Marion Brooks an American award-winning News anchor, and reporter working at NBC 5. She anchors the NBC 5 News at 11 am and 4:30 p.m. every weekday and is a member of the NBC5 Investigates team of investigative reporters.
Marion Brooks Age
Brooks was born on April 18th, 1963, in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Marion Brooks Height
Brooks stands tall at a an average body height of 6 feet and 2 inches /1.88 m
Marion Brooks Family
Brooks born to of Sam Brooks and Margret Brooks. Her father is of black ethnicity while her mother is white. More information about her family are publicly unavailable, this section will be updated as soon as this information is available.
Marion Brooks Husband
Brooks got married to Ruye Hawkins back in March 2005. The duo tied the knot after having been in a relationship for a while and are blessed with two beautiful daughters, Sydney Hawkins and Brooks Hawkins born on 2 June 2006. Her husband works as a lawyer in Orlando, Fla.
Marion Brooks Daughters
Marion with her husband are blessed with two beautiful daughters, Sydney Hawkins and Brooks Hawkins.
Marion Brooks Salary
Brooks earns an annual estimated salary of $73,220 according to NBC 5 anchors/reporters’ salaries.
Marion Brooks Net Worth
Brooks has an estimated Net Worth of $10k -$1 million
Marion Brooks NBC 5 News
Brooks an American award-winning News anchor, and reporter working at NBC 5. She anchors the NBC 5 News at 11 am and 4:30 p.m. every weekday and is a member of the NBC5 Investigates team of investigative reporters.
She is known to have reported and investigated on her series of reports on sex Trafficking in Chicago back in 2014 having earned her several awards including national recognition from the Alliance for Women in Media (Gracie) and a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
She started off her career in broadcasting in radio at WGST, a news talk station in Atlanta, in the entry-level type of job that exposed her to the long hours, hard work, and adrenaline rushes of newsgathering. She earned experience with solidifying her desire to work as a journalist.
She hsad her first television career in one of the poorest regions in the country, the Mississippi Delta. She would move through markets around the country with stops in Jacksonville, Fla., St. Louis, Mo., Atlanta, Ga., and Chicago.
She aearned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Spelman College and she is as well a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She as well got honored with awards from the following organizations:
- National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), Midwest Chapter Emmy Award
- National Emmy Award
- Alliance for Women in Media (Gracie)
- Radio Television Digital News Association (Edward R. Murrow Award, Region 7)
- Associated Press
- Illinois Broadcast Association
- National Vernon Jarrett Award, 2005 – Institute of Advanced Journalism Studies, North Carolina A&T State University
- National Mental Health Association
- Illinois Mental Health Association
- Chicago Association of Black Journalists