Tj Holmes Bio | Wiki
Tj Holmes ( Full Name: Loutelious T. J. Holmes Jr.) is an eminent American Award-winning national television personality and journalist. Currently, he works at ABC News as a correspondent. Initially, he gained national recognition as a correspondent and anchor for CNN. Tj spent 5 years at the network anchoring CNN Saturday & Sunday Morning.
At the end of 2011, he left CNN after signing a multi-platform talent deal with BET Networks. The deal included a new show titled Don’t Sleep on BET. In 2013, Tj and BET parted ways after the program’s cancellation. He then became a substitute weekend anchor on MSNBC in December 2012. Tj also appeared as a fill-in correspondent on CNN and anchor during this same period.
Tj’s service for ABC News has taken him all over the United States and abroad like Super Bowls in Minneapolis, Houston, Atlanta, and Miami, GMA’s live safari adventure in South Africa, Democratic and Republican National Conventions in Ohio, and the Summer Olympics in Rio where he spoke one-on-one with Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time.
Tj Holmes Age | Birthday
He was born on August 19, 1977, in West Memphis, Arkansas, the United States of America. Tj is 44 years old. Thus, he commemorates his birthday on the 19th of August every year.
Tj Holmes Height
He is a man of average stature. TJ stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx 1.7m).
Tj Holmes Family | Parents
He was born to his father and mother in West Memphis, Arkansas, in the USA. Tj is the youngest of two children. He was given the nickname T. Jr by his family. However, he only started using the name when he began his professional television career. Moreover, Tj has not babbled further details regarding his family. Nonetheless, he holds an American nationality by birth and is of African-American ethnicity.
Tj Holmes Wife | Spouse
He is a married man. Tj is a happily married husband to his lovely wife, Marilee Fiebig. The couple tied the knot on March 1, 2010, in Memphis, Tennessee. She is a lawyer based in Atlanta and also serves as a vice president of general counsel and operations of Wilhelmina International Incorporation. At first, Tj was married to Amy Ferson before they separated and got divorced in 2007.
Tj Holmes Amy Ferson
Information regarding when he and Amy got married is unclear at the moment. However, the two sired two children, a daughter, Brianna, and a son, Jaiden before their divorce in 2007.
Tj Holmes Children | Son
He is a proud father of three children, two of them, from his first marriage namely, Brianna, a daughter, and Jaiden, his son. Tj is also blessed with Sabine Holmes, a daughter from his second marriage with Marilee Fiebig.
Tj Holmes Education
He went to a local high school. Later, Tj matriculated at the University of Arkansas and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism. At the University, he is currently a member of the Chancellor’s Board of Advisors.
Tj Holmes Good Morning America | GMA | ABC | ABC World News Now
On September 26, 2014, he joined the ABC News Team on a freelance and temporary basis. Tj substituted on the overnight news program America This Morning and World News Now as well as filed reports for Good Morning America at midnight. He was made the permanent co-anchor on December 23, 2014, of World News Now.
Tj joined GMA3: What You Need To Know as co-anchor on September 21, 2020. He has interviewed umpteen newsmakers and covered a wide range of stories such as the death of Chadwick Boseman, the impact of COVID-19 on professional sports, Hurricane Irma in 2017, and the death of Daniel Prude who died in police custody.
Some of Tj’s other colleagues at ABC News include:
Kaitlyn Folmer – Anchor
Joseph Diaz – Producer
Rebecca Jarvis – Correspondent
Linzie Janis – Communication Strategist
Matt Gutman – Correspondent
Kenneth Moton – Anchor
Tj Holmes On CNN
He had spent 5 years as CNN Saturday and Sunday anchor. Tj also anchored significant news stories such as the terrorist attacks in Mumbai and India in 2008, and Saddam Hussein’s execution in 2006. Additionally, he reported the Missouri tornadoes, the tragic shootings on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in New Orleans, and the scene of the devastating Joplin.
Moreso, Tj reported from the campus of the University of Mississippi during the first presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain and secured some of the first accounts from the US Airways Flight 1549 survivors that crash-landed in New York’s Hudson River in the year 2009 on January. Nevertheless, he also anchored from Ground Zero to honor the emotional 10th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
Prior to serving at CNN, he also served at NBC11 based in San Fransisco Bay Area. While here, he reported the 2004 Olympics which was the first summer game held since the terrorist attack that occurred on September 11th.
Tj Holmes BET
He was hired by BET Networks after serving at CNN News. While here, Tj contributed content to BET.com for the purpose of bringing the most interesting and important stories to the BET viewers. The agreement between him and the network included having a new show on BET in which he would bring his many talents on board for the audience.
Tj Holmes Salary
He generates his monthly income working as a correspondent for ABC News. Tj pockets an estimated salary of $87,406 annually.
Tj Holmes Net Worth
Having been instantly working in the journalism field with proficiency exceeding more than two decades now, he has managed to stockpile good affluence in his career thus far. Online resources estimate Tj’s net worth to be $801,235.
Where Is Tj Holmes Now
He is currently serving at ABC News co-hosting GMA3 with his other colleagues and also serves on other networks platforms and broadcasts.
Is Tj Holmes Married
Yes. He is happily married and in a healthy relationship with Marilee Fiebig whom he exchanged his with on March 1, 2010, in Memphis, Tennessee. As a couple, they celebrate 11 years anniversary.