Leah Beno Biography
Leah Beno is an American journalist who currently anchors FOX 9’s (KMSP-TV) Saturday and Sunday morning shows and field reports during the week. She started with FOX 9 in February 2009 and later merged with the weekend team after five years. In her time, she has been part of the weekend mornings including a third hour of news on Sunday mornings.
Leah Beno Age
Beno was born on July 7, 1981, in Detroit, Michigan, the United States of America. Therefore as of 2022, she is 41 years old.
Leah Beno Height
Beno stands at a height of 1.7m, and her weight is about 65kg.
Leah Beno Family
Born and raised in a plain suburban neighborhood in Detroit, Leah’s father was an army officer who fought during the period of the Cuban Missile Crisis. On special occasions like mother’s day or father’s day, she shares pictures of her parents appreciating them for taking care of her. Beno has not disclosed her family members, parents, and siblings. Mostly because she does not necessarily find this information useful to the public. We will keep you posted should this information be available.
Leah Beno Husband
Beno happily married her husband Matt in a private wedding ceremony after proposing in 2014 and together, they have two sons. Their firstborn Vincent John was born in September 2016 while the second one, Joseph Matthew, was born in March 2019 at 12:26 p.m. on Friday. Into the bargain, Joseph Matthew weighed about 7 pounds and 3 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Likewise, she frequently shares a lot of pictures on social media of her family.
Leah Beno Career
As an alum of Michigan State University, Leah graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism. Before joining KMSP FOX 9 in February 2009, Beno worked at WGHP in North Carolina and WWTV-WWUP in Northern Michigan. Throughout her career, Beno has made coverage on a wide range of topics and events and even sat face-to-face with Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator John McCain.
She has covered Super Bowl LII and more blizzards than she can count. One of the most memorable days in her career includes the day Prince passed away, and the day Jacob Wetterling’s remains were found. Beno joined the WGHP network as a reporter and worked there for two years from 2006 to 2008. After exiting the WGHP network in 2008, she joined Channel Fox 9 KMSP-TV and has been working since 2009 as an anchor and reporter. Moreover, she works with the weekend team and is currently a part of the weekend mornings for FOX Corporation KMSP-TV. These are some of the other anchors that Beno works with at Fox 9:
- Tim Blotz
- Tom Butler
- Kelcey Carlson
- Bisi Onile-Ere
- Ahmad Hicks
- Amy Hockert
- Theo Keith
- Alix Kendall
- Ian Leonard
- Kendall Mark
Leah Beno Salary
Beno’s salary is about $137,000 per year.
Leah Beno’s Net Worth
Beno’s estimated net worth is $1.5 million. Her primary source is her job as a journalist and anchor and reporter for KMSP-TV Fox 9 News.
Social Media Accounts
Beno is active on social media and she posts personal and work-related stuff from time to time. She has over 2000 followers on Instagram, 7.9k on Facebook, and 10k on Twitter.