An Emmy Award-winning newscaster who co-anchors WPLG Local 10 News at 4, 5, 6, and 11 p.m. in Miami. He began his career with KYW-TV, a CBS affiliate in Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a journalism degree and was a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. From 1999 to October 2002, he worked as a correspondent for WGCL-TV. He joined the Local 10 News channel in 2006. He was chosen to carry the Olympic torch through the streets of St. Louis, Missouri, in 2002.

How Much is Hughes’ Salary in 2021? Know His Net Worth!

Calvin, who is 50 years old, has amassed a sizable fortune throughout his work as a popular news anchor. He worked for a number of different news stations, including KYW-TV, KXAS-TV, WKYT-TV, and others.

Calvin has worked as an evening news anchor at WPLG Local 10 since then. As a result, he might be paid $63,961, which is almost the same as a year’s wage for a Local 10 news anchor. His net worth is $3.2 million as of 2021, while Nikki Laurenza, a Fox 40 news anchor, has a total net worth of $200,000.

Early Life and Education:

Calvin Hughes grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois, after being born in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. He is of African-American descent.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He began reporting for the local radio station KBIA in Columbia, Missouri, at the age of 19 after developing an interest in behavior from an early age. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi while in university.

Career:

Calvin Hughes worked for KXAS-TV in Dallas in 1995. He worked for the station until 1999, following which he joined WGCL-TV in Atlanta, where he worked with Jane Robelot until 2002.

Hughes joined Local 10 in late 2006, leaving his role as a weekend anchor and weekday nightside reporter at KYW-TV, a CBS station in Philadelphia, where he had worked since November 2003. He covered major national stories during his stay at the station, including the Live 8 Concert and Amish schoolhouse massacres.

Personal Life:

Calvin Hughes is a parent of two sons and a daughter who is married. His wife is stunning. He claimed in an interview that he is a family man who enjoys spending time with his family. He also stated that his wife has always been supportive of his professional endeavors.

As of 2017, the couple is divorcing, and Hughes is only allowed to see his three children on a supervised visit. His soon-to-be ex-wife filed the request because their children are afraid of their father because of his abusive behavior. She went on to say that he has anger control difficulties and that he spanks their kids.

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