Micah Materre Biography
Micah Materre is an American Anchor/Reporter working for WGN-TV in Chicago, Illinois, United States as an evening news anchor at Five and Six, at Nine and Ten. She joined the station in January 1998.
Micah Materre Age / Birthday
Materre was born on 9 November in Chicago, in the United States. However, she manages to keep information regarding her year of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known how old she is at the moment. Judging from her appearance, she might be in her 60 years.
Micah Materre Height / Measurements
Materre is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Micah Materre Partner / Husband
Materre has been happily married to her loving husband Kelvin Jackson who is WGN-TV’s videographer. The couple tied the knot in 1995.
Micah Materre Kids / Children
Materre is proud to be a mother to two children Louis and Mckenzie.
Micah Materre Family / Relatives
Materre was born and raised in Chicago, in the United States by her parents Louise and Jeanne. However, she manages to keep information about whether she has any siblings or not.
Micah Materre Education
After graduating from high school Materre joined Drake University in 1979 and graduated in 1983 with a BA in Journalism in Radio and Tv.
Micah Materre Career
Materre is an evening news anchor for WGN-TV at Five and Six, at Nine and Ten. She is an Emmy award-winning journalist. Before being an anchor at Nine in 2009, she was a co-anchor of WGN Midday News from January 2003 to October 2009. She joined the station as a Morning News co-anchor and medical reporter. Apart from anchoring WGN’s all-newscasts Micah also covered entertainment news and special assignment stories, including the historic inauguration of America’s first black President.
Micah is also the host of WGN’s public affairs program, “People to People”, and also reports and co-produces the “Chicago’s Very Own” bi-weekly segment for WGN News. She worked at WJBK-TV in Detroit as a main anchor and general assignment reporter for eight years. While working at WJBK Materre’s work garnered multiple awards and accolades, including an Emmy and an award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
Before moving to Motor City, Micah worked as a general assignment reporter and weekend anchor in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Materre started her career in broadcasting at NPR affiliate, WBEZ radio in Chicago, in 1983 where she produced and reported for four years. She also taught radio production at Columbia College. Materre has more than 30 years of experience as a journalist and broadcaster.
In 2014, Materre attained a Chicago/Midwest Emmy and was also honored as a diversity trailblazer by Barnes and Thornburg LLP. Micah has been featured in numerous local and national publications over the years, including Glamour, Good Housekeeping, Today’s Chicago Woman, ‘Who’s Who’ in Black Chicago, New York Times Magazine, Michigan Avenue Magazine, RedEye, and Ebony.
Micah serves as a commentator, mistress of ceremonies, and honorary chairperson to several community and civic organizations across Chicagoland. She is on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Children’s Choir and serves on Tutoring Chicago’s Advisory Board. Materre is a member of the civic organization, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Links, and the National Association of Black Journalists.
Materre works with WGN-TV News where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Dina Bair
- Robin Baumgarten
- Chris Boden
- Tahman Bradley
- Ben Bradley
- Ray Cortopassi
- Alyssa Donovan
- Lourdes Duarte
- Demetrius Ivory
- Mike Janssen
Micah Materre Salary
Materre receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Micah Materre Net Worth
Through Micah’s career as an anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Micah Materre Facebook and Twitter,
Materre is active on her social media accounts. She has about 8.6 K followers on her Facebook Page and about 2,867 followers on her Twitter account.