Jewell Hillery Biography and Wiki
Jewell Hillery is an American broadcast journalist and news personality currently working as a news anchor and reporter for WGN-TV, Channel 9, which is an independent television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois. She joined the WGN News team in September 2021 as a general assignment reporter.
Jewell Hillery Age and Birthday
Jewell was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Her actual age, date of birth, and birthday details have not yet been made public. However, this part will be updated soon.
Jewell Hillery Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches (Approx. 1.68 meters) tall.
Jewell Hillery Education
The news reporter attended and graduated from Von Steuben and Newberry Academy. From there she joined The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana.
She later graduated from the institute with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. She also received a Master’s degree in Public Affairs Reporting from The University of Illinois at Springfield.
Jewell Hillery Family, Parents, Siblings
Attempts to establish her parents’ identities were in vain since no information about them is available to the public. It’s therefore not clear if she has any siblings. Further details regarding her family background will be updated soon when disclosed.
Jewell Hillery Husband, Is She Married?
In regards to her marital entanglements, the famed news reporter prefers keeping her love life private since no record of her relationships is available to the public. It’s therefore not clear if she is single, married, or in a relationship. We are keeping tabs and we will update her partner’s details soon.
Jewell Hillery Salary
According to WGN estimates, she receives an average annual salary ranging from $31,300 to $92,500. Her contract with the exact figures is yet to be released.
Jewell Hillery Net Worth
The news reporter has an estimated net worth ranging from $500,000 to $1 million as of 2022. This amount is from her extensive career as a journalist among other investments.
Jewell Hillery WGN News|WAPT
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9, is an independent television station licensed to Chicago, Illinois, United States. Owned by Irving, Texas-based Nexstar Media Group, it is sister to the company’s sole radio property, news/talk/sports station WGN.
She joined the WGN News team in September 2021 as a general assignment reporter. Prior to joining WGN, she previously worked as an anchor/ reporter at WAPT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi.
Jewell has also worked as the Director Of Development and Admissions at the Redeemer’s School. Before that, she was working as an anchor and reporter at Raycom Media.