T J Holmes Biography
T J Holmes (Birth name Loutelious Holmes, Jr) is an American journalist and national television personality. Holmes currently works as an ABC News Correspondent for Good Morning America in New York City, NY since September 2014. He first achieved national fame as an anchor and reporter for CNN. Holmes spent 5 years at the network anchoring CNN Saturday & Sunday mornings.
At the end of 2011, Holmes left CNN after signing a multi-platform talent deal with BET Networks The deal included a new show on BET titled Don’t Sleep. In 2013, BET and Holmes parted ways. Holmes became a substitute weekend anchor on MSNBC in December 2012.
Despite a brief return to CNN, Holmes still appears occasionally on MSNBC. Holmes filed a report on September 26, 2014, from New York for Good Morning America and on 27 September 2014, the weekend Good Morning America team officially welcomed him to ABC News.
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Full Names | T J Holmes ( b. Loutelious Holmes, Jr) |
Popular As | T J Holmes |
Gender | Male |
Occupation / Profession | Journalist |
Nationality | American |
Race / Ethnicity | African-American |
Religion | Not Known |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
T J Holmes Age and Birthday
Holmes is 44 years as of 2021. He was born on August 19th, 1977 in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on August 19th every year and his birth sign is Leo.
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Age | 44 years (2021) |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Date of Birth | August 19th, 1977 |
Place of Birth | West Memphis, Arkansas, United States of America |
Birthday | August 19th |
T J Holmes Height and Weight
Holmes stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches or 1.70m. He is also a man of moderate weight. His actual weight and other body measurements are not available at the moment. We will update this section as soon as we get them. TJ is also a very handsome guy with black hair color and brown eyes.
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Height | 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 meters) |
Weight | To be Updated |
Other Body Measurements
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Eye Color | Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Shoe Size | Not Known |
Chest size | Not Known |
Waist size | Not known |
Triceps | Not Known |
Biceps | Not Known |
T J Holmes Education
Holmes went to the University of Arkansas. He graduated in 2007 where he earned a degree in broadcast journalism.
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School | Not available |
College/ University | The University of Arkansas. |
Highest Qualification | Degree in broadcast journalism |
T J Holmes Family, Parents, and Siblings
T J Holmes Parents
Holmes was born to his parents in West Memphis, Arkansas. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus the identity of his father and mother is still unclear. This information will be updated as soon as it becomes available.
T J Holmes siblings
Holmes is the younger of two children. His parents gave him the nickname “T. Jr.” He only started to use the name “T. J.” when he began his professional television career.
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Father (Dad) | To be Updated |
Mother | To be Updated |
Brother (s) | To be Updated |
Sister (s) | To be Updated |
T J Holmes’s Wife and Children
T J Holmes Wife
Holmes is a married man. He is married to Atlanta-area attorney, Marilee Fiebig. The couple married on March 1, 2010, in Memphis, Tennessee. The couple announced in November 2012 that they were expecting their first child in January 2013.
Their daughter, Sabine Holmes, was born in January 2013. Previously Holmes was married to Amy Ferson, however, the two divorced in 2007 and were blessed with two children.
T J Holmes Children
Holmes has three children altogether, daughter Brianna Holmes and son Jaiden Holmes from his first marriage to Amy Ferson. And then a daughter Sabine Holmes born in January 2013, from his second marriage to Marilee Fiebig.
T J Holmes’s Son
Holmes has a son named Jaiden Holmes whom he got with his first wife, Amy Ferson. They also have a daughter named Brianna Holmes.
T J Holmes’s Daughter
“Good Morning America” host Holmes made headlines after revealing he styles his daughter’s hair every Friday.
Holmes melted hearts around the world after posting a video of himself doing his 7-year-old daughter’s (Sabine’s) hair. Although it’s a habit for him to fix his daughter Sabine’s hair, he’d like to normalize it for other parents as well.
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Marital Status Married | |
Ex-Wife Marilee Fiebig | |
Children Three (Jaiden, Brianna, and Sabine) |
T J Holmes Salary and Net Worth
T J Holmes Salary
Holmes’s salary ranges from $102796 – $110938. This is according to ABC News anchor/reporter’s annual salary payscale. However, these figures may vary substantially according to the level of seniority of the employee in question. At the moment, we do not have an exact salary for Holmes but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.
T J Holmes Net Worth
Holmes has an estimated net worth of $3 million. His career as a journalist is the primary source of his income. Holmes receives a good annual salary from his frequent contracts with big companies although the exact amount he receives is not known.
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Salary | $102796 – $110938. |
Net Worth | $3million |
Source of Income | His career as a journalist |
T J Holmes CNN
Holmes joined CNN in October 2006 as a news anchor and correspondent. He co-anchored CNN Saturday & Sunday Morning with Betty Nguyen until March 2010 when Nguyen left for CBS. He then anchored the newscast alone.
