Rob Nelson Bio
Rob Nelson(reporter) is an American journalist currently serving as an anchor on Morning Rush for Scripps News alongside Newsy veteran Alex Livingston earlier on known as Newsy which is Scripps Television’s all-news channel. Initially, Rob was the weeknight news anchor for NewsNation’s primetime newscast NewsNation Prime. He was also a weekend morning anchor and weekday reporter at WABC-TV.
Nelson signed on to be part of the relaunch of Newsy as it became a broadcast and streaming television news channel in October 2021. In doing so, he rejoined Kate O’Brian who hired him at WABC. He is the 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. anchor of Newsy Reports, a straight news program, and is based out of Atlanta.
Rob began his journalism career by working for seven years for the New Orleans newspaper The Times-Picayune. In June 2007 he became a morning anchor for WWL-TV in that city. He became co-anchor of the ABC overnight news program World News Now and that network’s America This Morning on July 7, 2010. Rob became part of New York City’s WABC-TV as co-anchor of the weekend morning newscasts in January 2014, replacing Phil Lipof.
in February 2020 Rob left the station to pursue other opportunities. He, later on, moved to Chicago, where he helped Nexstar Media Group launch NewsNation for its national station WGN America. The program, launched in September 2020 was originally three hours but over time the retitled NewsNation Prime was reduced to one hour as the rebranded NewsNation channel added more opinion and analysis programming. In August 2021 Rob left NewsNation.
Rob Nelson Age
Nelson is 45 years old as of 2023. He was born on June 5, 1978, in Mt Laurel, New Jersey, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 5 June every year and his zodiac sign is Gemini.
Rob Nelson Height
Nelson stands tall at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.67 m).
Rob Nelson Family
Nelson was raised in Mt Laurel, New Jersey. Our efforts to find out more about his parents and siblings came to no avail since no such information is publicly known. However, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Rob Nelson Wife
Nelson is happily married to his lovely wife, Jenny. It is not known when they tied the knot but together they have a son
Rob Nelson (Reporter Salary
Nelson earns an annual salary of $60, 654 as an anchor on Morning Rush for Scripps News (formerly Newsy) which is Scripps Television’s all-news channel.
Rob Nelson Net worth
Nelson has an estimated net worth of $5 Million as of 2023. This includes his assets, money, and income. Rob has amassed this huge amount from his successful career as a journalist.