Calvin Hughes Biography
Calvin Hughes is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist who serves as the news co-anchor on WPLG Local 10 News in Miami, Florida since 2006. Hughes switched from morning and noontime anchoring to midnight co-anchoring in mid-2010. He now co-anchors Local 10 News at 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Prior to Local 10 News, Hughes was an anchor for KYW-TV, the CBS station in Philadelphia.
Calvin Hughes Age
Hughes is around 51 years old as of the year 2022, he was born in 1971, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. His exact date of birth is not yet known to the public. However, this makes it difficult for us to know his exact age, and when he celebrates his birthday. This section will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Calvin Hughes Height
Hughes stands at an average height. He has not shared his exact height with the public. However, this section will be updated as soon as the information regarding his exact height is available.
Calvin Hughes Body Measurements and Weight
He has black hair and a pair of brown eyes in color. Hughes has not shared his exact weight with the public. However, this section will be updated as soon as the information regarding his exact weight is available.
Calvin Hughes Education
After his elementary and secondary education, Hughes attended the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1989 and graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor’s degree of Science in journalism. Hughes started reporting for KBIA, a local radio station in Columbia, Missouri, when he was 19 years old.
Calvin Hughes Family
Hughes was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the United States of America to his parents. He also spent several years in East St. Louis, Illinois. However, details regarding his parents and siblings are not known to the public. This section will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Calvin Hughes Brother
According to our research, during the 6 o’clock news, Hughes received a surprise visit from his brother. He previously posted a picture of himself and his younger brother on Instagram, captioning it, “Hanging with my youngest brother Telly on the sidelines of the Heat vs. Bucks game.” However, there isn’t a lot of information about Calvin’s brother.
Calvin Hughes Wife
Hughes is married to Bacardi L. Jackson, Esq, who is a senior Civil Rights Attorney. Bacardi is a Yale University-trained lawyer. The couple married in 2005 in Memphis in a spectacular wedding attended by a few guests and family members. Together the duo shares three adorable children. Hughes and his family reside in Miramar, Florida, United States.
Calvin Hughes Children
Hughes together with his wife are blessed with three children, two sons and a daughter aged around; 11, 13 and 15 as of 2022. However, he has not disclosed the names of his children. We are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.
Calvin Hughes Salary
Hughes earns an average annual salary that ranges between $90,284-$104,538. This is according to Local10.com anchor/reporter salaries. However, their salaries vary mainly according to the level of seniority of the journalist in question. We will keep tabs and update his exact salary once it is available.
Calvin Hughes Net Worth
Calvin’s net worth is estimated to be $3 Million as of 2022. He has accumulated his fortunes through his primary source of income as a broadcast journalist and in the other businesses he has invested in.
Calvin Hughes WPLG
Hughes serves as the news co-anchor on WPLG Local 10 News in Miami, Florida since 2006. Hughes switched from morning and noontime anchoring to midnight co-anchoring in mid-2010. He now co-anchors Local 10 News at 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Prior to Local 10 News, Hughes was an anchor for KYW-TV, the CBS station in Philadelphia where he had been since 2003.
Calvin is always looking for ways to deliver viewers stories that speak to the heart of the community. He was one of the only two South Florida journalists who were allowed to cover Pope Benedict XVI’s historic trip to Cuba live. Similarly, he left his anchor desk to offer live coverage of the Miami Heat’s four consecutive trips to the NBA Finals and two championships, as well as the 2012 presidential debate at Lynn University.
Calvin has had the honor of covering historic figures such as Coretta Scott King, George W. Bush, and Maya Angelou, as well as numerous national and international stories, throughout his career.
He is a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., as well as a member of the Suited for Success advisory board, a nonprofit which offers professional attire to economically disadvantaged men.
Calvin Hughes Haiti
Hughes persistently pursued an opportunity to report thoroughly on Haiti in 2008, after reporting on a story of Haitian refugees who risked and, in some cases, lost their lives in a deadly voyage headed for the coasts of Miami. Hughes was well-suited to be one of the first journalists in Port-au-Prince to capture the damage two years later after the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake devastated the country.
Hughes has visited Haiti more than a dozen times because of his passion for the people and their indomitable spirits.
Calvin was named Miami’s greatest TV news anchor by the Miami New Times in 2011, citing his coverage of Haiti’s earthquake. “gracefully and professionally.”
Calvin returned to Port-au-Prince in February 2016 to do an exclusive interview with Haiti’s outgoing President Michel Martelly in his final hours of the office. Calvin covered President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba in March.
Calvin Hughes Body measurements and Facts
- Full Names: Calvin Hughes
- Career / Profession: Journalist
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Age: Around 51 years old as of the year 2022
- Zodiac Sign: Under review
- Date of Birth: 1971
- Birthday: Under review
- Height: Under review
- Weight: Under review
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife/Spouse: Bacardi L. Jackson
- Children: Three
- Net Worth: Estimated to be $3 Million as of 2022
- Salary: Average annual salary that ranges between $90,284-$104,538
Hughes Residence
Hughes resides in Miramar, Florida, United States of America.
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