Steve Kmetko Bio | Wiki
Steve Kmetko ( Full name: Stephen James “Steve” Kmetko) is an American Broadcast news anchor, Broadcast journalist, and Entertainment journalist. He began by serving as a news anchor and reporter in the US midwest. From there, Steve moved to Los Angeles, California, and embarked on a 30-year career serving as an entertainment journalist as well as a tv news show host.
Steve created his broadcast reporting career in Rhinelander, Wisconsin where he got his first job. He had gone to visit some friends there on vacation, little did he know that luck followed him there. After watching the local news team, Steve called the station and insisted he could do a better job.
The management sat him down in front of a camera and told him to read. A week later the station hired Steve. Moving on, he became a weekend anchor as well as a general assignment reporter for WAVE-TV based in Louisville, Kentucky. From there, Steve joined WOTV (currently known as WOOD-TV) based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Steve Kmetko Age
He was born on February 16, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Steve is 69 years old.
Steve Kmetko Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Steve stands at a height of 5 ft 10 in ( Approx 1.78m).
Steve Kmetko Family
He was born to his parents of Rev. Andrew and Alice Gladys on February 16, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. Steve is the last born of five siblings of his parents.
Steve Kmetko Partner
He came out as gay in 1999. As a result, Steve became one of the first prominent openly gay journalists in America.
Steve Kmetko Greg Louganis
The Olympic diver Greg Louganis and the now-former E! News anchor Steve started dating in early 1998. The two were a handsome couple and used to make appearances together and also openly spoke about their relationship in the press such as People magazine!). However, the romantic relationship between Steve and Greg ended in 2000.
Steve Kmetko Education
He earned his high school diploma from William Howard Taft High School located in Chicago, Illinois in 1970. From there, Steve went to further his studies at Columbia College Chicago, and in 1976, he graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Steve Kmetko KTTV Fox 11 News
In 2006, he became the anchor, producer, and also writer of Q Television Network World News. From there, he became a general assignment reporter for Los Angeles’s KTTV Fox 11 News in May 2007. So far, Steve has served as a producer as well as a reporter of some video segments on California’s gay-marriage ruling for theadvocate.com.
Steve’s colleagues at Fox News Include;
Chris Higgins – meteorologist
Angela Hutti – meteorologist
Carissa Lehmkuhl– reporter
Antwan Lewis – reporter
Jodi Goldberg – reporter
Doug McKelway – reporter
Harris Faulkner – host
Lyndsay Barna – anchor
Sarah Kustok – anchor
Gus Johnson – sportscaster
Steve Kmetko E! News
In 1982, Steve became a general assignment reporter for CBS’s Los Angeles affiliate KCBS. From there, he moved to a four-day-a-week schedule as an entertainment reporter at the same station. He greatly enjoyed entertainment reporting fortunately for him, entertainers do not remain in Los Angeles but film movies and also attend film festivals around the world. Steve had the opportunity to travel to some wonderful places.
In September 1986, Steve became the anchor of a pop music-oriented show called The Rock `N Roll Evening News. The show was created and written by a producer called Andy Friendly for King World Productions. Prior to that, Friendly had created another show called Entertainment Tonight. Also, Steve covered entertainment for CBS This Morning and also hosted the syndicated entertainment program called Studio 22.
In 1994, Steve began serving as the co-anchor of the entertainment shows called E! News Daily and E! News Weekend. His role was to cover Cannes Film Festival, Golden Globes, the Academy Awards, as well as other high-profile events. Steve interviewed everyone who was anyone in Hollywood. Also, he anchored the E! Entertainment Report fed daily to NBC affiliates nationally.
In 1997, the “E! News Daily” show was expanded from a half-hour to an hour of entertainment news. At the same time, E! doubled its production staff in Los Angeles and also opened a satellite bureau in New York. On October 4. 2005, Steve hosted the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association’s Excellence in Journalism Awards held at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, California.
Steve Kmetko Salary
His current main source of income is his job as an anchor and reporter. Steve earns an average salary of $70,265 per year.
Steve Kmetko Net Worth
He is a journalist and an actor well known for his role on Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Zoolander in 2001 as well as Dave in 1993. Steve has an estimated net worth of $1,836,963.
Wha Happened To Steve Kmetko
For many years, Steve avoided discussing his private life in interviews. But in 1999, he was interviewed by Judy Wieder, The Advocate magazine’s Editor-in-Chief. Steve discussed his past closeted life during the interview and talked about how he had decided to be open about his sexual orientation as gay.
Who Is Steve Kmetko
Steve is a 68-year-old American entertainment and broadcast journalist. He began by serving as a news anchor and reporter in the US midwest. From there, Steve moved to Los Angeles, California, and embarked on a 30-year career serving as an entertainment journalist as well as a tv news show host.
How Old Is Steve Kmetko
Steve is a 69-year-old American entertainment and broadcast journalist who was born on February 16, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.