Meredith Land Biography
Meredith Land is an American news anchor. She currently anchors the evening news for KXAS-Tv for NBC5. Her nightly newscasts begin from 5, then 6, with her final broadcast being at 10 pm.
Meredith Land Age | How Old Is Meredith Land
She was born on the 7th of June in 1977. She is 42 years old as of 2019.
Meredith Land Family|Husband
She was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Meredith is the middle child of three girls. She grew up worshipping her grandmother named Adelaide who hailed from Yemassee, South Carolina. She credits her grandmother as one of her inspirations for loving the Southern culture.
Meredith Land Husband Alexander | Meredith Land Husband
Meredith is married to her husband Xander. Her husband works in the finance sector. The couple has two children, a boy, and girl. McCall is the eldest at 9 years old while Alexander is the young one at 6 years old.
She describes herself as a mom by day, TV anchor by night. Saying that she’ll take her kids to school in the morning while still clad in her bathrobe. Her husband, Xan, picks them up from school in the evening upon where he is tasked with dinner and homework duty.
Meredith Land KXAS-News | NBC5
Her first TV market was cited as being her hometown. She had dreams of moving to a bigger city and pursuing her dreams. She reveals that she would more often than not stay up late crafting résumé tapes which in turn she would send to her mentor. Her mentor happened to be an unnamed news anchor based in San Francisco at the time.
Following her graduation from college, she became an intern at the NBC station in Charleston, South Carolina. Her first major assignment was covering a Category 4 hurricane in coastal South Carolina. As everyone else in the state was being evacuated, a small crew and she stayed behind to cover the hurricane. Back then she was 22 years old, scared, clad in rain gear, and she had relatively little experience. The coverage included live traffic evacuation shots in wall-to-wall coverage. The hurricane would go on to miss her hometown of Charleston, however, it did launch her career in the process. Subsequently, the NBC station offered her a morning show and she has been in TV news ever since.
Meredith has been reporting news for NBC in the evening segment for six years. She has been an anchor in the DFW market for all that while. She is a social media guru thanks to her funny and witty posts as a result, she has a growing fanbase. Currently, she anchors three evening newscasts in addition to making appearances for local events. She also supports a number of non-profit organizations and charities.
Meredith Land Salary | Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1.2 million.