Christy McDonald Biography
Christy McDonald is an American Emmy Award-winning TV anchor and journalist working for WDIV as an anchor and reporter. She joined the station in 2022.
Christy McDonald Age / Birthday
McDonald’s manages to keep information regarding her dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when she celebrates her birthday and how old she is at the moment. Judging from her appearance, she might be in her 40s.
Christy McDonald Height / Measurements
McDonald’s is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Christy McDonald Husband
McDonald was previously married to Jamie Samuelsen who worked as a radio host before he died of colorectal cancer in August 2020. They lived with their three children and a dog named Tate. He died 5 days after announcing his cancer diagnosis and fighting cancer privately for more than a year. He advised his viewers to take a colonoscopy during his last day on-air. At the age of 47 was when he received his cancer diagnosis.
Christy McDonald Kids / Children
McDonald and her late husband Samuelsen had three kids together. She manages to keep information regarding her kids away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about her children once it’s available.
Christy McDonald Family / Relatives
McDonald was brought up in Troy in the company of her family. She manages to keep information regarding her parents away from the limelight. Additionally, she shares no information regarding her siblings. We will update this information once it’s available.
Christy McDonald Education
After completing her high school studies at Troy High School she joined James Madison College at Michigan State University. She became a graduate and earned a Bachelor Of Arts degree in Political Philosophy.
Christy McDonald Career
McDonald works at WDIV-TV as an anchor\reporter. For 25 years she has reported news in Detroit and Michigan. She was managing Editor/Anchor for WTVS Detroit PBS One Detroit for the past 10 years. In 2011, she created the station’s weekly flagship politics/news show “MiWeek” which in 2017 evolved into “One Detroit.”
She helped create and anchor “One Detroit: Arts & Culture,” a second weekly program devoted to the arts as a response to the pandemic in 2020. Also, she anchored special coverage for DPTV including documentaries, live news events, and the Mackinac Policy Conference. McDonald’s has appeared many times over the years on CNN and PBS NewsHour reporting on Detroit’s financial crisis and Michigan politics.
She has led lively discussions at Mackinac Policy Conference, BLM’s CEO Summit, International Women’s Day events, Detroit Policy Conference, and the Detroit Economic Club. In the years 2014 and 2018, she co-moderated Gubernatorial debates. On WDET public radio she has appeared as a guest host/panelist, as well as a featured guest on the syndicated radio show “Remarkable Women” and WJR’s “Anything is Possible.”
Christy McDonald Salary
McDonald’s receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Christy McDonald’s Net Worth
Through McDonald’s career as an anchor\reporter, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Christy McDonald’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
McDonald’s is active on her social media accounts. She has about 1k followers on her Facebook Page, and about 9885 followers on her Twitter account.