Hope Ford Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Hope Ford is an American journalist and news anchor and reporter for WUSA-TV.

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Best Known For:The television program WUSA9 News

Breakthrough:Studied mass communication at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Full Name: Hope Ford
Nationality: American
Profession: Journalist and reporter
Known For: The television program WUSA9 News
Current Role: News anchor and reporter
Gender: Female
Specialization: Reporter, Journalist, and Investigative Journalist
Beats: Lifestyle / Human Interest, Politics / Government, and Crime / Public Safety
Notable Work: 11Alive news reporting
Media Level: Regional

Hope Ford's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

She attended University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree
- Field of Study: Mass Communication

Hope Ford's career includes news and reporting roles with WXIA-TV / 11Alive, a television station and WFMY-TV.

Organization: WXIA-TV / 11Alive

Role: Multimedia journalist and reporter

Period: From June 2018; reporting documented through 2022

Details: Atlanta, Georgia

Organization: WFMY-TV

Role: Reporter and consumer investigative journalist

Period: Before June 2018

Details: Greensboro, North Carolina · Reported consumer investigations and community news before transferring to the Atlanta sister station.

Organization: KLFY-TV

Role: Reporter and anchor

Period: Early career

Details: Lafayette, Louisiana · Reported local news and anchored broadcasts in her hometown television market.

Role: Radio journalist

Period: Early career

Details: Louisiana

Hope Ford rose to prominence for her role on the television show 11Alive news reporting.

Notable media work includes 11Alive news reporting, National Guard troops dance in the streets with protesters, and WFMY consumer investigations.

TV Show: 11Alive news reporting (Multimedia journalist, 2018-2022 documented) — Atlanta television news reporting across major public affairs and community issues

Work: National Guard troops dance in the streets with protesters (Reporter, 2020) — 11Alive television report documenting an interaction between demonstrators and National Guard personnel
Work: WFMY consumer investigations (Investigative reporter, Before 2018) — Consumer protection reporting on businesses and contractors

Atlanta protests following George Floyd's death – WXIA-TV / 11Alive – 2020 – Reported on demonstrations, including a story showing National Guard members dancing with protesters
Georgia 2020 election recount – WXIA-TV / 11Alive – 2020 – Reported developments during Georgia's presidential election hand recount
COVID-19 workplace vaccine requirements – WXIA-TV / 11Alive – 2021 – Examined legal challenges to employer vaccine and testing requirements
Food insecurity and delayed SNAP benefits – WXIA-TV / 11Alive – 2022 – Reported on how rising grocery prices and delayed benefits affected Georgia families
Consumer investigations – WFMY-TV – Investigated consumer complaints, contractors and businesses during her tenure in Greensboro

Edward R. Murrow Award — Radio Television Digital News Association — Journalism recognition identified in her professional biography; the precise category and year were not established.
Emmy Award nominations — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Two television journalism nominations reported in her professional biography.

Started her journalism career in radio before working in television.
Shoots, writes and edits many of her own news stories.
Wrote a first-person essay for News Photographer magazine in 2020 about reporting, racial justice and professional responsibility.
Has given motivational talks to students and mentored multimedia journalists.
Supported fundraising and awareness activities associated with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Previously reported on consumer complaints and contractor disputes.