Samica Knight Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Samica Knight is an American journalist and morning news anchor for KTRK-TV.

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Best Known For:The television program ABC13 Eyewitness News

Breakthrough:Joined ABC13 Houston's established morning news team alongside Rita Garcia in 2021

10 Quick Facts About Samica Knight

Full Name: Samica Knight
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program ABC13 Eyewitness News
Current Employer: KTRK-TV
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas
Birth Year: 1982
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and Journalist
Beats: Politics / Government and Lifestyle / Human Interest

Samica Knight Age

Samica Knight is about 44 years old as of 2026. Samica Knight was born in 1982.

Education

Her educational background includes studies at High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and University of Houston.

High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
University of Houston
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Field of Study: Broadcast Journalism
University of Houston
- Field of Study: Program for Excellence in Selling

Career & Work

Samica Knight's career includes news and reporting roles with KTRK-TV, a television station and WHP-TV.

Organization: KTRK-TV

Role: Morning News Anchor

Period: Present

Details: Houston, Texas

Organization: WHP-TV

Role: General Assignment Reporter and Fill-in Anchor

Details: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Reported general news and conducted investigative journalism, including an investigation of employee payments for nonexistent health insurance.

Organization: KXXV

Role: Reporter

Details: Waco, Texas

Organization: KTRK-TV

Role: Newsroom Intern

Details: Houston, Texas · Completed an early journalism internship at the station where she later became an anchor.

Rise to Fame

Samica Knight rose to prominence for her role on the television show Houston H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes ABC13 Eyewitness News, Houston H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade, and WHP-TV Insurance Benefits Investigation.

Television

TV Show: ABC13 Eyewitness News (Morning News Anchor, Present) — Co-anchors the weekday morning television news programme with Rita Garcia
TV Show: Houston H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade (Co-Host, 2025) — Co-presented ABC13's broadcast of the 76th annual Houston Thanksgiving parade

Work: WHP-TV Insurance Benefits Investigation (Investigative Reporter) — Investigated a company that collected money from employees for nonexistent health insurance

Notable Coverage

Insurance benefits investigation – WHP-TV – Investigated a Pennsylvania company that collected employee payments for health insurance that did not exist. The reporting contributed to the introduction of proposed state legislation
Fort Hood courts-martial – KXXV – Reported on high-profile military court cases at Fort Hood
President George W. Bush's Crawford ranch – KXXV – Covered developments related to President Bush while working in the Waco television market
Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade – KTRK-TV – 2025 – Co-hosted Houston's 76th annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade with Rita Garcia

Awards & Achievements

Journalism Award — Associated Press — Broadcast journalism.
Broadcast Journalism Award — Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters — Television news reporting.

Lesser Known Facts

A native of Houston, she was an intern at KTRK-TV before returning to the station as a professional broadcaster.
Performed as a singer at Carnegie Hall and in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing.
Her investigative reporting in Pennsylvania helped prompt a legislative response to an alleged health insurance scheme.
Participates in community volunteer activities in Houston.