Dean Richards Biography and Wiki
Dean Richards is an American Emmy award-winning journalist and news personality currently working as an entertainment reporter and critic for WGN-TV, which is an independent television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois. He joined WGN-TV as a staff announcer in 1991. Dean was inducted into the WGN Radio Walk of Fame in 2016.
Dean Richards Age and Birthday
Richards was born on March 31, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is 68 years old as of 2022. His birth sign is Aries. He turns 69 years old on March 31, 2023.
Dean Richards Height
He stands at the height of 5 feet 7 inches (Approx. 1.7 meters) tall.
Dean Richards Education
The entertainment reporter attended and graduated from a local high school in his hometown. From there he joined The University of Illinois Chicago, a public research university in Chicago, Illinois.
He later graduated from the institution with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and communications in 1975. More details regarding his academic credentials will be updated soon when established.
Dean Richards’s Family, Parents, Siblings
Attempts to establish his parents’ identities were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. It’s therefore not clear if he has any siblings. Further details regarding his family background will be updated soon when disclosed.
Dean Richards Wife, Is He Married?
In regards to his marital entanglements, the famed news reporter prefers keeping his love life private since no record of his relationships is available to the public. It’s therefore not clear if he is single, married, or in a relationship. We are keeping tabs and we will update his partner’s details soon.
Dean Richards Salary
According to FOX estimates, he receives an average annual salary ranging from $31,300 to $92,500. His contract with the exact figures is yet to be released.
Dean Richards’s Net Worth
The entertainment reporter has an estimated net worth ranging from $500,000 to $1 million as of 2022. This amount is from his extensive career as a journalist among other investments.
Dean Richards WGN News
WGN-TV is an independent television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, United States. Owned by Irving, Texas-based Nexstar Media Group, it is a sister to the company’s sole radio property, news/talk/sports station WGN.
He joined WGN-TV as a staff announcer in 1991. Dean was inducted into the WGN Radio Walk of Fame in 2016. He also hosts Dean Richards’ Sunday Morning airing on WGN News.
Before joining WGN, he worked as a Morning Host at WNUA. Dean has won over 30 local and national awards for programming and production. He is a former writer for the Chicago Tribune and RedEye.