Angie Hendershot Biography
Angie Hendershot is an American Anchor and Reporter working for WJRT, serving as an anchor of ABC12 News at Five, Six, and Eleven. She joined the station as a general assignment reporter before she was promoted to the anchor desk and has worked with the ABC12 news team for more than 25 years.
Angie Hendershot Age
Hendershot was born on September 15th, but has not disclosed the year in which she was born. However, she might be in her 40s, judging from her appearance. Hendershot celebrates her birthday on September 15th. On September 15, 2024, WJRT posted her on their Facebook account and captioned “🎂HAPPY BIRTHDAY!🎂It’s a big day for ABC12 News anchor Angie Hendershot ABC12!”
Angie Hendershot Height
Hendershot stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Angie Hendershot Family
Hendershot grew up in Davison, but has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight; hence, she has not disclosed any details about her parents. It is also unknown if Hendershot has any siblings.
Angie Hendershot Husband
Hendershot is married to Steve Brooks. The couple has two sons, Fischer and Holden, and lives in Genesee County. On December 25, 2025, she posted a photo of her family on her Instagram account and captioned it “Merry Christmas from the Hendershot family! ♥️🎄♥️.”
Holden was born on November 11, 2008, and is 17 years old as of 2025. On November 11, 2025, she posted Holden on her Instagram account and captioned “It’s big #17 for Holden Brooks!! We love our Holdini – HB – HBeast – wolf man so much – he swore he grew up in the wild…”
Steve celebrates his birthday on December 5th, as evidenced by her Instagram post on December 5, 2025, captioned “Happy birthday to my husband and our family’s main man, Steve…d I feel so thankful and blessed for the family and life we’ve built and all we have to look forward to together ♥️.”
Angie Hendershot Net Worth
Hendershot has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Angie Hendershot Salary
Hendershot earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Angie Hendershot Education
Hendershot joined Central Michigan University after completing her high school education. She later graduated with a double major in Political Science and Broadcasting. She then joined Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she obtained her Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Angie Hendershot Career
Hendershot is working for WJRT, serving as an anchor of ABC12 News at Five, Six, and Eleven. She initially joined the station as a general assignment reporter before moving to the anchor desk.
Hendershot has worked with the ABC12 news team for more than 25 years. She feels fulfilled to return to her hometown as a journalist at the station she grew up watching. While at the station, she has received 10 Emmys, many Associated Press, and MAB awards, including an Emmy and a Regional Murrow award for investigating the child abuse death of 4-year-old Dominick Calhoun.
Hendershot worked for WLNS-TV in Lansing, Michigan, as a weekend anchor before joining the ABC12 news team. In 2020, she won the Michigan Emmy Best News Anchor Award. The previous year, she won a second national Edward R. Murrow Hard News Award for broadcasting the families affected by the Flint Water Crisis.
Hendershot won her first national Edward R. Murrow Award in that same category for reporting Baby Court, a Genesee County program formulated to restore broken families. The series also earned two Emmy awards, two Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, the American Judicature Society’s Toni House Journalism Award, and the Wade H. McCree Jr. Award for the advancement of justice.
Hendershot won the National Association of Broadcasters Service Community Award in 2019 for co-founding the Flint Diaper Bank. She was inducted into the Genesee Regional Women’s Hall of Fame for her community service.
Hendershot works as a member of the Voices for Children Board of Directors, an organization that works to curb child abuse and help survivors become children again. Also, she is a board member for the Shelter of Flint.
Angie Hendershot 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 2.5K followers on Facebook, over 1K on Facebook, and over 1.5K on X.