Dave Madsen Biography
Dave Madsen is an American Anchor/Reporter/Host working for WGGB-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts as the host of the Sunday morning news and information program, “Western Mass News: Getting Answers”. He joined the station in January 1992.
Dave Madsen Age
Dave was born in 1951 in Southampton, Massachusetts. He is therefore 73 years old as of 2024. However, his exact date and year of birth are not known by the public.
Dave Madsen Height / Measurements
Madsen is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches.
Dave Madsen Wife / Children
Madsen has been happily married to Linda, a registered nurse for more than 40 years. The couple is proud to be parents to their two adult sons Greg and Christopher.
Dave Madsen Family / Relatives
Madsen 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.
Dave Madsen Education
Madsen went to Easthampton High School where he earned his high school Diploma. He later joined the University of Massachusetts in Amherst where he attained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications.
Dave Madsen Career
Madsen serves as the host of the Sunday morning news and information program, “Western Mass News: Getting Answers” on WGGB-TV based in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 2019, he retired from anchoring the evening news. Prior to working at WGGB-TV, he worked at WWLP-TV in Springfield, Massachusetts where he served as an anchor and reporter for twelve years. He previously worked at WHMP Radio in Northampton where he worked for 9 years.
He kickstarted his journalism career working at WMAS in Springfield in 1970 where he served as a reporter and news anchor. In addition to his career as a journalist, he also worked as an adjunct professor at UMass from 2000 to 2014 where he was teaching and developing a television news reporting and writing course in the Journalism department.
Dave is an active volunteer in his community and is an active member and vice president of the Jimmy Fund Council of Western Massachusetts and he was previously the president. He was also a member of the Jimmy Fund – Jeffrey Vinick Classic, a well-known golf tournament. Moreover, Dave is also an emcee in charity organizations and fundraising including the Jimmy Fund, Dan Kane Singers, and Brightside. He is also an active member and volunteer at Baystate Health’s Rays of Hope Walk.
Since he started his journalism career, he has won several awards and honors including the Sr. M. Catherine Laboure Award from the Brightside for Families in Children. He also received the William D. Mullins Man of the Year Award and the Brightside Golf Classic’s William Corriden Award. Dave was inducted into the New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science’s Silver Circle in 2011. Later in 2017, Dave was in the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Dave Madsen Salary
Madsen receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Dave Madsen Net Worth
Through Madsen’s career as an Anchor, Reporter, and Host, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Dave Madsen WGGB-TV
Madsen works with WGGB-TV where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Janna Brown
- Abbey Carnivale
- Wesley Days
- David Horwitz
- Olivia Hickey
- Maria Wilson
- Glenn Kittle
- Raegan Loughrey
- Liam Murphy
- Chris Pisano
- Dan Brown
- Matt Price
- Don Maher
- Taylor Smith
Dave Madsen Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Madsen is active on his social media accounts. He has about 9.3K followers on his Facebook Page, about 1,766 followers on his Twitter account, and around 279 followers on his Instagram account.