Peyton Furtado Biography
Peyton Furtado is a renowned American Emmy Award-winning journalist working as the weekend morning anchor and reporter at WYFF News 4 in Greenville, South Carolina. She joined WYFF News 4 in August 2022 as a reporter after previously working as a multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor at WWAY-TV in Wilmington, NC (from July 2020 to July 2022).
Peyton Furtado Age
Furtado was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, but 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.
Peyton Furtado Height / Measurements
Furtado is of average body stature, standing approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, which is equivalent to 167.64 cm.
Peyton Furtado Husband / Children
Furtado is married to her loving partner, Taylor. The couple got engaged on October 1, 2020, tied the knot in November 2021, and celebrated their anniversary on October 1, 2023. On her Instagram account, she posted a photo of herself and her partner on her Instagram account and captioned, “Three years ago today we got engaged! I love you, Taylor!”
Peyton Furtado Family / Relatives
Furtado manages to keep information about her parents out of the limelight. Additionally, she shares no information regarding whether she has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
Peyton Furtado Education
Furtado’s pursuit of higher education began at Coastal Christian High School (2012 to 2016), where she pursued her high school diploma. After graduating in 2016, she enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she pursued her bachelor’s degrees in both media and journalism and dramatic arts. During her time at the university, Furtado had the opportunity to intern at WECT News, where she assisted newsroom operations in Wilmington, NC. Additionally, she served as a Reporter/MMJ at Carolina Week, where she produced weekly student-run news content at UNC Chapel Hill, and served as an anchor/director at Study Break.
Peyton Furtado Career
Furtado serves as the weekend morning anchor and reporter at WYFF News 4 in Greenville, South Carolina. She joined WYFF News 4 in August 2022 as a reporter, and in that role, she covered live, local, and breaking news, managed WYFF’s website on weekends, and assisted on the assignment desk. She was promoted to her current role in January 2024 and anchors WYFF’s Saturday and Sunday morning newscasts.
In addition to her on-air role, Furtado runs WYFF 4’s website on the weekends, fills in on the anchor desk throughout the week, and works on the assignment desk on the weekends. Prior to joining WYFF News 4, Furtado served as a multimedia journalist and fill-in anchor at WWAY-TV in Wilmington, NC (from July 2020 to July 2022). During her time at the station, Furtado covered a range of stories, including feature pieces on interesting people in the region, a mass shooting, and a hospital cover-up of poor working conditions. Furtado actively champions suicide prevention and appeared on The Dr. Phil Show in 2022 following the loss of her brother to suicide.
Peyton Furtado Salary
Furtado receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Peyton Furtado Net Worth
Throughout Furtado’s career as a journalist, she has accumulated a net worth ranging from $1 million to $5 million.
Peyton Furtado WYFF NEWS 4
Furtado works with WYFF NEWS 4, where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Miya Payton
- Dale Gilbert
- Grace Lowe
- Chris Justus
- Bradford Ambrose
- Leah Phillips
- Julia Morris
- Marc Whiteman
- Sydney Shadrix
Peyton Furtado Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Furtado is active on her social media accounts. She has about 2.2k followers on her Facebook Page @Peyton Furtado WYFF, about 240 followers on her Twitter account @peytonfurtado, and around 950 followers on her Instagram account @peytonfurtadoreporter.