Who is Rob Powers from WEWS-TV?
Rob Powers is a multi-award-winning American anchor and reporter working as an Evening News Anchor at WEWS-TV (Cleveland, OH). He has been part of this network since August 2016.
How old is Rob Powers?
Powers is 59 years old as of 2024. He was born in Cleveland, OH in 1965. However, Rob celebrates his birthday every year though the date and the month are unknown.
Rob Powers Family
Powers was born and raised to parents in Cleveland, OH. He is the child of Mr. Bryan (dad) and his wife Beth (mom) who are his role models. Growing up, he credits his parents for their love and support. Besides this, the news anchor has not revealed whether he has any siblings or not.
Rob Powers Education
Regarding his education, Rob enrolled at Holy Name High School. After graduating he joined Eastern Michigan University where he earned his degree in journalism.
Rob Powers’ Wife, Children
Powers is happily married to Debbie Powers who is his role model. The duo has been together for a while and they are the proud parents of two children. When he not reporting news, Rob loves spending time with his family.
Rob Powers Career
Powers works at WEWS-TV (Cleveland, OH), as an Evening News Anchor. He became co-anchor of WEWS’s evening newscasts in August 2016. Before coming to WEWS, Rob served as a sportscaster for several major-market television stations, including ABC’s flagship WABC-TV.
Rob’s early television duties included working in Binghamton, New York, and Indianapolis. He later became sports director and 5:30 p.m. news anchor for WTVG, an ABC affiliate in Toledo, Ohio (at the time also directly owned by the network).
When not anchoring sports, Rob was the play-by-play voice broadcaster for University of Toledo basketball and football, as well as the city’s minor league baseball team, the Toledo Mud Hens. After he worked at WTVG, Rob served as a weekday evening and Saturday morning sports anchor for WABC-TV, ABC’s flagship station in New York City.
On July 28th, 2016, Rob announced through Facebook that he would leave WABC-TV on July 29 to his hometown, Cleveland, for a job at ABC affiliate WEWS-TV and to also reunite with his family in Cleveland. On the 22nd of December 2018, he was named the host of WEWS’ high school quiz Academic Challenge.
During his time in Toledo, Rob was honored with four Emmy Awards and has gone on to earn more Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards in various categories since coming to WEWS.
Rob Powers Illness
Powers, who is an avid athlete, took a nasty fall in his latest obstacle race, and he broke two ribs and four transverse process bones in his back.
Rob Powers Height
Powers has an estimated height of 6 feet 2 inches equaling 1.88 meters.
Rob Powers Salary
Powers has an estimated annual salary ranging from $ 111, 455 to $ 240,675K.
Rob Powers Net Worth
Powers has an approximate net worth of $ 1 Million- $ 5 Million. Nevertheless, his job as a journalist is his primary source of income.
Is Rob Powers on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok?
You can follow him via Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Rob doesn’t appear to have a public TikTok or Snapchat account.