Fred Heumann Biography
Fred Heumann is an American Emmy Award-winning sports reporter and director working for WILX News 10, the NBC affiliate in Lansing, Michigan. He joined the station n October 2019. Previously he worked at WLNS-TV Lansing, Michigan.
Fred Heumann Date of Birth / Birthday
Heumann was born in 1957 in the United States. He manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. Therefore, it is not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 70s.
Fred Heumann Measurements/Height
He is of an average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 9 inches.
Fred Heumann Partner/Wife
Heumann is married to his better half Tammy Heumann. They have been in marriage for a long time. He is a below-average golfer. In addition to that, he is an avid collector of sports paraphernalia.
Fred Heumann Kids/Children
Heumann and Tammy are proud parents of their four children two of them being his stepchildren. They also have eleven grandchildren.
Fred Heumann Relatives/ Family
Heumann manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether or not he has any siblings. We will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Fred Heumann Schooling/Education
Heumann attended Rochester Adams High School and in 1975, he graduated with a High School Diploma. In the same year, he joined Central Michigan University to further his education and pursue his career course. In 1980, he acquired his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Broadcast Journalism and Cinematic Arts.
Fred Heumann Profession
Heumann is an Emmy Award-winning sports reporter and director at WILX News 10 in Lansing. He has over 40 years of experience in the broadcasting industry working in television and radio – all in Michigan. Prior to joining the WILX-TV sports team, he worked at WLNS-TV Lansing, Michigan.
He has worked and served in television stations including WJIM-TV in Lansing as a sports reporter from 1981-1982, at WILX-TV from 1982- 1984 as a weekend sports anchor, at WJRT-TV in Flint as a weekend sports anchor from 1984-1987, at WJBK-TV in Detroit as a sports reporter/weekend sports anchor from 1987-1992, at WDIV-TV in Detroit as a sports reporter from 1992 – 2000, and at WXYZ-TV in Detroit as a sports reporter/anchor from 2000 – 2002. In addition to that, he worked as a freelance producer at Fox Sports Detroit in 2020.
His career has also helped him to work in radio stations in Michigan including 92.1 The Ticket FM Sports Radio in Lansing, WVFN-AM in Lansing, WCSX-FM in Detroit, WLLZ-FM in Detroit, and WJR-AM in Detroit. In the mid-90, he did radio play-by-play for the University of Michigan Basketball for 2 years. While at WLNS-TV in Lansing for 17 years, he anchored, wrote, and produced over 50 hour-long sports specials.
Fred Heumann Income
Heumann receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Fred Heumann Net Worth
Through Heuman’s career as a sports reporter, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1million and $1.5 million.
Heumann’s Awards
He has worked hard and has earned more than a dozen awards and honors. While at WLNS, the Associated Press and MAB (Michigan Association of Broadcasters) awarded him as the best sportscaster. During his working time at WJBK-TV in Detroit, he won an Emmy Award for outstanding feature reporting.
Furthermore, in 2018, he was elected to the Central Michigan University Journalism Hall of Fame. In the 1980s, he operated a scoreboard at Tiger Stadium for 7 years.
Fred Heumann Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Heumann is active on his social media accounts. He has about 415 followers on his Facebook Page and about 3,303 followers on his Twitter account.