At CNN, he reported from the scene of numerous breaking news events, including Joplin, MO, which was devastated by multiple tornadoes in May 2011, Blacksburg, VA immediately after the shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech, and New Orleans during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. He also anchored from Ground Zero on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
In 2008, Holmes covered the historic first papal visit to the United States of Pope Benedict XIV, including anchoring live from the mass at Yankee Stadium. He secured some of the first stories in January 2009 from the survivors of the US Airways Flight 1549 that crash-landed in the Hudson River. Holmes reported from the University of Mississippi campus on the first presidential debate between Sens, John McCain, and Barack Obama.
Holmes also anchored significant news stories, including the 2006 Saddam Hussein execution, the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India in 2008, and the terrorist attacks at the Glasgow Airport in 2007. Holmes contributed to CNN’s 2010 reporting of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the 2008 primary presidential campaign coverage, both of which earned Peabody Awards. Christmas Day 2011, was Holmes’ last day on CNN.
T J Holmes MSNBC
Holmes has appeared on MSNBC since December 29, 2012, on several occasions as a substitute anchor. He has appeared on Weekends with Alex Witt and NewsNation with Tamron Hall.
T J Holmes Return to CNN
Holmes made a brief return on June 24, 2013, to the Turner family of networks when he anchored coverage of the George Zimmerman trial.
T J Holmes ABC News
On September 26, 2014, T J Holmes entered the ABC News Team on a freelance/part-time basis, replacing on the overnight news program World News Now (WNN) and America This Morning and submitting reports for Good Morning America when news first broke immediately, such that he did so on the day of his recruitment and made publicly official the next day by the GMA Weekend hosts.
Holmes will also, just like other WNN anchors, replace GMA when required. Holmes became WNN’s new co-host on December 23, 2014.
T J Holmes on Good Morning America
On September 26, 2014, Holmes submitted a New York report for Good Morning America and on September 27, 2014, the weekend Good Morning America team formally introduced him to ABC News.
T J Holmes Journalist
Holmes started his television career in Joplin, Missouri at KSNF Channel 16. Holmes drove to Joplin from the University of Arkansas campus to hand-deliver his resume and reel. He was hired on the spot and spent less than a year at KSNF as a producer, assignment reporter, and weekend anchor.
In 2000, Holmes moved back to his home state of Arkansas to join CBS affiliate KTHV in Little Rock as a general assignment reporter. Within a year, Holmes was promoted to weekend anchor.
Holmes moved on to KNTV in 2003, the NBC O&O station in the San Francisco Bay Area, to become an anchor of the 5 p.m. evening news. While at KNTV, Holmes traveled to Athens, Greece to cover the 2004 Olympics, the first Summer Games held after the September 11th attacks.
At KNTV, he covered various other reports that gained national attention, such as California Gov. Gray Davis ‘ historic recall election that culminated in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s election and Scott Peterson’s dual-murder trial.
T J Holmes Awards
In 2007, Holmes was awarded the Young Alumni Award by the Arkansas Alumni Association at the University of Arkansas and he was named to The Root 100 List of Most Influential Black Americans in 2011.
Frequently Asked Questions about J Holmes
T J Holmes (Birth name Loutelious Holmes, Jr) is an American journalist and national television personality. Holmes currently works as an ABC News Correspondent for Good Morning America in New York City, NY since September 2014. He first achieved national fame as an anchor and reporter for CNN. Holmes spent 5 years at the network anchoring CNN Saturday & Sunday mornings.
Holmes is 44 years old as of 2021, he was born Loutelious Holmes, Jr. on August 19th, 1977 in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States of America.
Holmes stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches or 1.70m
Holmes is married to Marilee Fiebig, an Atlanta-area attorney. They got married on March 1, 2010, in Memphis, Tennessee. Together the couple shares a daughter namely; Sabine Holmes born in January 2013.
Holmes has three children altogether, daughter Brianna Holmes and son Jaiden Holmes from his first marriage to Amy Ferson. And then a daughter Sabine Holmes born in January 2013, from his second marriage to Marilee Fiebig.
Holmes has an estimated net worth of $3 million dollars as of 2022. This includes her Assets, Money, and Income. His primary source of income is his career as a journalist.
Holmes’s salary ranges from $102796 – $110938. This is according to ABC News anchor/reporter’s annual salary payscale.
Holmes is a resident of New York City, USA, we shall upload pictures of his house as soon as we have them.
He is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of his being sick or having any health-related issues.
TJ is still pursuing his career as a journalist. He currently working as an ABC News Correspondent in New York City, NY since September 2014.
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