Wendy Bell Biography
Wendy Bell is an American news journalist and a reporter who worked at WTAE-TV and radio host for KDKA Radio. She resigned from her journalism career after facing pressure from her racist comments on Facebook in 2020. She is also known for making controversial statements on the impacts of the Covid19 pandemic in the United States of America.
Wendy Bell Birthday and Age
Wendy was born in California, United States on an unknown date. However, there are no specific details concerning the birthday, age, and birth sign. We are reviewing this section and we shall update the data once we access any useful info from a reliable source.
Wendy Bell Height and Weight
Bell has an above-average body height and weight. However, data about her actual body measurements including height and weight are not available. We are reviewing this section and we shall update it once we access the data from a reliable source.
Wendy Bell Family
Wendi was born and raised by both parents in California, in the United States of America. However, details about her parents and siblings are not available in the public domain. We are keeping tabs and we shall update this section once the data is available.
Wendy Bell Marriage
Wendy is married to her companion and fiancée, Joe O’Toole. The couple held a colorful wedding ceremony in the church in 1998. Her husband, Joe is a renowned medical practitioner, who specialized in cardiology.
Wendy Bell Children
The marriage between the beautiful journalist and Joe was blessed by five sons without a daughter. Her children’s names are Christopher O’Toole, Ryan O’Toole, Jack O’Toole, Bobby O’Toole, and Michael O’Toole.
Wendy Bell Education
Wendy acquired her teenage education in California in the United States of America. After her high school education, she joined the University of Colorado Boulder to pursue her journalism career. She successfully graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism. She later joined the University of Missouri where she acquired her Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Wendy Bell Career
Bell began her journalism career in 1998 as a general assignment reporter and newscaster at WTAE Television Network. She worked at the station for 18 years before she was fired for releasing racial discriminatory comments on live camera. She also posted racial comments after the Wilkinsburg shooting when he used stereotype generalization comments on the crime. She completed the law suite in 2018.
Later on, she was hired by KDKA radio station as a commentator. Again, the controversial journalist was fired for racial discriminating comments on both the Radio station website and Facebook. She had joined the KDKA radio station in 2019 before she was fired for similar crimes as before. Bell was an Afternoon Drive Talk Radio Host at KDKA before her firing in 2020.
Wendy Bell KDKA Awards
Wendy has won several awards for her outstanding performance in reporting and newscasting roles. Here are some of her prestigious awards.
- 5 Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in writing, reporting as well as news anchoring
- 11 Golden Quill Awards, 17 Associated Press Awards
- 2 dozen NAPBA nods
Wendy Bell Salary
Wendy approximately earns an annual salary of $80000.
Wendy Bell Net Worth
Bell is estimated to have a net worth of about $2.2 million. This includes her earnings, savings, and invested shares.