Heather Leigh Biography
Heather Leigh is an American Anchor/Reporter working for WFTS in Tampa, Florida, in the United States as a three days morning reporter and traffic anchor. She joined the station in 2017. Before joining the station, she worked as a multi-media journalist for WJXT in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Heather Leigh Age / Birthday
Leigh 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.
Heather Leigh Height / Measurements
Leigh is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Heather Leigh Partner / Husband
Leigh manages to keep information regarding whether she is married or not away from the public. However, we will update information about her spouse once it’s available.
Heather Leigh Kids / Children
Leigh manages to keep information regarding whether she has any kids away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about her children once it’s available.
Heather Leigh Family / Relatives
Leigh was born and raised in Palm Harbor, in the United States. However, she spent most of her life in Tampa (before getting into TV). Heather’s parents still live in Palm Harbor, and her brother lives in Tampa. However, she manages to keep information regarding her parents away from the limelight. We will update this information once it’s available.
Heather Leigh Education
Leigh is a highly educated and qualified woman. After graduating from high school with a high school diploma in general studies, she joined the University of South Florida where she studied and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in mass communication.
Heather Leigh Career
Leigh is a three days morning reporter and traffic anchor for WFTS-TV ABC Action News. She started her career in the news in 2009 when she did two internships at a station in Tampa, Florida, and later an internship in Jacksonville, Florida. That’s where she developed her passion for reporting and her understanding of how a newsroom works.
After graduating from the University of South Florida in 2012, Heather got her first job in the midwest town of Sioux City, Iowa, at Siouxland News. While there she spent two years there reporting and anchoring the morning news and often filled in on the evening news desk. She then decided moving back to Florida would be a great next step in her career. Therefore she managed to get her second job at the same station in Jacksonville where she did her internship. Channel 4, the local station.
While in Jacksonville, her reporting skills elevated. She was quickly becoming a go-to reporter for breaking news and big stories of the day. Leigh also honed her life capabilities there. She then won her first Emmy for a story she did about police shootings called “Shoot, don’t Shoot” and also won an AP award for best Multimedia Journalist in a medium size market.
After working for 3 years in Jacksonville, Heather had her sights on Tampa. She began her work in Tampa at WFTS – ABC Action News in the Spring of 2017. While there she worked her way up from weekend reporting to Monday through Friday reporting. Leigh has won 2 Emmy awards for her work on stories regarding the failures of the state’s unemployment system during COVID-19.
Heather also won an AP award for best Multi-media journalist in a large market and another AP award for her work on the unemployment system. While reporting, she also began filling in as a traffic anchor for the morning show and quickly learned how to perform the duties and stepped into a role she had never done before. She then transitioned into the weekend morning anchor for Good Morning Tampa, Bay in 2022. She now reports three mornings out of the week while also filling in as the traffic anchor when needed. She is an avid animal lover and has two dogs, (Moxie and Mr. Waffles) and two cats (Salem and Addie).
Leigh works with WFTS-TV News where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Shay Ryan
- Jason Adams
- Jhas Williams
- Rochelle Alleyne
- Robert Boyd
- Kyle Burger
- Jackie Callaway
- Sean Daly
- Antony Hill
- Wendi Lane
Heather Leigh Salary
Leigh receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Heather Leigh Net Worth
Through Heather’s career as a reporter and anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Heather Leigh Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Leigh is active on her social media accounts. She has about 8.2 K followers on her Facebook Page, about 1,902 followers on her Twitter account, and around 3,525 followers on her Instagram account.