Ed Harding Biography
Ed Harding is an American award-winning journalist who currently serves as co-anchor of WCVBChannel 5 at 4:00, 6:00, 7:00 and 11:00 PM editions of NewsCenter 5 in Boston, Massachusetts. Harding joined Channel 5 in 1988 as a weekend sports anchor and reporter. Prior to WCVB, Harding was the sports director and principal sports anchor for WISH-TV, the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis.
Ed Harding Age
Harding is 68 years old as of the year 2022, he was born on 11 December 1953, in Newton, Massachusetts, United States of America. Her birthday is on December 11th of every year. He is an American by nationality and he belongs to the white ethnicity.
Ed Harding Height
Harding stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches (1.67 m).
Ed Harding Education
After his elementary and high school education, ED attended Emerson College in Boston in 1971 and graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Ed said his favorite subject in school was math. While in College, ED worked as a TV news reporter in Boston.
Ed Harding Family
Ed was born and raised by his parents Robert J. Harding (father) and his mother, who is yet to be identified in Newton, MA, United States of America. However, details regarding his siblings are not known to the public. This section will be updated as soon as the information is available.
As a kid, Ed dreamed of being a catcher for the Red Sox. However, when he realized that he couldn’t hit the curve, or run quickly enough, or catch fastballs at 90+ miles an hour, that dream went poof!.
Ed Harding Wife
Ed is married to Andrea (Halpern) Harding. The couple have been married for more than 25 years. Together the duo shares two grown-up children. Ed and his family resides in Boston, Massachusetts United States. In an interview; Ed said the Word that comes to mind when he hears “Boston”? is Home. He also says is favorite Boston landmark? is Fenway Park. In his spare time, Ed loves tending to his backyard fish pond and garden and riding his bike for “miles and miles”.
Ed Harding Children
Ed together with his wife are blessed with two grown-up children; a son named Adam Harding and a daughter Caitlin Harding. His son Adam Harding is following in his father’s footsteps by working as an anchor. After graduating from Emerson College in 2008, Adam started working. Ed stated in 2010 that he anticipated the day when his son would say, “Now back to you, Dad.”
His son’s employment at WMUR-TV, a sister network of WCVB-TV, appeared to be the fulfillment of his dream within a few years. But after a few years of employment with the network, he was transferred to the Atlanta-based WGCL-TV.
Ed Harding Daughter
His daughter is called Caitlin Harding. She is 38 yeas old as of 2022. Caitlin is a teacher by profession, a coach and a mentor. In 2016, Caitlin won the ‘Needham’s Spelling Bee’ while she was working as a teacher in Needham which made her dad talk about it on his Twitter handle. She taught in Needham from 2013 until 2017.
However, in April 2021 Caitlin was accused of sexually assaulting a student a decade ago while she was a Hudson teacher. The allegations dated back to the summer of 2010 when she was a teacher at a now-closed middle school in Hudson. She pleaded not guilty as she was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court via Zoom. She faced ten charges, including aggravated rape of a child, rape of a child by force and indecent assault on a child under 14. She denied the allegations through her attorney.
Ed Harding Salary
Ed earns an average annual salary of $112,544, but the range typically falls between $86K and 148K. This is according to WCVB anchor/reporter salaries in Boston, MA. 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 in the public domain.
Ed Harding Net Worth
Ed’s net worth is estimated to be $2 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.
Ed Harding Channel 5
Ed currently serves as co-anchor of WCVBChannel 5 at 4:00, 6:00, 7:00 and 11:00 PM editions of NewsCenter 5 in Boston, Massachusetts. He joined Channel 5 in 1988 as a weekend sports anchor and reporter. In 2000, he began serving as co-anchor of the EyeOpener broadcast, and in 2004, he acquired co-anchor duties for the 11 PM newscast. When WCVB added those newscasts to its schedule in January 2016, he helped with the launch of NewsCenter 5 at 4:00 and 7:00 PM.
He has won numerous honors, including two first-place Massachusetts Broadcasters Association Sound Bites Awards for On-Air Personality and three Boston/New England Emmy Awards for Best Anchor-News. Ed says his favorite show of all time is NewsCenter 5 at 11.
Prior to WCVB, Harding was the sports director and principal sports anchor for WISH-TV, the CBS affiliate in Indianapolis. He co-hosted and reported the station’s annual “Indy 500” special, served as host and producer of The Colts Today, the NFL Indianapolis Colts coach’s show, and anchored and produced the 6 PM and 11 PM sportscasts at WISH. He provided color commentary and live reporting for Colts games on WIBC Radio for three years.
While working in the Midwest, Ed was nominated Best TV Sportscaster by Indianapolis Magazine and won two Indiana Associated Press awards. Ed worked as the sports director and anchor for WDSU-TV in New Orleans from 1978 to 1981 before joining WISH. He worked for KMSP-TV in Minneapolis for a year as the weekend anchor and assistant sports director. Ed served as the sports director and anchor for WPTZ-TV in Plattsburgh, New York, from 1975 until 1977.
Ed Harding Surgery
Ed’s information regarding if he underwent surgery or if he had surgery is currently not available. Ther is no information that satisfies that Harding had any illness or any records that show that he has ever been ill. This information is still under review and will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Ed Harding Body Measurements and Facts
- Full Name: Ed Harding
- Career / Profession: Journalist
- Nationality: American
- Ethnicity: White
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Age: 68 years old as of the year 2022
- Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
- Date of Birth: 11 December 1953
- Place of Birth: Newton, Massachusetts
- Birthday: December 11th
- Body Measurements: Under Review
- Height: 5 feet 5 inches (1.67 m)
- Weight: Under Review
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife/Spouse: Andrea (Halpern) Harding
- Children: Adam Harding and Caitlin Harding
- Net Worth: Estimated to be $2 Million as of 2022
- Salary: Average annual salary of $112,544
Ed Harding House
Ed resides in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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