
Highfield is a morning news anchor for CBS Pittsburgh/KDKA-TV with Heather Abraham. They also host “Pittsburgh Today Live,” their very popular daily lifestyle/talk show. For both hosting and reporting, he has won 12 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards. He has also won two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards: One for his report on a possible connection between Marcellus Shale drilling and earthquakes, and one for an examination of how smoke detectors often don’t wake up children.
David was awarded by the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association the Golden Quills for feature reporting, awards, and also won the Matrix award for flood coverage. He hosted, created, and executive produced the Emmy award-winning “Your Pittsburgh,” an evening news magazine that ran for seven years on KDKA. Highfieldbegan his start at KDKA in 1991 as a writer, prior to being promoted to a newscast producer. He then went in front of the camera, first as the Westmoreland County Bureau Chief and afterward, as the Beaver/Butler Bureau Chief.
Highfield also worked for years as an 11 p.m. reporter and fill-in anchor and later became the anchor of KDKA News at Noon in 2020. Among the news events he has covered, they include the death of Mayor Bob O’Connor, visits to the U.S. by Pope Francis and Pope Benedict, the crash of Flight 427, the 9/11 attack from both Shanksville and the Pentagon, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, the tragedy at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, Richard Baumhammers’ shooting spree in 2000, and the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech.
Some of David’s reports have aired in New York on WCBS and in Los Angeles on KCBS. He has also reported live on drought conditions for “CBS This Morning” (now “CBS Mornings”) and on a train derailment for WBBM in Chicago. His hometown inducted him into the Ford City Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2013, he was inducted into the Armstrong County Sports Hall of Fame for numerous sports-related stories he’s covered over the years.
Highfield has donated his time to local charities such as Hair Peace, The KDKA-TV Turkey Fund, Animal Friends, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Persad Center, American Red Cross, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Progressive Workshop of Armstrong County. In the 2009 short film “Tommy and Me,” he played a news reporter. It was produced by Fleadh Films and benefited Operation Safety Net, which helps people who are homeless.
Highfield works with CBS Pittsburgh News where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Ken Rice
- Kristine Sorensen
- Kristin Emery
- Ron Smiley
- Ray Petelin
- Mary Ours
- Falicia Woody
- Jessica Guay
- Erika Stanish
- Erica Mokay
David Highfield Salary
Highfield receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
David Highfield Net Worth
Through David’s career as an anchor, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
David Highfield Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Highfield is active on his social media accounts. He has about 27 K followers on his Facebook Page and about 10.9 K followers on his Twitter account.