Malini Basu WFAA, Bio, Wiki, Age, Husband, Education, Salary, and Net Worth

Malini Basu Bio, Wiki

Malini Basu is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist currently working at WFAA-TV, an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Dallas, Texas as a news reporter. She joined the news channel in April 2021. Prior to joining WFAA, she worked as a general assignment reporter at Fox 25 in Boston, Massachusetts. She also served as a fill-in anchor at the station. While working at FOX 25 in Boston she became a three times Emmy award winner.

She has reported on major stories that made national headlines. Some of these stories are Craigslist Killer, the Tornado outbreak in New England in 2011, and presidential visits to Rhode Island. She has also been a reporter at WSYR-TV in Syracuse, New York, and at WPTZ-TV in Plattsburgh also in New York. Malini started her career in journalism as a field producer and writer for WNYW-TV, a Fox-affiliated station in New York.

Malini Basu Age

She was born in Kolkata, India. Malini has however not shared more information concerning her exact year and date of birth or age. She is around 36 years old.

Malini Basu Height

She is a woman of average stature. She stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in(Approx 1.65 m).

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Malini Basu Family

She was born in Kolkata, India to her parents. Her family then moved to Queens, New York, the United States where she was raised. She has an elder sister who works as an Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon and a brother. Malini has however not revealed more information concerning her parents and siblings. She holds an American nationality and Asian ethnicity.

Malini Basu Husband

She is a beautiful woman who loves her life and career. Malini is a very private person and has therefore managed to keep her marital status hidden thus we do not know whether she is single, married, or dating. During her free time, she spends time with her family. She currently lives in Dallas, Texas.

Malini Basu Education

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Saint John’s University in Manhattan, New York. She also holds a minor in Business.

Malini Basu WFAA

She is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist currently working at WFAA-TV, an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Dallas, Texas where she serves as a news reporter. She joined the news channel in April 2021. Prior to joining WFAA, she worked as a general assignment reporter at Fox 25 in Boston, Massachusetts. She also served as a fill-in anchor at the station. She joined Fox 25 news channel in February 2015 and left in March 2021 after working there for 6 years. While working at FOX 25 in Boston she became a three times Emmy award winner.

One of her Emmy award-winning stories took her all the way to El Salvador where she conducted interviews with convicted murderers from her station’s viewing area. She also reported on the gangs and how they operate while in El Salvador. Malini has also worked at KHOU-TV, a CBS affiliated television station in Houston where she was a general assignment reporter. Additionally, she has worked at WVIT-TV, an NBC-affiliated station in Hartford as a news reporter. While there she covered and reported on the freak snowstorm in October where about 700,000 people were left without power for weeks.

Malini has also worked at WLNE-TV, an ABC-affiliated station in Providence as a news reporter and weekend morning anchor. While working there, she covered and reported on major stories that made national headlines. Some of these stories are Craigslist Killer, the Tornado outbreak in New England in 2011, and presidential visits to Rhode Island. She has also been a reporter at WSYR-TV in Syracuse, New York, and at WPTZ-TV in Plattsburgh also in New York.

Malini’s colleagues at WFAA include: 

Dale Hansen – anchor

Pete Delkus – meteorologist

Sonia Azad – reporter

Eric Alvarez – reporter

Malini Basu Salary

She is a reporter at WFAA and therefore earns a decent salary. Her average salary is $76,135 per year.

Malini Basu Net Worth

She is a reporter and therefore she has accumulated a decent amount of wealth over the years she has worked. Her estimated net worth is $785,275.

Who Is Malini Basu

She is an American Emmy Award-winning journalist currently working at WFAA-TV, an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Dallas, Texas where she serves as a news reporter.

How Old Is Malini Basu

She was born in Kolkata, India. Malini has however not shared more information concerning her exact year and date of birth or age. She is around 36 years old.

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