John Beard Biography (News Anchor)

John Beard is an American news anchor and actor based in Buffalo, New York.  John was a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps in 70’s but adapted to journalism career after his graduation.  He first worked at WIVB-TV in Buffalo before working for WXII-TV in North Carolina. He also anchored National newsbreaks in NBC and filled in for Bryant Gumbel on the Today show.

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John Beard Age

John Beard is 72 years old as of 2019, he was born on 24 Aug 1948, in St. Pauls, NC, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 24 Aug every year and his birth sign is Virgo. Beard will be 73 years old in 2021.

John Beard Height

John stands at an average height. He appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We will update this section when the information is available.

John Beard Education

John was born in St. Pauls, North Carolina. He graduated from East Carolina University. After school, John worked at WIVB-TV in Buffalo, and at WITN-TV and WXII-TV in his home state of North Carolina.

John Beard Family

John Beard Parents

John was born and raised by his parents in St. Pauls, NC. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Beard’s parents is still unclear. It is also not known if he has any siblings. Nevertheless, as soon as additional information about his father, mother, and siblings is available we shall update all John Beard Family members immediately.

John Beard Wife

John has not gone public with his relationship, it is not publicly known whether he is married or in a relationship. His wife/ partner’s information will be updated as soon as the information is available. Currently, John is single and lives in Santa Monica.

John Beard Net Worth

John Beard has an estimated Net Worth of $2.7 Million as of 2020. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an anchor and actor. Through his various sources of income, Beard has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

He has been in the media industry for almost four decades which explains how he has raised such a comfortable net worth.

John Beard Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about John.

John Beard Wiki

• Full Names: John Beard
• Popular As: John Beard (News Anchor)
• Gender: Male
• Occupation / Profession: Journalist/ actor
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

John Beard Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 72 years (2020)
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Date of Birth: 24 Aug 1948
• Place of Birth: St. Pauls, NC
• Birthday: 24 Aug

John Beard Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Not Available
• Height / How Tall?: Not Known
• Weight: Not Known
• Eye Color: Not Available
• Hair Color: Gray
• Shoe Size: Not Available

John Beard Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Not Known
• Mother: Not Known
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
• Marital Status: Single
• Wife/Spouse: Not Applicable
• Dating / Girlfriend: Single
• Children: Sons (None) Daughter(s) (None)

John Beard Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $2.7 Million
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Journalism and acting

John Beard House and Cars

• Place of living: Santa Monica
• Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

John Beard KNBC-TV

From 1981 to 1993, John was anchor at KNBC-TV.  During one of Beard’s newscasts at KNBC  a mentally unbalanced viewer, who was the child of newsteam pharmacy specialist Max Stollman, went onto the news set and demanded consumer advocate David Horowitz read the man’s manifesto at gunpoint. Once Horowitz finished reading the paper, the man set the gun down on the desk, at which time John reached over and grabbed the weapon on the desk.

John Beard KTTV

He anchored, with Christine Devine, the 10 PM newscast at KTTV in Los Angeles from December 1993 until September 2007 .

In December 2007 John left KTTV.  According to his personal website John was fired despite the highest ratings in the station’s history following years of increasing editorial disagreements with station management, whose audience market research was steering it toward ever more unsubstantial journalism and celebrity fluff.

He had joined KTTV after earlier leaving KNBC for similar reasons, refusing to read misleading news teases and celebrity stories (particularly regarding pop singer Michael Jackson). KNBC management at the time let him out of his contract to go to a “lesser” station, but would not release him to go to channel 2 (KCBS) or channel 7 (KABC), the other two network owned and operated stations in Los Angeles with 11 PM newscasts.

The Fox owned and operated was acceptable because its 10 PM newscast would not compete against KNBC and Beard was considered a great reader by news directors and station general management.

John Beard WGRZ

In Buffalo, John served as anchor for Channel 2 News Daybreak and Midday on WGRZ. While anchor, WGRZ’s morning newscast, Daybreak vaulted into first place in Buffalo’s Nielsen ratings.  It was announced on November 1, 2016 that John would be leaving WGRZ at the end of the year. John ultimately stayed over a year longer, with his final newscast airing January 18, 2018.

John Beard Acting work | John Beard Arrested Development

As an actor John has appeared as himself and newscaster roles in television series including the 1994 animated series Spider-Man, 24.  His most notable series is Arrested Development (on which he made twenty-four appearances as himself, including the fourth and fifth seasons, which were filmed after he relocated to Buffalo).

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