Wayne Garcia Biography
Wayne Garcia is an award-winning American journalist. He is currently a news anchor and reporter for the 8,10, and 11 pm newscasts on FOX 12 and FOX 12 plus. Wayne has always lived on the West Coast and has now been in Portland at FOX 12 since 2002.
He started his broadcasting career back in 1979 at the tender age of 15. He worked at the local radio station in town (KTIP, Porterville) as a DJ and then Sports Announcer.
Wayne Garcia Age
Wayne’s age, date of birth, and birthday are publicly not available. We will update this section once this information is available.
Wayne Garcia Height
Wayne stands at an average height, he has not shared his height with the public. His height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.
Wayne Garcia Family
Garcia grew up on the West Coast. He was born to his parents whose information is not yet disclosed. Garcia was born in his parents’ car while they were on their way to the hospital near Lemoore, California. There is no much information about Garcia’s family.
Wayne Garcia Education
Garcia attended San Diego State University- California State University between 1983-1985. While in college, he was Director for KCR Radio and Play by play announcer for Aztec football, baseball, and basketball.
Wayne Garcia Wife
Wayne is a happily married man. He is married to his wife whose information he has not disclosed yet. The two have blessed with two beautiful daughters. The family is the owner of a big black beautiful lab/shepherd mix called Griffin. Though not much is known about his beautiful family, they love going camping in Wayne’s 1979 VW Bus.
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After graduating from college he first worked in Fresno at KMJ radio as a News Reporter and Anchor. He later crossed over to TV at KJEO, the CBS affiliate serving as a reporter and news anchor from June 1987 to August 1990. After 3 years he got a job as a reporter and anchor at KIRO TV in Seattle, then 3 years later he moved to KCAL in Los Angeles as a news reporter.
He worked in this position for 7 years. He served as the general assignment reporter and a fill-in anchor. In April 2000, he landed himself another job as a reporter and news anchor at KPHO in Phoenix. He worked in these positions for 2 years 6months.
Wayne has been in broadcasting now for more than 40 years. He has dependably lived on the West Coast and has now been in Portland at FOX 12 since 2002.
Wayne says Portland is his preferred city on the planet! He wants to investigate the Northwest with his better half and two little girls and a dark lab, Griffin. They like to drive around and camp in their vintage 1979 VW Campmobile that our own Tony Martinez highlighted in an ongoing story.
In his spare time, Wayne loves to read and write fiction. Mostly spy novels. He enjoys IPA and loves ethnic food like Thai, Indian, German, and well come to think of it, there’s not much food he doesn’t like.
Garcia also listens to a lot of music, ranging from his standby favorite Jimmy Buffett to songs from Shawn Mendes. Ruel that his daughters seem to perpetually play on their Alexa.
Wayne Garcia Salary
Wayne has an annual salary of $55,380, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Wayne Garcia Net Worth
Wayne has an estimated net worth of $3 million dollars as of 2020. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an award-winning American journalist. Through his various sources of income, Wayne has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
