Glenda Lewis Biography
Glenda Lewis is an American 5-time Emmy Award-winning journalist who currently works at WXYZ-TV Action News in Detroit, Michigan as a Co-Anchor of 7 Action News at 5 pm and 7 Action News at 10 pm on TV20 Detroit. She was born in Hollywood, California, and raised in Detroit, Michigan.
Lewis joined the WXYZ-TV Action News team in September 2003, working as a General Assignment Reporter and the co-anchor of Action News Sunday at 6 and 11 pm. Prior to joining Channel 7 News, Glenda worked at WJRT-Tv in Flint as a co-anchor of ABC 12 News at 6 and 11 pm. In addition, she worked at WLNS-TV in Lansing as a reporter and anchor, and at WBKB-TV in Alpena as a reporter and photographer.
In her journalism career, Lewis has received five Emmy Awards including one for “Best Anchor” and a Silver Circle Award given by the Michigan Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences, among others.
Glenda Lewis Age
How old is Glenda Lewis? Lewis is 32 years old as of 2022. She was born on December 26, 1990, in Hollywood, California, the United States of America. In addition, Glenda celebrates her birthday on December 26th every year.
Glenda Lewis Education
Lewis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising and Marketing from Michigan State University. She later earned her post-graduate degree from Specs Howard School of Broadcasting.
Glenda Lewis Height
Lewis stands at an average height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.6 m) with a moderate weight.
Glenda Lewis Family, Parents, Siblings
Lewis was born and raised by her parents in the United States. Her mother is Diana Lewis. Glenda and her mother were adopted into Detroit’s history by the city council for being the first mother and daughter anchor team in the country. However, our efforts to find more about her other family members came to no avail. We promise to update you once we establish her father and her siblings.
Glenda Lewis Husband
Lewis is married to her husband Kahn Hall. Kahn took Lewis out for a romantic dinner and unexpectedly go on his knee before their dessert and asked her to marry him. The duo later married on July 12, 2015, and have since been blessed with a daughter.
Hahn graduated from the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit in 1998 and later earned her degree in automotive design in 2003 and enrolled at Walsh College in 2007. Eventually, Hall graduated in 2013 with MBA and M.S. in finance and began working as a senior industrial designer for Johnson Controls Inc.
Glenda Lewis Career
Glenda started her career as a reporter/photographer at WBKB-TV in Alpena before moving back to her hometown. She then went on to work as a reporter/anchor for WLNS-TV in Lansing. She then worked for five years as a co-anchor of ABC 12 News at 6 and 11 p.m. at WJRT-TV in Flint before joining Channel 7.
Glenda is a five-time Emmy Award winner, including one for “Best Anchor,” which she got from her mother Diana Lewis, a previous winner in the same category. In 2012, the Michigan Chronicle named her a “Woman of Excellence.”
Glenda and her mother Diana are the first mother and daughter in the country to be co-anchors, according to the Museum of Radio and Television History in New York City. Glenda is a journalist for the people, and she takes her job extremely seriously. Her job requires her to have their trust.
Glenda is also a member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the United Negro College Fund, the Black United Fund, MOTTEP Minority Organ and Tissue Transplant, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and the NAACP. Glenda and her mother, veteran anchor Diana Lewis, were honored by the Detroit City Council for being the country’s first mother-daughter anchor combo.
She is a proud Michigan State Spartans alum who got the Distinguished Alumni Award from former Congressman Mike Rogers alongside sports writer Jemele Hill.
Glenda Lewis Salary
Lewis receives an average annual salary of between $40,000 and $110,500.
Glenda Lewis Net Worth
Lewis has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million. This included her assets, money, and income. Her income is mainly from her successful career as a broadcast journalist.