Leigh Waldman CNN, KSAT, Age, and WOWT

Leigh Waldman Biography

Leigh Waldman is an American Emmy award-winning journalist who currently working as a Correspondent at CNN Newsource. She joined CNN Newsource in May 2024 after working for two years and seven months as a reporter at KSAT. Previously, Leigh was a weekend morning anchor for WOWT, the Omaha NBC affiliate between June 2019 and November 2021.

 

Leigh Waldman’s Quick Facts

Profession:	Correspondent ( CNN Newsource)
Age:	29 years (June 3, 1995)
Height:	5 ft 6 in or 1.68m
Husband:	Dating
Net Worth:	$2.5 Million

Family

she was born to her father and mother in Los Angeles and was raised in Dallas Forth Worth, United States. Leigh shared that her mother encouraged her and her brothers when they were growing up. However, Leigh has also wrapped the information of her parent away from the public.

Leigh Waldman Husband

Leigh is a gorgeous woman who is in a relationship with her boyfriend. Her boyfriend’s family is from San Antonio and he went to school in San Antonio making it close to her heart. Moreover, she is a dog mom to her dog Annie.

Education

Leigh is an educated woman who joined Texas Tech University in 2013 after her high school graduation. During her time, she was part of the Zeta Tau Alpha Women’s Fraternity, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She also honed her skills by working in platform journalism, like print, broadcast, and online publications. Leigh graduated with her journalism degree in 2017.

Leigh Waldman Wowt

Between June 2019 to November 2021, Leigh worked as the weekend morning anchor for WOWT in Omaha, She also worked as a reporter and MMJ during the morning newscast three days a week. After two and half years, Leigh left WOWT joining KSAT as a reporter.

Leigh Waldman Ksat

Leigh worked as an investigative reporter at KSAT 12 in San Antonio joining the station in November 2021. During her tenure, she led the station’s team coverage during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting. Furthermore, she also earned an Emmy and Texas Broadcast News Award for her work. After two years and seven months, Leigh left KSAT in May 2024.

Leigh Waldman CNN

Leigh is currently working as a correspondent for CNN Newsource since May 2024 where she is reporting for the network’s more than 1,000 affiliate partners. She is based in New York. Before CNN Newsource, Leigh worked as an investigative reporter at KSAT 12 in San Antonio. During her tenure, she led the station’s team coverage during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.

She also earned an Emmy and Texas Broadcast News Award for her work. Moreover, she helmed enterprise lead stories for the 10 pm newscast and also launched the #1 podcast for the market called Texas Crime Stories. She utilized multiplatform audio and visual podcasts focusing on true crime in Texas. Previously, she was the weekend morning anchor for WOWT in Omaha from June 2019 to November 2021.

While there, she also served as a reporter and MMJ during the morning newscast three days a week. Between July 2017 and April 2019, she was anchor, and producer of 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. 30-minute broadcasts a Newscenter 25 as well as 10 p.m. 35-minute broadcast on ABC. For less than a year, Leigh was a reporter at The HUB@TTU where she covered a variety of subjects. Additionally, while at the University, she worked at MCTV, Ramar Communications KJTV FOX 34, CNN, and Raider Report.

Salary

Leigh earns a decent salary of $750,000 per annum for working as a correspondent at CNN Newsource

Net Worth

Leigh has been a professional journalist with over five years of experience in her profession which has enabled her attain a net worth of $2.5 Million.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where Is Leigh Waldman Going?

Leigh is going to work as a correspondent based in New York for CNN Newsource.

Did Leigh Waldman leave KSAT?

Leigh left KSAT in May 2024 moving into CNN as a correspondent based in New York.

How Tall Is Leigh Waldman?

Leigh is a woman of average stature standing at 5 ft 6 in or 1.68m

Social Media Account

Twitter – @LeighWaldman

Instagram – leighwaldmantv