Alicia Barnes Biography
Alicia Barnes is a renowned American Emmy Award-winning journalist who presently works as a TV News Main Anchor at FOX 46 WJZY-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina. She co-anchors the weekday 5 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm newscasts with Brien Blakely. She joined the station in August 2021. Before joining FOX 46, she spent two years and four months as an evening anchor and reporter at WIS News 10 in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area.
Alicia Barnes Age
Alicia Barnes, 46, was born on December 18, 1977, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Alicia Barnes Height
Alicia stands at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches (Approx.1.7m).
Alicia Barnes Education
She graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and joined Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 2000. Later, she attended Wayne State University, where she earned her Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 2002.
Alicia Barnes Family
Alicia was born to loving parents in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. However, information on her parents and siblings is unavailable to the public.
Alicia Barnes Husband
She married her wonderful spouse, Jacob John, Jr. The couple married on May 25, 2014, in Coble Plaza in downtown, near Edventure. They have two beautiful children together.
Alicia Barnes Salary
She makes a respectable salary ranging from $44,940 to $120,880 every year.
Alicia Barnes’s Net worth
Alicia has amassed a fortune from his successful career, with an estimated net worth of $1 million.
Alicia Barnes Career
Alicia currently works as a TV News Main Anchor for FOX 46 WJZY-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina. She co-anchors the weekday 5 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm newscasts with Brien Blakely. She joined the station in August 2021. Before joining FOX 46, she spent two years and four months as an evening anchor and reporter at WIS News 10 in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area. From Monday to Friday, Alicia co-anchored newscasts at 7 p.m., 11 p.m., and 10 p.m. on Columbia’s The CW.
Before joining WIS News 10, she was the principal anchor for ABC News in Columbia from 2008 to 2018. During her tenure, she covered major issues in the Midlands that made national headlines, including the Charleston church killings, the 2015 floods, and the Confederate flag’s removal from the State House.
She formerly worked as a weekend anchor for NBC7 News in the Greater San Diego Area from December 2005 until December 2006. She also worked as a general assignment reporter at (NBC) WXIA 11 ALIVE NEWS in Atlanta, Georgia, for two years and nine months. Alicia has also worked as a freelance reporter for WKBD-TV in Detroit.
In addition to her media work, she moderated the 2019 National Coalition of 100 Black Women Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. She also served as a judge for the Miss South Carolina Pageant in 2012. Alicia serves on the Board of Trustees for the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina.
