Betty Nguyen Bio
Betty Nguyen is an American award-winning journalist. Currently she serves as the morning news co-anchor at WFOR-TV in Miami. Nguyen joined co-anchor Keith Jones, meteorologist Lissette Gonzalez and breaking news and traffic anchor Austin Carter from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. starting March 13. Prior to joining WFOR-TV Nguyen served as the new co-anchor of the PIX11 Morning News at WPIX-TV. She joined in June 19, 2017, succeeding Sukanya Krishnan, who left the station after 17 years.
Prior to that, Nguyen was an anchor for NBC News. She joined the network in 2013 as the anchor of Early Today on NBC, First Look on MSNBC, a correspondent for the Today Show and fill-in anchor for Weekend Today. In her roles, Nguyen covered the 2016 Presidential election, the Zika and Ebola outbreaks, the French terror attacks, the Boston Marathon bombing, the war in Syria, the election of Pope Francis and the death of Nelson Mandela. Before joining NBC, Nguyen was the news anchor for CBS This Morning Saturday, anchored the CBS Morning News, and was an anchor and correspondent for The Early Show. She joined CBS News in 2010.
Moreover, in 2012, she took on the additional role of serving as Special Correspondent for Entertainment Tonight, reporting celebrity news and covering the People’s Choice Awards. Prior to CBS News, Nguyen anchored the weekend edition of CNN Newsroom.
She began her career at the network in 2004. Prior to CNN, Nguyen was an anchor at KTVT-TV, the CBS affiliate in Dallas, where she covered numerous breaking news events, including the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She also served as a freelance correspondent for E! Entertainment Television during the 2003 California gubernatorial election. Nguyen began her career as a morning anchor and reporter at KWTX-TV, the CBS affiliate in Waco, Texas.
Betty Nguyen Age
Nguyen is 49 years old as of 2023. She was born on September 1, 1974 in Saigon, Vietnam. In addition, Nguyen celebrates her birthday on 1 September every year and her zodiac sign Virgo.
Betty Nguyen Height
Nguyen stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.65m) and she weighs 54 kgs. However, she has an attractive complexion with dark brown eyes and blonde hair.
Betty Nguyen Family
Nguyen was born in Saigon, Vietnam. She is of Vietnamese and Scottish American descent. Nguyen and her family left Vietnam for the United States in April 1975 during the Fall of Saigon. Nguyen grew up in Fort Worth, Texas.
Moreover, Nguyen attended the University of Texas at Austin. She was a cheerleader during her younger days and a member of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority in college. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. Moreover, she is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, and Texas Longhorns.
Betty Nguyen Husband
Nguyen is happily married to her lovely husband AJ. She posted on her social media that she met her husband on Halloween. Nguyen has two children. In July 2015 Nguyen announced she was pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to a son, Thomas, on December 15, 2015. She also mentioned that she had previously suffered a miscarriage. Her second son, Christopher, was born July 10, 2018.
Betty Nguyen Salary
Nguyen earns an annual salary ranging between $ 40,000 – $ 200,500 from her current position as morning news co-anchor at WFOR-TV in Miami.
Betty Nguyen Net worth
Nguyen has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million -$5 Million as of 2023. Her main source of income is her successful career as a journalist.