Jacqueline Matter Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Jacqueline Matter is an American journalist and morning news co-anchor and reporter for WFLA-TV.

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Best Known For:The television program FOX5 Mornings; Good Day DC

Breakthrough:Graduated from Wake Technical Community College in 2012

10 Quick Facts About Jacqueline Matter

Full Name: Jacqueline Matter
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and reporter
Known For: The television program FOX5 Mornings; Good Day DC
Current Employer: WFLA-TV
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and TV Host
Beats: Crime / Public Safety and Politics / Government
Media Level: Local
Net Worth: $341,000-$4,875,000 (Estimated range)

Jacqueline Matter Age

Jacqueline Matter's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

Her educational background includes studies at Wake Technical Community College and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Wake Technical Community College
- Period: Graduated in 2012
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Field of Study: Journalism

Career & Work

Jacqueline Matter's career includes news and reporting roles with WTTG-TV, a television station and WWSB-TV.

Organization: WTTG-TV

Role: Morning Co-anchor, Reporter and Good Day DC Co-host

Period: March 2024–Present

Details: Co-anchors FOX5 Mornings and Good Day DC and hosts the station's true-crime DMV series.

Organization: WTTG-TV

Role: Weekend Evening Anchor and Weekday Reporter

Period: July 2021–March 2024

Details: Joined FOX 5 DC and anchored weekend evening newscasts while reporting on weekday evenings.

Organization: WWSB-TV

Role: Evening News Anchor and Reporter

Period: Before 2021

Details: Sarasota, Florida · Worked for approximately five years, including evening anchoring, morning news and political/investigative programming.

Organization: WNCT-TV

Role: Morning News Anchor

Period: Historical

Details: Greenville, North Carolina · Anchored morning newscasts in eastern North Carolina.

Organization: WNCT-TV

Role: Jacksonville Bureau Chief and Reporter

Period: Historical

Details: Jacksonville, North Carolina · Covered news from the Jacksonville bureau.

Rise to Fame

Jacqueline Matter rose to prominence for her role on the television show Good Day DC.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes Good Day DC, FOX5 Mornings, and FOX 5 True Crime DMV.

Television

TV Show: Good Day DC (Co-host, 2024-Present) — FOX 5 DC weekday morning program
TV Show: FOX5 Mornings (News Anchor, 2024-Present) — Early-morning television news on FOX 5 DC
TV Show: ABC7 News Sarasota (Anchor) — Evening and morning newscasts at WWSB-TV

Digital Series

Digital Series: FOX 5 True Crime DMV (Host) — True-crime series distributed through FOX Local

Notable Coverage

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse – FOX 5 DC – 2024 – Covered the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge
Parkland school shooting – WWSB-TV – 2018 – Reported on the Florida school shooting
Surfside condominium collapse – 2021 – Covered the deadly Florida condominium collapse
2020 United States presidential election – WWSB-TV – 2020 – Reported on the presidential election
Veterans' toxic water exposure – Reported on veterans' exposure concerns and accountability issues

Awards & Achievements

Miss North Carolina International — Miss North Carolina International — 2016 — Won the state pageant title and advocated for military mental health awareness.

Lesser Known Facts

She attended Wake Technical Community College before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Her military-family background influenced her interest in reporting and veterans' issues.
She used her 2016 Miss North Carolina International title to advocate for awareness of post-traumatic stress affecting military families.
Her FOX 5 biography identifies Marleigh and Hops as her dogs.
She was a Carolina Covenant Scholar and participated in UNC's all-girl cheerleading team.