Mary Saladna Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Mary Saladna is a journalist and general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for WCVB.

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Best Known For:The television program NewsCenter 5

Breakthrough:Studied marketing at Pennsylvania State University

10 Quick Facts About Mary Saladna

Full Name: Mary Saladna
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program NewsCenter 5
Current Role: General assignment reporter and fill-in anchor
Current Employer: WCVB
Marital Status: Married
Spouse / Partner: Ed Shipman
Children: Sam
Specialization: Journalist, Reporter, and News Anchor / Newscaster
Beats: Politics / Government, Crime / Public Safety, and Lifestyle / Human Interest

Mary Saladna Age

Mary Saladna's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

Her educational background includes studies at Pennsylvania State University and University of Exeter.

Pennsylvania State University
- Field of Study: Marketing
University of Exeter
- Field of Study: International Business and Politics

Career & Work

Mary Saladna's career includes news and reporting roles with WCVB-TV, a television station and WGAL-TV.

Organization: WCVB-TV

Role: General Assignment Reporter and Fill-In Anchor

Period: September 1999–Present

Details: Boston, Massachusetts · Reports for NewsCenter 5 and serves as a fill-in anchor.

Organization: WGAL-TV

Role: News Anchor and Reporter

Period: Before September 1999

Details: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Organization: KDKA-TV

Role: Promotional Producer

Period: Early career

Details: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Worked in television production and promotion.

Organization: WHAG-TV

Role: News Anchor and Reporter

Details: Hagerstown, Maryland · Worked in television news reporting and anchoring.

Organization: WJAC-TV

Role: News Anchor and Reporter

Details: Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Role: Creator, Executive Producer and Host

Details: Pennsylvania

Rise to Fame

Mary Saladna rose to prominence for her role on the television show NewsCenter 5.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes NewsCenter 5, WGAL-TV Evening News, and Pulse.

Television

TV Show: NewsCenter 5 (General Assignment Reporter and Fill-In Anchor, 1999-Present) — WCVB television news programming
TV Show: WGAL-TV Evening News (News Co-Anchor, Before September 1999) — Anchored weekday evening news broadcasts
TV Show: Pulse (Creator, Executive Producer and Host) — Health care television magazine program that received Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters awards

Work: Taunton Rampage Reporting (Reporter, 2016) — WCVB reporting recognized with an Emmy Award in 2017
Work: Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions Coverage (Reporter, 2018) — Reporting recognized with a New England Emmy Award in 2019

Notable Coverage

Taunton Rampage – WCVB-TV – 2016 – Reporting that received Emmy recognition in 2017
Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions – WCVB-TV – 2018 – Reporting on the explosions and their aftermath received an Emmy Award in 2019
Massachusetts Local News and Public Safety – WCVB-TV – 2026 – Continues covering Boston-area breaking news, community issues and public safety

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Award for Individual Achievement in Anchoring — National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — 2001 — Television news anchoring.
New England Emmy Award for Continuous Coverage — National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — 2017 — Continuous television news coverage.
New England Emmy Award for Taunton Rampage Reporting — National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — 2017 — Reporting on the Taunton Rampage.
New England Emmy Award — National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — 2019 — Reporting on the Merrimack Valley gas explosions.
Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Awards — Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters — Three awards associated with the television health care program Pulse.

Mary Saladna Family & Relationships

Mary Saladna is married to Ed Shipman. She has 1 child, Sam.

Children:
- Sam

Lesser Known Facts

She worked as a promotional producer before establishing her television news anchoring career.
She has volunteered with organizations supporting health, veterans and community welfare.
Her public advocacy interests include CPR training, organ donation and health awareness.
She joined WCVB-TV in September 1999.