Wendy Rieger Bio, Wiki, Net Worth, Salary, Married, Husband

The three-time Emmy award recipient, Wendy Rieger was a renowned American Journalist, TV anchor, reporter, and former radio host. Currently, she worked at NBC 4/WRC-TV as a news anchor for News 4 at 5 p.m. In fact, she completed her 3-decade in the industry with the NBC4 network in Washington in 2018.

Similarly, Rieger was heavily involved in the community and has spanned many local organizations, including promoting human rights and protecting animals. With a flourishing career, she has maintained her net worth in six-digit figures. Besides, TV anchor and reporter Wendy Rieger was a married woman. Let’s find out more details about her.

Who is Wendy Rieger? Bio & Wiki

Wendy Rieger was born in 1956 and celebrates her birthday every year on 18 April. Further, she was born to American parents in Norfolk, Virginia under the birth sign Aries. Her mother was an English school teacher and also a reading specialist while her father was a retired pilot from Ohio. At the age of 8, her parents separated due to some unknown cause.

Rieger holds American citizenship and belongs to the white ethnicity. She attended Old Dominion University and graduated from American University with a degree in broadcast journalism. Moreover, Wendy was interested in acting so she was part of many theater activities in high school. She even directed her senior class play Don’t Drink the Water.

How Much Net Worth does Wendy Rieger have? Salary & Source of Earnings

Norfolk native Wendy Rieger has garnered a good amount of fortune from her successful profession. Although the exact net worth of Rieger is not determined yet, it is surely over $1 million. The actual income source of earning is her journalism career and was able to get name, fame, and respect in the media industry.

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Well, Rieger used to work for the NBC4 network as the TV news anchor at the 5 p.m. slot As per her PayScale, the average salary of the Norfolk news anchor is $84,902 per year.

Having three-decade experience in news anchoring, Wendy Rieger likely receives an average salary at NBC4 network. However, she initially worked at WAMU as a radio host and she supposedly paid an average salary between 50,000 to $61,000 annually. On the other hand, check out the professional life of Canadian actress, theater artist, and voice actor Corrine Koslo.

Is Wendy Rieger Married to Husband?

Wendy Rieger’s marital relationship remains a complete mystery. In addition, she has rarely talked about relationships and breakups in the past. But it seems she had already split with her husband. As per some sources, Rieger married Sol Levine who was working at CNN as a producer at the time, in September 1993. The couple reportedly is divorced now.

Similarly, on 27 January 2017, the gorgeous TV lady shared a picture of a man named, Patrick. As per her caption, they had been together for a year however, the recent updates and new progress remain veiled. Currently, she enjoys her own company more than anything else. Well, she prioritizes her confidence over everything else and struggles quite a before letting someone in her life.

Sadly, she was diagnosed with brain cancer on April 16, 2022. Plus, she died at the age of 65, just months after her retirement, and many well-known people share her condolence at her funeral. Further, American-Canadian actress Heather Menzies also died due to Cancer diseases.

Wendy Rieger’s Facts

• Wendy is on the advisory board of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center.
• Voted by Washingtonian Magazine as Local Celebrity I’d Most Like to see in a String Bikini in 1995.
• Rieger loves biking and also participated in DC AIDS Ride annually for the last few years.
• She co-starred with Bob Denver in a dinner theater of Play It Again Sam.