Table of Biography
In the afternoons, Rob Nelson works as the host of Newsy, Scripps Television’s all-new program. In the past, Rob Nelson worked for NewsNation’s primetime show NewsNation Prime as a nightly news anchor and for WABC-TV as a weekend morning anchor and weekday reporter.
Early Life
Rob Stephen Nelson aka Rob Nelson was born on June 5, 1978, in New Jersey, the United States of America. As of now, he is 44 years old and he is an American by his nationality. Moreover, he has the birth sign of Gemini. He is the son of Bob Nelson (father) and Sharon Nelson (mother). Besides that, there is no more information regarding his siblings, ethnicity, religion, and his childhood life.
Caption: Rob Nelson posing for a photo (Source: NOLA)
Talking about his academic qualifications, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There is no information regarding his graduation. We may assume from his accomplishments that he has completed his education at a prestigious university.
Rob Nelson – Net Worth 2022
As an anchor, he earned a decent sum of money in his professional life. Talking about his net worth is estimated at around $1 million. Moreover, he earns a salary estimated at $80,000 yearly.
Professional Career
After completing his education, he worked as an anchor at WWL-TV in New Orleans from 2000. He worked as a morning news anchor and reporter. In addition, he also worked for the newspaper, Times-Picayune before joining ABC News in 2012.
Caption: Rob Nelson working as the co-host of the news show News Nation (Source: Instagram)
Joining ABC News
In 2010, Rob joined the ABC network. Where he worked as a network journalist and reporter for Good Morning America and World News on the ABC Network. Along with David Muir, Rob collaborated and Nightline on this project. Moreover, he worked as a co-anchor for ABC News World News Now, and America This Morning while remaining at ABC. After working for almost 3 years, he left the ABC Network.
In October 2021, he re-joined Kate O’Brian, who employed him at ABC, for the debut of Newsy as a broadcast and streaming television news station. He is the anchor of Newsy Reports, a straight news program, from 4 to 7 p.m. He is based in Atlanta.
Joining WABC-TV
After leaving the ABC Network, he then joined ABC-TV in 2014. There, he worked as a co-anchor for weekend morning newscasts. Also worked as a morning host on Saturday and Sunday for Eyewitness News. He announced his resignation from the station on February 24, 2020, to pursue other possibilities.
Moreover, he then moved to Chicago, where he assisted Nexstar Media Group in the creation of NewsNation for WGN America, the company’s national station. The three-hour program debuted in September 2020, but as the revamped NewsNation channel included additional opinion and analysis programs, the renamed NewsNation Prime was reduced to one hour. Nelson stepped down from NewsNation in August 2021.
Awards
As a news anchor and a journalist, he has won several awards and recognition now. He has won the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Press Club of New Orleans, and the Louisiana Press Association.
Relationship Status
Rob is a married man. He married Jenny Hurwitz and has been together for more than nine years. The married date and place are unknown. The couple has a son named Gabe who was born in late October and November 2019.
Caption: Rob Nelson with his wife Jenny and their son Gabe (Source: NOLA)
Talking about his rumors and controversy, he has not been a part of them till now. Moreover, he is focusing on his personal and professional career.
Body Measurements
Rob Nelson is 5 feet 10 inches tall. Moreover, he has dark black eyes and black color hair. Besides that, there is no more information regarding Nelson’s other body measurements.
Rob Nelson – Social Media
Rob Nelson is pretty active on social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. On his Instagram, there are more than 5k followers and on his Twitter account, there are more than 10k followers.