Michael Wooten Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Michael Wooten is a journalist and senior reporter and news anchor for Wgrz.

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Best Known For:The television program Voices

Breakthrough:Graduated summa cum laude with honors from Marshall University in 2006

10 Quick Facts About Michael Wooten

Full Name: Michael Wooten
Profession: News anchor and reporter
Known For: The television program Voices
Current Role: Senior reporter and news anchor
Current Employer: WGRZ
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia
Marital Status: Married
Spouse / Partner: Colleen Wooten
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and Investigative Journalist
Beats: Investigations and Politics / Government

Michael Wooten Age

Michael Wooten's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

His educational background includes studies at Marshall University, University of Oxford, and other institutions.

Marshall University
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree
- Field of Study: Broadcast Journalism
- Period: Graduated 2006
University of Oxford
- Period: Summer program
Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
- Period: Summer program

Career & Work

Michael Wooten's career includes news and reporting roles with WKBW-TV, a television station and WGRZ-TV.

Organization: WKBW-TV

Role: Senior Reporter and News Anchor

Period: 2023–Present

Details: Buffalo, New York

Organization: WGRZ-TV

Role: Managing Editor

Period: Before 2023

Details: Buffalo, New York · Held newsroom editorial responsibilities while also reporting and anchoring.

Organization: WGRZ-TV

Role: Reporter and News Anchor

Period: 2009–2023

Details: Buffalo, New York · Reported major breaking stories, conducted investigative reporting and anchored evening television news.

Organization: WSAZ-TV

Role: Political Reporter and Weekend Evening Anchor

Period: Before 2009

Details: West Virginia · Reported on politics and interviewed presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton during the 2008 election campaign.

Organization: WSAZ-TV

Role: Producer

Period: Early career

Details: West Virginia

Organization: TEGNA

Role: Journalism Trainer

Period: During WGRZ tenure

Details: United States · Helped train journalists at television stations around the country in storytelling and reporting techniques.

Rise to Fame

Michael Wooten rose to prominence for his role on the television show Voices.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes Voices, WKBW 7 News, and WGRZ-TV Investigative Reporting.

Television

TV Show: Voices (Anchor, 2023-Present) — WKBW-TV 5:30 p.m. news and community program
TV Show: WKBW 7 News (Senior Reporter, 2023-Present) — Buffalo television news reporting

Work: WGRZ-TV Investigative Reporting (Investigative Reporter, 2009-2023) — Investigations involving hydro-fracking and law enforcement surveillance
Work: Cell Phone Spying (Investigative Reporter, 2015) — Investigative series concerning surveillance practices at the Erie County Sheriff's Office
Work: Continental Flight 3407 Coverage (Reporter, 2009) — Reporting on the fatal aviation accident and subsequent aviation-safety advocacy

Notable Coverage

Continental Airlines Flight 3407 - WGRZ-TV - 2009 - Covered the fatal plane crash near Buffalo and the efforts of victims' families to improve aviation safety
Hydraulic fracturing in New York State - WGRZ-TV - Produced Emmy Award-winning investigative journalism concerning hydro-fracking
Hurricane Harvey - WGRZ-TV - 2017 - Reported from Houston during the hurricane disaster
Buffalo mass shooting - WGRZ-TV - 2022 - Reported on the deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York
Western New Yorkers lost in the September 11 attacks - WKBW-TV - 2026 - Produced a remembrance report on the 25th anniversary of the attacks
Buffalo Water Board PFAS contamination lawsuit - WKBW-TV - 2026 - Reported on litigation alleging chemical contamination affecting Lake Erie
New York gubernatorial debate - WKBW-TV - 2026 - Reported on the debate between Kathy Hochul and Bruce Blakeman

Awards & Achievements

Regional Emmy Award — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Investigative reporting about hydraulic fracturing in New York State.
Regional Edward R. Murrow Award — Radio Television Digital News Association — 2015 — Investigative reporting on cell phone surveillance involving the Erie County Sheriff's Office.
Associated Press Awards — Associated Press — Television news journalism.

Michael Wooten Family & Relationships

Michael Wooten is married to Colleen Wooten.

Lesser Known Facts

Wooten grew up in a small town in West Virginia.
He interviewed Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton on the same day during the 2008 presidential campaign.
He worked as a newsroom managing editor and journalism trainer in addition to reporting and anchoring.

His first professional television job was as a producer at WSAZ-TV.
The Continental Flight 3407 crash was the first story he covered after moving to Western New York.
He has reported from natural disasters and mass shootings across multiple states.