Tyisha Fernandes Age Wiki Bio Parents, Husband, Married, Salary

Posted by Arica Deslauriers on Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Personal Information Summary
NameTyisha Fernandes
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOBNo confirmed information is available.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / PartnerMarried. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Who is Tyisha Fernandes?Tyisha is a reporter working for Channel 2 Action News since November 2014.
Children / No. of KidsNone
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / RaceMixed (she is of Cape Verdean descent)
NationalityAmerican
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

  • Tyisha Fernandes is an American reporter, news anchor, entrepreneur, and fitness enthusiast who lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Fit, active and always on the go, Tyisha enjoys staying active whether she is at the news station or running her fitness business.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

  • Tyisha Marie Fernandes was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but her family later moved to Boston, where she grew up.
  • She is of Cape Verdean descent and often shares pictures of her family with her followers on social media.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

  • Tyisha attended Brockton High School and graduated in 1997.
  • Fernandes began her college life at the University of Massachusetts Amherst & later moved to the University of Massachusetts Boston one year later.
  • She eventually headed to Howard University in Washington D.C. where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2002.
  • While studying at Howard University, she was an anchor and co-producer of the school’s news show and briefly interned for BET(dot)com when the company started in 2001.

Career, Job & Professional Timeline :

  • Tyisha began her career in 2004 working as a multimedia journalist for KWES-TV in Midlands, Texas. Soon, in 2005, the young journalist became the weekday reporter and weekend anchor.
  • After around 2.5 years in Midland, Fernandes moved to Fort Myers, Florida, and began working for Fox 4 News as a weekday reporter and weekend anchor. She left Fox 4 after almost five years of working there.
  • Next, Tyisha moved back to her hometown of Boston, Massachusetts, where she worked as an anchor and reporter for Fox25 News from 2010 to 2012.
  • She joined Black Triangle Media in late 2012 and has worked as one of their reporters for over 6 years.
  • Currently, Tyisha is a reporter for WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been working for the station since late 2014.

Tyisha Fernandes Salary and Net Worth :

  • As per Salary(dot)com, the average median salary of a News reporter from Atlanta is $63,211 per year. The salary range is $50,696 and $83,359 annually.
  • ZipRecruiter gives the average salary for this profile as $61,130/year, while the PayScale website mentions $77,885 annually for the same position.
  • Drawing from this data, we get a rough estimate of Tyisha’s salary. Considering her work experience, her annual income can be estimated to be higher than the average figures mentioned above.

Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :

  • In 2009, Fernandes was awarded the Edward R. Murrow Award as an honor for her positive changes to her local community and professional coverage of local news.
  • When she is not working, she enjoys playing sports and staying as active as possible. Tyisha is a certified Zumba instructor and often promotes her classes on social media.
  • In April 2011, she founded her own fitness company called TD Zumba, which she still runs successfully to this day.
  • Other than working out, running her own business, and spending quality time with her family, Fernandes loves to give back to her local community whenever she gets the opportunity. She is a volunteer at the Contras Criolas Cancer organization which focuses on raising funds that go towards cancer research.

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