Wilma Smith Net Worth

Wilma Smith’s net worth $5 Million. This includes his property, funds, and earnings, Her job career is her main source of income. Wilma has amassed a large wealth from numerous sources of income, yet she likes to live a humble lifestyle.

Wilma Smith Biography

Wilma Smith (born July 24, 1946) is a retired American local television news anchor who worked in Cleveland, Ohio for the majority of her career. She spent 17 years at ABC affiliate WEWS-TV before joining Fox affiliate WJW-TV in 1994.

Wilma Smith Age

Wilma Smith was born on July 24, 1946. She is 77 years old as of 2023.

Wilma Smith education

Smith was born Wilma Pokorny and grew up in the Cleveland suburb of Garfield Heights. She graduated from Garfield Heights High School in 1964 and went on to Bowling Green State University to get a bachelor’s degree in speech and English. She has a master’s degree in broadcast journalism under her belt.

Wilma Smith (newscaster) Career

WXEX-TV (1972–1977)

Smith began her broadcasting career in 1972 at Richmond, Virginia’s ABC affiliate WXEX, Channel 8. She hosted and produced a daily one-hour chat program and headlined the 6 p.m. weekday newscasts, making her the first female anchor in the state.

WEWS-TV (1977–1994)

Her Cleveland broadcasting career began on July 17, 1977, when she joined ABC station WEWS, Channel 5, as co-host of Afternoon Exchange, an early evening news/interview program.

Beginning in 1982, she co-hosted the news show Live On 5, and the following year, she began co-anchoring the 11 p.m. newscast alongside longtime anchor Ted Henry. In December 1993, she made her final on-air appearance at the station.

WJW-TV (1994–2013)

Smith joined Cleveland’s WJW, Channel 8, in 1994 after finishing a contractual no-compete period. The change occurred as the station transitioned from being a CBS affiliate to a Fox affiliate. Smith co-anchored the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. newscasts from 1995 until 2005.

Tim Taylor, a veteran anchor, hosts newscasts. Smith and Taylor shortened their schedules to solely hosting the 6 p.m. newscast in 2005. Taylor retired in December of that year, and Smith has been co-anchoring the newscast with Lou Maglio since. Their newscast is the most popular in the area.

Smith revealed on March 18, 2013, that she would leave her 41-year broadcasting career two months later.

Wilma Smith (newscaster) Awards and honors

• 10-time Lower Great Lakes Emmy Award winner.
• 1999 Silver Circle Award winner (Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards)
• In various polls, she won several titles such as “Cleveland’s Most Watchable Woman”, “Best Anchorperson in Cleveland”, “Anchor of Excellence”, “Newscaster of the Year”, and “Best Anchorperson”.
• Appeared on the cover of Cleveland Magazine five times.
• Interviewed four presidents.
• Named “Cleveland’s Citizen of the Year for Community Service and Contribution to the Arts”.
• Ohio Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee (class of 1993)
• Cleveland Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2003)
• A proclamation from the Garfield Heights City Council and Mayor’s office on May 13, 2013.
• Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2014)