Paula Toti Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Paula Toti is an American journalist and evening news co-anchor for WKRC-TV.

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Best Known For:The television program Local 12 News

Breakthrough:Was born in New York and raised in California

10 Quick Facts About Paula Toti

Full Name: Paula Toti
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program Local 12 News
Current Role: Evening news co-anchor
Current Employer: WKRC-TV
Place of Birth: New York
Marital Status: Married
Spouse / Partner: Tim Smith
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Journalist, and Reporter

Paula Toti Age

Paula Toti's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended California State University, Sacramento, where she studied Communication Studies.

California State University, Sacramento
- Field of Study: Communication Studies

Career & Work

Paula Toti's career includes news and reporting roles with WKRC-TV, a television station and WBNS-TV.

Organization: WKRC-TV

Role: Primary Evening News Co-Anchor

Period: March 2020–Present

Details: Cincinnati, Ohio

Role: Television News Reporter and Anchor

Period: Early career before 1997

Details: Green Bay, Wisconsin; Richmond, Virginia; Cleveland, Ohio

Organization: WBNS-TV

Role: News Reporter and Anchor

Period: Before 1997

Details: Columbus, Ohio · Worked in television news before joining WKRC.

Organization: WCMH-TV

Role: News Reporter and Anchor

Period: Before 1997

Details: Columbus, Ohio

Organization: WKRC-TV

Role: Weekend News Anchor and General Assignment Reporter

Period: From 1997

Details: Cincinnati, Ohio · Joined Local 12 as a weekend anchor and general assignment reporter.

Rise to Fame

Paula Toti rose to prominence for her role on the television show Local 12 News at 5.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes Local 12 News at 5, Local 12 News at 6, and Local 12 News at 11.

Television

TV Show: Local 12 News at 5 (Co-Anchor, Current in 2026) — Evening television news broadcast on WKRC
TV Show: Local 12 News at 6 (Co-Anchor, Current in 2026) — WKRC's flagship early-evening television newscast
TV Show: Local 12 News at 11 (Co-Anchor, Current in 2026) — Late-evening Cincinnati news broadcast
TV Show: Columbus Business News Segment (Business Reporter and Presenter, Before 1997) — Nightly television business reporting during her earlier Columbus career

Work: Home of the Brave (Reporter, 2026) — Local 12 profiles highlighting veterans and military service
Work: Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks Anniversary Coverage (Reporter and Interviewer, September 2026) — Feature about Cincinnati's longstanding fireworks celebration

Notable Coverage

International business reporting - Columbus television news - Covered international economic developments, including reporting from Bangkok, Thailand
Cincinnati's regional economy - WKRC-TV - Reported on business and economic issues affecting the Cincinnati region
September 11 and military service - Local 12 - 2026 - Produced a Home of the Brave profile about a local woman's Air Force service and how the September 11 attacks affected her career
Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks 50th anniversary - Local 12 - 2026 - Interviewed business leadership about the Cincinnati fireworks celebration's 50-year milestone
Cincinnati community and public affairs - Local 12 - 2026 - Continued anchoring evening newscasts and contributing interviews on major local events

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Award Nomination — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Business reporting, including international economic coverage.

Paula Toti Family & Relationships

Paula Toti is married to Tim Smith.

Lesser Known Facts

Toti was born in New York but grew up in California.
She has professional experience in stockbroking.
Her professional biography describes her as an animal lover.
She has supported charitable causes related to vision loss and visual impairment.
Her business journalism included an international assignment in Bangkok.
She worked at both WBNS and WCMH in Columbus before joining WKRC.