Alicia Smith Biography
Alicia Smith is an American Anchor, Reporter, and Multimedia Journalist working for WXYZ, serving as a morning anchor on 7 News Detroit This Morning. She has been working for the station since January 2007.
Alicia Smith Age
Smith was born in 1971 but has not disclosed the date or month in which she was born. She is 54 years old as of 2025. She captioned her Instagram post on October 11, 2025, “…I was 43 when we got married…Eleven years later…I’m so grateful we chose each other to live this life together…”
Alicia Smith Height
Smith stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Alicia Smith Family
Smithy’s mother celebrates her birthday on October 18th. She posted her mother on her Facebook account on October 18, 2025, and captioned “…Happy birthday to my sweet Mom…” On June 16, 2025, she posted on her Instagram account and captioned “So grateful for you, Dad. ❤️Sending love to all the fathers out there…” Even so, she has not disclosed more details about her parents, especially her father. It is also unknown if Smith has any siblings.
Alicia Smith Husband
Smith got married to Erik in October 2014. On October 11, 2025, she posted a photo of them on her Instagram account and captioned “He was the one! He still is…I was 43 when we got married…Eleven years later…I’m so grateful we chose each other to live this life together. Happy anniversary, my sweet Baby…”
The couple has two rescue cats, Max and Mischa. They adopted them from Michigan Humane during the pandemic in October 2020. She loves living in Metro Detroit with her husband and two cats. Erik grew up in Commerce Township.
Erik celebrates her birthday on June 4th. On June 4, 2025, she posted Erik on her Facebook account and captioned “Happy birthday to my sweet husband…Life with him is a blessing! I can’t believe we’ve been married for 10 years…Love my Baby!”
Alicia Smith Net Worth
Smith has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor, Reporter, and Multimedia Journalist.
Alicia Smith Salary
Smith earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Alicia Smith Education
Smith joined the University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication after completing her high school education. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast News with minors in Political Science.
During her time in college, Smith was a George Foster Peabody Awards Student Judge. She was also involved with the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and several campus activities and philanthropies. She also received the Young Alumni Council for the University of Georgia Alumni Society as the Senior Female of the Year.
Alicia Smith Career
Smith is working for WXYZ, serving as a morning anchor on 7 News Detroit This Morning. In this role, she behind the anchor desk from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WXYZ and from 7 to 8 a.m. on TV 20 Detroit Monday through Friday.
Smith has won 8 Emmys during her career, including for Best News Anchor from the Michigan Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2023, 2021, 2018, and 2009. She won the other 4 Emmys for her reports.
Smith has received recognition for her reports about missing children, societal concerns, continuing coverage of the Oxford High School shooting in 2021, and breaking news coverage of the Michigan State University shooting in 2023.
Smith joined WXYZ’s top-rated morning team in January 2007 and is thrilled to help people start their day informed and prepared. January 2025 marks her 18th year in this role.
Since 1995, Smith has worked as an anchor and reporter. She launched her career one year prior as a “one-man-band” journalist. In this role, she shot and edited all of her stories.
One of Smith’s most memorable experiences was filing reports from Ground Zero on the 9/11 anniversary in 2002 for several days. In this capacity, she delivered and produced 11 reports, helping her station win an Emmy for special coverage of that solemn anniversary.
Smith continues her work as a storyteller by amplifying the voices of people in metro Detroit about everything, including scams, consumer issues, and personal stories of courage and inspiration.
Smith has had anchoring and reporting stints at WWMT in Kalamazoo, WTVM in Columbus, and WBSG in Brunswick. She also interned at CNN in Washington, WTOC in Savannah, and WBSG in Brunswick.
Community Work
Smith, a big animal lover, has hosted the yearly Michigan Humane Day of Giving Telethon on Channel 7 for more than 10 years. Also, she created and spearheaded the BuildUp for five years. BuildUp is a partnership with Habitat for Humanity Detroit and WXYZ’s Detroit 2020 team to help with the construction and block recovery efforts in Detroit neighborhoods.
Smith has a passion for giving back to the community and promoting causes close to her heart. Some of these causes include
- Make-A-Wish Michigan
- Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan
- Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN)
- The Sky Foundation, Michigan Humane
- The Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division
- Grant Me Hope, Friends of Foster Kids
- The Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange
- The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy’s early literacy program, Reading
- Rhythm on the Riverfront.
Alicia Smith Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram, Facebook, and X(formerly known as Twitter). She has over 22K followers on Facebook, over 14K on Instagram, and over 23K on X.