Ellen Bryan Biography
Ellen Bryan is an American Anchor/Reporter, Host, Author, and Motivational Speaker working for WUSA9 in Washington, D.C. as a TV Host. She joined the station in April 2016.
Ellen Bryan Age / Birthday
Bryan was born in Celina, Ohio, United States. She 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 30s.
Ellen Bryan Height / Measurements
Bryan is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).
Ellen Bryan Partner / Husband
Bryan is married to Reese Waters, her colleague at WUSA, who serves as an Open Mic Host of “Get Up DC.” He is also a comedian. The couple tied the knot on September 27, 2020. Information about their wedding is unknown.
Ellen Bryan Kids / Children
Bryan and her husband Reese are proud parents to their one baby daughter, whose names are under review. His daughter is one year old as of 2022 having been born on August 29, 2021. She often posts her husband and daughter’s pics on her Instagram Page. Bryan likes spending her spare time with her daughter and husband.
Ellen Bryan Family / Relatives
Bryan was born to Kent Bryan (mother) and Virginia Bryan (father). Further information about her parents is under review. Bryan shares no information regarding whether she has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
Ellen Bryan Education
Bryan is a graduate of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She attended the university in 2007 and graduated 4 years later with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Telecommunications. During her time there, she was part of NewsLink Indiana and Ball State University Singers. She is a 2007 graduate of Celina High School.
Ellen Bryan Career
Bryan serves at WUSA Channel 9 as a co-host of “Great Day Washington.” She has been hosting the program since August 2019. She started as a traffic anchor/reporter on “Get Up DC!” at WUSA. Before joining the station, she served at NBC 5 in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas as a news reporter for 2 years. Before that, she worked as a weekend news anchor and reporter at WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Kentucky for nearly 2 years. It was at WTVQ that she started her career in broadcasting.
Since joining WUSA, she has reported on numerous historic events such as The Women’s March and March for Our Lives, and 2 presidential elections. Bryan has also celebrated the victories of Washington DC sports teams such as the Nationals winning the World Series, the Mystics becoming WNBA champions, and the Capitals winning the Stanley Cup. Besides being passionate about journalism, she also has a passion for giving back to the community by giving speeches and emceeing events.
Ellen Bryan Salary
Bryan receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Ellen Bryan Net Worth
Through Bryan’s career as an Anchor/Reporter and Host, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Ellen Bryan Miss Ohio / Honors
Bryan is a beauty pageant titleholder. She was a competitor in Miss America as Miss Ohio 2011. She was awarded the Miss Lake Festival title in July 2008. In June 2009, Bryan was a competitor in the 2009 Miss Ohio pageant. Also, Bryan was named 4th runner-up to Erica Gelhaus (then-winner). She was awarded the Miss Miami Valley in the year 2010 and was a competitor in the 2010 Miss Ohio pageant. Additionally, Bryan won Miss Clayland in 2011 in October 2010, and In January 2012, she competed in the Miss America 2012 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In June 2000, she served as a national spokesperson and promoted lightning safety, a platform she chose after her sister was hit by lightning. For that, she was named a Quality of Life Finalist. Bryan has also partnered with NOAA to tell the story of her sister around the nation. Bryan has also told Christina’s story in keynote speeches and in a TEDx talk. There she talked about her sister’s inspiration for her own life.
Ellen Bryan Book
Bryan published her first book, “A Work in Progress.” She published it after creating “Minute Motivation,” an online series. She used the digital videos of the series as an inspiration to pen a book.
Ellen Bryan Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Bryan is active on her social media accounts. She has about 18K followers on her Facebook Page, about 10.8K followers on her Twitter account, and around 10.5K followers on her Instagram account.
Ellen Bryan WUSA9
Bryan works at WUSA9 where she works with her fellow colleagues who are anchors, reporters, and meteorologists and they include;
- Lesli Foster
- Lorenzo Hall
- Topper Shutt
- Annie Yu
- Allison Seymour
- Larry Miller
- Darren M. Haynes
- Sharla McBride
- Reese Waters
- Adam Longo
- Chester Lampkin
- Kaitlyn McGrath
- Miri Marshall