Glen Walker
Glen Walker
Glen Walker is an American journalist currently working as a co-anchor for KTLA 5-TV. Walker holds the program “Money Smart”. He also reports several times on KTLA 5 News at 10 and 11. He is married to Jody Walker and he is a father of four kids.
Education and Early Life
Glen Walker, one of the American's best-known co-anchors was born in the United States of America. He earned a degree from Florida State University. He kick-started his broadcasting career while still attending Florida State University..
Career
Glen Walker Co-Anchoring with Brandi Hitt
Glen joined KTLA in May 2010 from KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV, where he co-anchored the weekend news at both stations. Before Joining KTLA, he already has a vast experience in broadcasting after a working with many organizations.
He started with an internship at Tallahassee’s ABC affiliate where he worked as a weekend sports anchor.
After this, he worked as a production assistant at Florida Public Broadcasting Service for “Today in the Legislature” where he work as an operator for cameras in the galleries of the Florida state Senate and House of Representatives. After graduation, Glen became the weekend sports anchor at that same station in Tallahassee where he had interned.
He later joined WJHG-TV in Panama City, where he was a sports anchor as well as a photographer, editor and writer. After a short stint at the ABC affiliate in Macon, Glen was off to WIVB-TV in Buffalo, where he traveled with the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabre, and perfected the art of shoveling snow and scraping ice off windshields.
After nearly six years in Buffalo, Glen headed out west to Southern California to work at Prime Ticket Network. Along with hosting the award-winning “Press Box” nightly sports show, Glen also hosted “L.A. Raiders Magazine” and “College Football Today.” In 1990, while working as at Pac-10 sideline reporter, he barely avoided getting trampled by “Traveler” the Trojan horse at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[6][7]
Glen at WNBC-TV in New York City
Glen started as the weekend sports anchor at WNBC-TV in September 1995. He then made a successful transition to news, serving as co-host of the No. 1 rated “Saturday and Sunday Today in New York.” He was later promoted to the position of weekend news anchor at WNBC-TV. Glen co-anchored WNBC-TV’s live breaking news coverage on Sept. 11, 2001, for which WNBC-TV won several awards.
Glen Walker Award
He has won numerous awards which includes several Los Angeles Emmy Award and New York Emmy Award. He has also received many UPI National and AP New York Awards. Walker was part of the “Best News Anchor Team naming done by Southern California Sports Broadcasters. for three years in a row from 1993 to 1995. [6][7]
Glen Walker's Salary
Glen earns an average annual salary ranging between $24,292 and $72,507.[6]
Personal Life
Glen Walker with Jody Walker after watching FSU basketball team game
Glen is married to Jody walker and their union is blessed with four kids.
He resides with his family in the United States of America.Glen roots for Florida State Seminoles while the rest of the family prefers University of USC Trojans.
Glen Walker's Wife; Jody Walker
She is a Counseling Assistant and Attendance at Upper School College.
She earned the role "Mom away from home" with most students because she continuously makes daily impact on students' live.[5]
“I really think that she is like the motherly figure for every single student on the campus, but I’m not speaking for everyone.
She really treats people like her own son and daughter and with so much love and care and she helps with anything that they need.
I don’t know where Sierra Canyon would be without her, and I don’t think it would ever be as good without her,” senior Breslin Juan said.