Who is Toni Yates?

Toni Yates is a well-known reporter and anchor. Toni Yates presently works at ABC 7NY, where she co-hosts a morning news show with her colleagues. She has extensive journalistic expertise, having worked for a variety of networks and channels.

Toni remains a proud member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She hosted the Philadelphia’s 5th Annual Black Gay Pride anchoring the opening reception for WB 17 News.

She also said that she acts on her heart when she attends charity events and donates to foundations, though she believes that other celebrities do so solely because society expects them to. She likes to share the stories about people who can help others not even having any fame or impressive wealth.

Her father is Alton Yates, a former US Air Force member; her mother’s name is currently unavailable.

It is known that they are still alive and living together, as Toni often uploads images of them on her Instagram account.

Toni recently told me about an incident that motivated her to become a reporter.

While she was in sixth grade, her parents were interviewed by a local TV station, and the reporter came to their house.

She was so taken with the fact that the reporter was an African American woman who conducted the interview.

So professionally and fluently that she immediately resolved to follow in her footsteps and become a reporter herself.

Toni has two younger sisters, Michelle and Sade. She frequently sees her sister Sade in New Jersey when she comes to visit her.

But her sister Michelle works early mornings and they don’t get to meet up as much as they would like.

Toni is relocating from New Jersey to be closer to New York City in 2019.

Toni graduated from Bishop Kenny High School in 1981, then went on to Florida State University, where she earned a BA in communication in 1985.

She is still an activist who supports foundations that provide cheap education to young girls and women all around the world, particularly in places where gender equality is lacking.

Net Worth of Toni Yates? Salary, Earning

According to authoritative sources, Toni Yates’s current net worth is estimated to be around $1 million, while her annual salary is reported to be over $100,000.

As Toni is a very experienced reporter and anchor, her net worth is going to grow in the future, as she is signed to new projects at the WABC network.

Relationship, Married life, Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Toni Yates was formerly married to Arthur Fennell.

He was the President of the National Association of Black Journalists and an award-winning reporter and journalist.

For his persistent investigations and work, he garnered over 70 honors.

It includes “Journalist of the Year” in 2009 and “Outstanding News Anchor” Emmy Award in 2006.

Despite the fact that Arthur and Toni could deeply understand each other because they were both journalists and reporters.

They couldn’t keep their marriage together and eventually split without even disclosing the reason for their divorce.

They had two daughters, Alexis Naomi Fennell and Sarah Austyn Fennell, and a son, Gabriel Wendell Harvey, during their marriage.

Toni frequently posts images of her children on Instagram, congratulating them on their birthdays or achievements such as school matriculation or college graduation.

She shared that her eldest daughter, Alexis, lived in Argentina and Madrid, speaks Spanish fluently, and is a successful law school student.

Even though Toni could be totally disappointed with her married life because of her failure with her first husband.

She could have closed her heart to new affairs, but she didn’t.

She admitted in several posts on her Instagram account that her boyfriend named Quin.

He is now her fiancé, and he has recently melted her father’s heart with his proposal, bringing the old man to tears.

She further informed her followers and subscribers that he is a former US Army JAG officer and a Georgetown Law graduate.

He has two daughters from his previous marriage, and according to Toni’s posts on her Twitter in 2018.

They spend their spare time with all the children they have in both families.

However, the actual date of their upcoming wedding has yet to be confirmed.

Body Measurement- Height, Weight, Hair Color

Toni Yates has long dark brown hair which she likes to highlight with bleached strands and often wears it loosely curled.

She has hazel eyes.

Toni is 5feet 6inches (1.68) tall, weighs around 132lbs (60 kgs), and her vital statistics are 37-26-36.

As to her clothing style, she prefers feminine looks and wears short dresses, V-neck blouses, skirts, and high heels, often with sunglasses.

Toni Yates- Professional Career

Yates began her reporting career right after graduating with a job at WTOC in Savannah, Georgia.

She worked there for more than a year before joining the crew of WSAV as a weekend anchor.

She also worked at her hometown station WTLV as a reporter and anchor, then a year later on many projects on the WJXT team.

In 1997, she moved to Norfolk, Virginia, to work as the morning news director.

There she also acquired her second job as the Communications Director for the March of Dimes. 

Toni later relocated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she worked as a General Assignment reporter for WGAL. 

She then worked for WABC for several years before moving on to WB 17 in Philadelphia as a weekday anchor.

She can now be seen on TV as a co-anchor for “Eyewitness News” on Saturday and Sunday mornings, alongside Michelle Charlesworth and Phil Lipof.

Toni Yates- Social Media Status

Toni is very active on various social media platforms, as she has several profiles.

Her Instagram account is followed by over 22,000 subscribers, and she posts there quite often.

She is famous for posting similar selfies for several years in a row, which she shots with her fingers making the V sign.

No one knows why she does it all the time, but her fans often make jokes about how similar she looks in her selfies.

Toni also has a Twitter profile which is read by almost 20,000 readers, while her Facebook page is ‘liked’ by over 23,000 users.

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Quick Facts of Toni Yates

• Toni was earlier married to an award-winning reporter and journalist named Arthur Fennell.
• He was the President of the National Association of Black Journalists.
• She admitted in several posts on her Instagram account that her boyfriend named Quin is now her fiancé.
• He has recently melted her father’s heart with his proposal, bringing the old man to tears.
• Toni is still an honored member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
• She is very active on various social media platforms, as she has several profiles.
• According to authoritative sources, Toni’s current net worth is estimated to be around $1 million, while her annual salary is reported to be over $100,000.