Matt Reed Biography
Matt Reed is a Television personality serving as a general assignment reporter at WCVB Channel 5, Boston’s News Leader. He joined WCVB in October 2017 from WJAR-TV NBC 10 in Providence, RI where he served as a reporter at WJAR-TV since February 2015. Prior to that, he was a reporter and a producer for weekend newscasts for KCEN-TV in Waco, TX.
Matt Reed Age
How old is Matt Reed? Matt is around 35 years old as of 2023. He was born in the United States of America. However, his birthday is undisclosed.
Matt Reed Height
How tall is Matt Reed? Matt is 5 feet 9 inches tall (approximately 1.75m or 175cm).
Matt Reed Nationality
Born and raised in the United States of America, Matt is American by nationality.
Matt Reed Education
Matt is a graduate of Bishop Fenwick High School in Peabody, MA. In 2011, he also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Miami where he also studied Theater Arts and Business Law. Matt also received a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University in 2013.
Matt Reed Parents
Reed was born and raised in the United States by his parents. However, their names are unknown. He has not also revealed whether he has siblings or not.
Matt Reed Wife
Who is Matt Reed married to? Matt is married to Emily Reed. The couple tied the knot in 2018. They are also proud parents. Matt and his wife Emily welcomed a son named Henry Callum Reed in 2020.
Matt Reed WCVB-TV
Who is Matt Reed? Matt is a general assignment reporter at WCVB Channel 5, Boston’s News Leader. He joined WCVB in October 2017 from WJAR-TV NBC 10 in Providence, RI where he served as a reporter at WJAR-TV since February 2015. Prior to that, he was a reporter and a producer for weekend newscasts for KCEN-TV in Waco, TX. While reporting for KCEN-TV, Matt covered the West Fertilizer plant explosion, the Fort Hood shooting, the trial of Nidal Hassan, and the Texas House Bill 2 passing. In addition to his time at KCEN-TV, Matt was an adjunct professor at Baylor University while in Texas, where he taught an introductory journalism course about reporting and writing.
Before going out west, Matt spent his final semester of graduate school at Boston University as a news writer at WHDH-TV Channel 7 in Boston. And during the 2012 Summer Olympics, Matt spent two months in London as one of three student correspondents for WBZ-TV in Boston. While in London, he covered Massachusetts native Kayla Harrison becoming the first American male or female to win an Olympic gold medal in judo in addition to presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s visit to London.
Throughout his life, Matt has covered many territories, having lived in Illinois, California, Florida, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
Matt Reed Marathon
In April 2023, Reed ran for the “Miles for Miracles” team to raise money and say thank you for the life-saving work the staff at Boston Children’s Hospital do every day. Reed, a first-time marathon runner said: “It’s funny, before getting into this, I would roll my eyes when someone would say, ‘Oh, I am running a marathon’ and that’s all they talked about. I now get it because you almost have to do that. It’s so consuming.”
With Reed’s busy work schedule, he had to find time to train for the 26.2-mile race.
“There’s a lot of caffeine every day, and there have been times when it was like, ‘Was this the right time in life to do it?’ But really, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do,” Reed said. “I said I wanted to do it once, and the opportunity arose. You know they say there’s no good time to have a kid? There’s probably no good time to run a marathon. And there’s been many times I thought that. I’ll sleep after April 17.”
He also added that the training was not easy.
“The hardest part, I think, has been the consistency. There are no breaks, especially with my injury. Most training programs are 20 or 18 weeks and we’ve had to cram that all into a six-week program as far as the running,” Reed said.
When Reed suffered an inflamed tendon in his foot, he said he did consider quitting.
“I think it was more of the fact I was unsure if I could do it and didn’t want to let the team down,” Reed said.
“It’s been really great for me to get into running, not just the physical part but the mental. We have a stressful job, we’re both parents and the stresses that come from parenthood and it’s been really great to not only feel better physically but feel better up here,” he added.
Matt Reed Salary
He receives an average annual salary of $40,000 – $110,500 as of 2023. This is according to WCVB’s reporters’/anchors’ wages.
Matt Reed Net Worth
His net worth is estimated to be $1 million as of 2023. He mainly accumulates his net value from his journalism job.
