Travers Mackel Bio | Wiki
Travers Mackel is an American journalist currently working as a WDSU News anchor at 4 & 5 PM Monday through Friday and also moderates the WDSU ‘Hot Seat’ segment Sunday night at 10:30 PM. Before coming to WDSU, he served as an anchor and reporter in Monroe, La., at KTVE-TV, and also he spent almost three years reporting for WLBT-TV in Jackson, Miss.
He has appeared on CNN several times, and on MSNBC, including appearances on “The Rachel Maddow Show.” In addition, Travers played himself in an episode of the HBO series “Treme,” which was shot in New Orleans, and also appeared as a reporter in the New Orleans shot movie “This Is The End.”
Travers Mackel Age
He was born on September 19, in New Orleans, in the United States. Travers celebrates his birthday on September 19, every year.
Travers Mackel Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Travers stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (Approx 1.75 m).
Travers Mackel Family
He was born and raised in New Orleans, by his caring and loving father and mother. He is a proud son of Judy Mackel and the late Frank Mackel, who was a longtime New Orleans golf professional. Travers’s twin brother, Fletcher Mackel, is a sports anchor and reporter at WDSU.
Travers Mackel Wife | Baby
Travers is married to his wife Meg Gatto an anchor and reporter at KVUE FOX 8 News. The two married on May 25, 2018. On March 26, 2019, the couple welcomed their firstborn baby girl named Finley Elizabeth Mackel. Travers and his wife Meg also welcomed their second daughter Ellison Grace Mackel in January 2021. Ellison was born weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces.
Travers Mackel Baby
Travers Mackel Education
He is a graduate of Loyola Campus in New Orleans. Travers played shortstop on Loyola’s baseball team while in college. Following Hurricane Katrina hit the area in 2005, he has won nearly a dozen awards from both the Press Club of New Orleans and The Associated Press of Louisiana.
Travers Mackel WDSU
He anchors WDSU News at 4 & 5 PM Monday through Friday and also moderates the WDSU ‘Hot Seat’ segment Sunday night at 10:30 PM. Travers joined WDSU in 2003, and since then he has played a role in covering each major news story in the area for more than a decade and says Travers truly loves what he does.
Travers is a winner of several regional Emmy awards, thus in 2016, Travers was named “Louisiana Newsperson Of The Year” by The Associated Press while in 2014, he was named “Reporter Of The Year” in Louisiana by the same organization.
In addition, Travers either won or been a part of WDSU’s winning submissions on four regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and was also part of the WDSU News team awarded the National Murrow Award in 2018.
He has also, twice, been the recipient of a prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists. One of them due to WDSU’s 2012 coverage of the Hubig’s Pies fire in the Marigny and another in 2015 due to WDSU’s documentary on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Travers has also won a National Headliner Award — one of the oldest and largest annual national awards recognizing journalistic merit. He and WDSU earned the award for spot news coverage. One of his ’ investigative stories was cited in 2015 as a key component in WDSU earning the national Walter Cronkite Award due to excellence in political journalism.
Travers colleagues at WDSU include:
Chad Sabadie -anchor
Randi Rousseau -anchor
Sherman Desselle -anchor
Shay O’Connor -reporter
Travers Mackel Salary
He earns a satisfying amount from his work as a WDSU News at 4 & 5 PM Monday through Friday and also moderates the WDSU ‘Hot Seat’ segment Sunday night at 10:30 PM. Traver’s average salary is $79,258 per year.
Travers Mackel Net Worth
Travers gets his wealth from his work as a news anchor at WDSU News at 4 & 5 PM Monday through Friday and also moderates the WDSU ‘Hot Seat’ segment Sunday night at 10:30 PM. Therefore, Travers has accumulated a decent fortune over the years he has worked. Traver’s estimated net worth is $747,371.
Is Travers Mackel Married
Yes. Travers is married to his wife Meg Gatto an anchor and reporter at KVUE FOX 8 News. The two married on May 25, 2018. On March 26, 2019, the couple welcomed their firstborn baby girl named Finley Elizabeth Mackel.
Who Is Travers Mackel
Travers serves as a WDSU News anchor at 4 & 5 PM Monday through Friday and also moderates the WDSU ‘Hot Seat’ segment Sunday night at 10:30 PM. Before coming to WDSU, he served as an anchor and reporter in Monroe, La., at KTVE-TV, and also he spent almost three years reporting for WLBT-TV in Jackson, Miss.