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Jovita Moore Biography

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Years: 20 years
Nation of birth: United States of America
Name Jovita Moore
birth name Jovita Moore
Nationality American
Place of birth / city New York
ethnicity Afro-American
Profession newscaster and reporter
Working for WSB-TV
Net worth $1 million dollars
eye color Hazelnut color
Hair color Brown
face color Black
subject with N/A
Married N/A
Married to N/A
Education Columbia University

Jovita Moore, an Emmy Award-winning American news anchor and reporter, works at Atlanta, Georgia-based WSB-TV as a daily news anchor. She can be seen on channel 2’s Action News at 5pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts.

Early life and education of Jovita Moore

Born on the 4th of October, Jovita Moore hails from New York. She was raised by a single mother in an apartment in New York. She is an American by nationality and is of mixed ethnicity. She is of African American and White descent.

Jovita Moore remembers her early days when she and her mother watched the news together and her mother had been an influence in her life.

 

She graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor of Arts with a minor in Literature. It was then that her professor suggested that her writing style might help her further her career in journalism.

Taking the suggestion to heart, Jovita Moore interned at Amsterdam News in Harlem. Initially, Jovita loved to build a story from scratch, but after seeing the competition from the stream, she decided to join the stream.

Therefore, Jovita enrolled in the Columbia University School of Journalism and earned her Master of Science in Broadcasting.

 

Jovita Moore’s career

After graduating, quickly enough, Jovita Moore jumped at the opportunity to work with KFSM, an Arkansas-based New York Times-owned television station in a “one-man band” job. She loved driving the truck, setting up the equipment, recording the video, and doing the interview as part of the job.

Jovita Moore took every opportunity to mature for the process to appear in the larger market, which was her goal, and worked for KFSM-TV for three years earning a promotion as an anchor at WMC-TV based in Memphis, Tennessee.

Later, he got his dream knocking on his door in 1998 to work for the largest market associated with WBS-TV based in Atlanta, Georgia. Sophia Choi , Fred Blankenship and Wendy Corona are some of her colleagues at WBS’s Channel 2 Action News.

In 2008, Jovita covered former President Barack Obama’s Inauguration in freezing weather. She said that it is the most memorable cover of him. Plus, she said, “It was very special to me because of its place in history.” However, she says that she never had the chance to meet former President Obama and the former First Lady. Michelle Obama .

Jovita Moore Philanthropy

Jovita Moore is also a philanthropist. She served her community by leaving her mark as a member of Outstanding Atlanta’s class of 2004 and Leadership Atlanta’s class of 2007. She spends her time in civic and nonprofit activities in Atlanta. She owns a non-profit youth organization called ‘Live to Prosper’.

She is a board member of Genesis Shelter, an NGO dedicated to helping new mothers and newborns, not the homeless. Jovita Moore is also a member of the Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists.

Jovita Moore Salary and Net Worth

According to the source, the average salary for a newscaster in Atlanta is $38 per hour. According to Paysa.com , an average newscaster in the United States makes about $48,014 a year. Having worked as a news anchor for nearly two decades in Atlanta and along with other companies, Jovita Moore is believed to have a good salary and her net worth is in excess of $1 million.

Personal life and married life of Jovita Moore

Jovita Moore is known for being a passionate mentor. She advocates for the welfare of single mothers. She believes in hard work in order to establish a strong foundation for success.

Mother of three children, Shelby, Marley and Josh, Jovita Moore is a single mother according to her profile on WBS. She mentions that her children are her significant achievement. Citing that, she has revealed information about her boyfriend and her husband and her married life.

His romantic affairs are far from public knowledge, although he is regularly updated with social sites. Jovita is good friends with her makeup artists, whom she calls BFF and her sister. She is an avid dog lover and has a pet named Copper the CoovaPoo.

Age, body measurements and other facts

  • Age: As of 2019, Jovita Moore is 50 years old.
  • Height: He stands over 5 feet, however his exact height is unknown.
  • Body Measurements: He has a slender body built with the figure in the shape of a banana.
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