Heather Hegedus Bio, Wiki
Heather Hegedus is an American Emmy award-winning journalist currently working at Fox 25 in Boston, Massachusetts as a news anchor and also as a general assignment reporter. She anchors the 6, 10, & 11 PM Newscasts on Saturday and Sunday editions of Boston 25 Morning News. She joined the news channel in January 2009. Heather has covered and reported on some of the biggest news-making stories in Boston. Some of these stories include the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, the trial of organized crime boss Whitey Bulger, and the arrest and trial of Patriots player Aaron Hernandez.
Heather began her career in WIVT in Binghamton, New York, where she served as the main weeknight anchor. Additionally, she worked at WFSB, where she was an anchor and news reporter. While there she solo-Anchored Eyewitness News this Morning Weekend Edition. She has received several awards including the 2011 Investigative Reporter of the Year award from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalism. She also has an Edward R. Murrow award for being part of breaking news coverage.
Heather Hegedus Age
She was born on September 3, 1978, in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, the United States. Heather celebrates her birthday on September 3 every year. She is 43 years old.
Heather Hegedus Height
She is a woman of average stature. She stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in(Approx 1.68 m).
Heather Hegedus Family
She was born in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, the United States to her parents. She has an elder sister. Heather has however not revealed any information concerning her parents and sibling. She holds an American nationality and white ethnicity.
Heather Hegedus Husband
She is married to her lovely and wonderful husband, Tom McNamee, a TV cameraman. The two met in 2007 when Heather joined WFSB-TV as an anchor and Tom was working as a photojournalist. The couple got married on July 7, 2013, in New London, New Hampshire. They have a son together named Brooks William and was born in June 2016. Heather is currently pregnant and expecting their baby girl on May 1, 2021. The family lives in Boston, Massachusetts with their 11-year-old dog.
Heather Hegedus Son
She and her husband have a son together named Brooks William and were born in June 2016. Heather is currently pregnant and expecting their baby girl on May 1, 2021. The family lives in Boston, Massachusetts with their 11-year-old Golden Doodle dog, Griffin.
Heather Hegedus Education
She attended Lynnfield High School in Massachusetts where she graduated with a high school diploma. Heather then moved to Georgetown University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Government. She also holds a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism which she got from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in 2002. While there she received the Dean’s award.
Heather Hegedus Fox 25
Heather Hegedus is an American Emmy award-winning journalist currently working at Fox 25 in Boston, Massachusetts as a news anchor and also as a general assignment reporter. She anchors the 6, 10, and also 11 PM Newscasts on Saturday and Sunday editions of Boston 25 Morning News. She also serves as an evening fill-in anchor and weeknight field reporter. Additionally, she anchors expert guest segments from our Dedham and Beacon Hill Fox studios. She joined the news channel in January 2009.
She has covered and reported on some of the biggest news-making stories in Boston. Some of these stories include the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, the trial of organized crime boss Whitey Bulger, and also the arrest and trial of Patriots player Aaron Hernandez. Heather also covered and reported on every step of the investigation and manhunt of the shootout suspects in Watertown. She was also live on the anchor desk, and later, on the ground during this investigation.
Heather began her career in WIVT in Binghamton, New York, where she served as the main weeknight anchor. She anchored 5, 6, and 11 PM weekday newscasts. She also hosted live guest segments including a live in-studio guest segment with animals from the Ross Park Zoo. Heather was also the host of a grilling segment with award-winning chefs from Wegman’s supermarkets. She also worked at NY1 News as a video journalist. While there she shot and reported on New York city’s five boroughs and also from Ground Zero on the first anniversary of 9/11.
Additionally, she worked at WFSB, where she was an anchor and news reporter. She has also received several awards including the 2011 Investigative Reporter of the Year award from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalism. She also has an Edward R. Murrow award for being part of breaking news coverage.
Heather’s colleagues at Fox 25 include:
Ted Daniel – reporter
Nicole Oliverio – anchor
Vicki Graf – meteorologist
Jason Brewer – meteorologist
Shiri Spear – meteorologist
Jason Law – anchor
Kerry Kavanaugh – reporter
Heather Hegedus Salary
She is an anchor at Fox 25 and therefore earns a decent salary. Her average salary is $81,645 per year.
Heather Hegedus Net Worth
She is an anchor and therefore she has accumulated a decent amount of wealth over the years she has worked. Her estimated net worth is $894,335.
How Old Is Heather Hegedus
She was born on September 3, 1978, in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, the United States. She is 43 years old.
Is Heather Hegedus Married
Yes. She is married to Tom McNamee, a TV cameraman.