Jovita Moore: Biography in Details
Who was Jovita Moore?
Jovita Moore was an Emmy Award winner, American news presenter, and reporter.
She presents the daily newscast of WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, from 5:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. She also makes news reports during the week.
Who are the parents of Jovita Moore?
Jovita Moore was born on 4th October 1968. Moore was a native of New York. She was an American by nationality and has All-American ethnicity.
She was raised by a single mother in an apartment in New York but the details of her father are unknown.
Moore recalls her early days when she and her mother would watch the news together and her mother had been an influence in her life.
Education
Jovita Moore graduated from Bennington College with a degree in Arts majoring in literature. It was then that her professor suggested her writing style can help her pursue her career in journalism instead.
Taking the suggestion seriously, Jovita Moore interned at Amsterdam News in Harlen. Initially, Jovita loved building up a story from scratch but having seen the competency of broadcast, he decided to join in the broadcast.
Hence, Jovita Moore enrolled at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and earned her Master’s of Science Degree in Broadcasting.
Jovita Moore Death
Jovita Moore died on Thursday night after a seven-month battle with severe and aggressive brain cancer. Jovita Moore died quietly, according to her colleague anchor Justin Farmer, who reported her death on WSB TV at 9:48 p.m.
Jovita Moore: Professional Life, Career
Upon graduation, quickly enough, Jovita Moore grabbed an opportunity to work with KFSM, a television station owned by the New York Times based in Arkansas on a ‘one-man band’s job. She loved driving the truck, setting up the equipment, shooting the video, and performing the interview as part of the job.
Moore took every opportunity to build herself mature for the process to appear in the bigger market which was her goal and worked for KFSM-TV for three years getting a promotion as an anchor at WMC-TV based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Later she got her dream knocking on her door in 1998 to work for the bigger market being associated with WBS-TV based in Atlanta, Georgia. Sophia Choi, Fred Blankenship, and Wendy Corona are some of her colleagues at WBS’s Channel 2 Action News.
Jovita Moore was also a philanthropist. She served her community making her mark as a member of Outstanding Atlanta’s class of 20004 and leadership Atlanta’s Class of 2007. She spends her time in civics and NGOs across Atlanta. Further, she was the owner of a non-profit youth organization called ‘Live to Prosper’.
Jovita Moore serves on the board of Geneswas Shelter, an NGO dedicated to helping new mothers and newborns, not the homeless. She was also a member of the Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Black Belt journalists.
How much does Jovita Moore earn?
Jovita Moore was believed to have a good salary making her net worth above $1 million dollars as of 2023. As per the source, the average wage for a newscaster in Atlanta was $38 dollars per hour.
Having been working as a newscaster for almost two decades being in Atlanta and along with other ventures.
Jovita Moore: Rumors, Controversy
Jovita Moore was a reputed figure engaged in journalism, According to the social site, there are no relationship rumors against her.
Jovita Moore was not so open about her personal life and has never been to such controversies and rumors to date.
Jovita was good friends with her make-up artists whom she calls BFF and water. She was an avid dog lover and has a pet called Copper the CoovaPoo.
Brain Tumor
This reporter has diagnosed with a brain tumor in April 2021 that doctors were unable to remove. But due to chemotherapy and radiation treatment, her tumor was reduced.
Jovita Moore thanked all of her well-wishers and requested to provide donations to Our House Atlanta and The National Brain Tumor Society.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight
Currently, there are no details regarding her body weight and height. Her hair color was golden brown and her eye color was dark brown.
Social Media
Jovita Moore was active on various social sites. She has more than 53k followers on Twitter, more than 75.2k followers on Facebook, and 36.5k followers on Instagram.
Trivia/Facts
- She was 52 years old as of 2021.
- Her zodiac sign was Libra.
- Her Twitter account was made in Feb 2009.
FAQs
What kind of cancer does Jovita Moore have?
She was diagnosed with glioblastoma.
How is Jovita Moore doing now?
As of now, she is getting treatment for cancer.
How do you send a card to Jovita Moore?
Her contact detail is WSB-TV, 1601 W Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30309.
Jovita Moore’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | October | Friday |
| 2025 | October | Saturday |
| 2026 | October | Sunday |
| 2027 | October | Monday |
| 2028 | October | Wednesday |