Tony Perkins Biography
Tony Perkins (real name – Anthony Perkins) is an American Emmy Award-winning Anchor, Reporter, Stand-Up Comedian, and Former Meteorologist working for WRC-TV NBC4 in Washington D.C. as a news anchor. He joined the station on March 3, 2023.
Tony Perkins Age
Perkins is 65 years old as of 2024. He was born on August 25, 1959, in New York City, New York, United States, and therefore he celebrates his birthday on the 25th of August every year.
Tony Perkins Height / Measurements
Perkins is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 3 inches.
Tony Perkins Wife / Son
Perkins is a married man and his wife is called Rhonda Perkins. She is known as a former social services administrator. The couple is blessed with a son, Connor, who is 21 years old as of 2024 – born in September 2003).
Tony Perkins Family / Relatives
Perkins was born to Tommy Perkins (father) and Constance Bellamy (mother). His parents are both dead – his dad passed away in the year 1992, whereas his mom in the year 2018. Perkins’s dad and mom first met while his dad was working in New York at a shoe store. The family resided in the South Bronx before relocating to Washington, D.C. – this was when he was 5.
After his parents divorced when he was at age 11, his mom raised the family while working as a night clerk and a telephone operator. Perkins comes from a family with a background in radio. His uncle was a radio engineer at WFIL and his dad used to work at WOOK and WOL. Hw has a younger brother called Scott, who is a former CNN’s art director.
Tony Perkins Education
Perkins went to school in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. – he graduated from Mount Vernon High School in the year 1977. In high school, he did well in class and was active in clubs – he even became the very 1st Black editor-in-chief of the school newspaper. Perkins is also a 198 graduate of American University’s School of Communication, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Media Studies and Communication. While there, he was involved with the Black student newspaper and the campus radio. Also, he helped start the campus TV station.
Tony Perkins Career
Early Career
Before Perkins became a news reporter and anchor, he used to work as a stand-up comedian from the year 1983 to the year 1993 – he performed at colleges and clubs nationwide. His comedy career led him to work as an off-air producer with Donnie Simpson. Also, he worked in radio at WOL for Cathy Hughes. He stays connected to his college and serves on the Dean Council for American University’s School of Communication.
Radio Career
From the year 1985 to the year 1992 (while doing stand-up) Perkins was also an on-air contributor, producer, and writer for WKYS-FM’s “The Donnie Simpson Show”. He made guest appearances on “The Mike O’Meara Show” and “The Don and Mike Show”, and he served as a co-host of “The Morning Crew” from the year 1992 to the year 1993. From the year 2014 to the year 2018, he worked as a host of “The Tony Perkins Show featuring Gary Stein” (a weekly comedy podcast).
On December 18, 2017, Perkins shared that he was joining Donnie Simpson on WMMJ-FM 102.3 Majic as co-host of the rebooted “Donnie Simpson Show” – this program aired from Monday through Friday from 3 PM to 7 PM. To fit this new role, he shifted his WTTG anchoring to Friday and Saturday mornings.
TV Career
Perkins works at WRC-TV NBC4 as a news anchor, appearing every morning on News4 Today. He started his career in broadcasting in the early ’80s – he began as a desk assistant at ABC News in Washington, D.C. From the year 1986 to the year 1988, he worked as a producer and host for “DC20 Breakaway” on WDCA – this earned him an Emmy Award in the year 1988. He later won another Emmy. From the year 1998 to the year 1999, he worked as a co-anchor for Fox Morning News, and from the year 1993 to the year 1998, he was a meteorologist at WTTG in D.C.
On March 8, 1999, Perkins joined “Good Morning America”, as a features reporter and weekday meteorologist. He took over from Spencer Christian and became known for saying, “the weather in your neighborhood.” Alongside Charles Gibson, Diane Sawyer, and Robin Roberts, Perkins helped the show recover in ratings. He also appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” the same year, made a cameo appearance on “Less than Perfect” in the year 2004, and worked as a co-host of “Stealing Scenes” on ABC News Now, .
Perkins left “Good Morning America” on December 2, 2005 and he returned to WTTG. At WTTG, Perkins started again as the morning weather anchor – he then became the primary morning news anchor with Allison Seymour in July 2012. By October 28, 2013, he had moved to co-anchor the 10:00 PM news with Shawn Yancy and the 5:00 PM news with Laura Evans.
Perkins left WTTG on January 19, 2019 – this was to focus more on his radio work. He briefly joined CBS affiliate WUSA in Washington, D.C. (on October 21, 2019) for the morning show “Get Up DC!”. Perkins returned to WUSA full-time on January 7, 2020 as a news anchor for “Get Up DC!” – this also let him continue serving as a host of his radio show on afternoons at WMMJ.
Tony Perkins Salary
Perkins receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Tony Perkins Net Worth
Through Perkins’s career as an Anchor, Reporter, and Stand-Up Comedian, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Tony Perkins Prostate Cancer
NBC4 Washington reported on January 27, 2025, that Perkins had took his time off from the anchor desk to heal after prostate cancer surgery. After the operation went well, he gave an update with good news and thanked both the the News4 team and the News4 viewers.
Tony Perkins WRC-TV NBC4
Perkins works with WRC-TV NBC4 where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Chuck Bell
- Amelia Draper
- JP Finlay
- Molette Green
- Jim Handly
- Leon Harris
- Doug Kammerer
- Melissa Mollet
- Jummy Olabanji
- Adam Tuss
- Shawn Yancy
- Eun Yang
Tony Perkins Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Perkins is active on his social media accounts. He has about 30K followers on his Facebook Page, about 33.5K followers on his Twitter account, and around 6.7K followers on his Instagram account.