Ben Hall Biography
Ben Hall is an American Anchor and Reporter working for News Channel 5, serving as a veteran reporter and a part of NewsChannel 5’s award-winning investigative unit. Over the years, he has covered presidential campaigns and the state legislature.
Ben Hall Age
Hall was born on Jul 23rd, but has not disclosed the year in which he was born. However, he might be in his 50s, judging from his appearance. Hall celebrates his birthday on July 23rd, as evidenced by his Facebook post on July 24, 2024, captioned, “Best Birthday Ever! Yesterday was my birthday…”
Ben Hall Height
Hall stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Ben Hall Family
Hall has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight; hence, he has not disclosed any details about his parents. It is also unknown if Hall has any siblings.
Ben Hall Wife
Hall married Lesli in November 2005. On November 12, 2025, he posted a photo of them on his Facebook account and captioned “20 years! It’s flown by – Happy Anniversary to my wife Lesli! What a great day and a great decision!”
The couple has with two sons. His youngest son was born on July 24, 2010, and is 12 years old as of 2026. On July 24, 2024, he posted his family on his Facebook account and captioned “Best Birthday Ever! Yesterday was my birthday. 14 years ago today my youngest son was born…Lesli and I were at my birthday dinner back in 2010 when she said she might be going into labor…”
Hall is interested in going to movies, playing tennis, and traveling. He has been to Costa Rica, the Amazon, and dived with great white sharks near Guadelope Island in the Pacific Ocean.
Ben Hall Net Worth
Hall has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which he has earned through his successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Ben Hall Salary
Hall earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Ben Hall WTVF News Channel 5
Hall is working at WTVF News Channel 5 alongside other famous WTVF News Channel 5 meteorologists, anchors, and reporters, including;
- Jon Burton
- Eugene Daniel
- Nikki Hauser
- Jason Lamb
- Steve Layman
- Katie Melvin
- Patsy Montesinos
- Eric Pointer
- Kim Rafferty
- Carrie Sharp
- Phil Williams
Ben Hall Education
Hall joined the University of Nebraska Journalism School after completing his high school studies. He later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree. He was named the university’s outstanding broadcast news graduate. Additionally, he spent part of his junior year studying at the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland.
During his sophomore year in college, he interned at the CBS News Bureau in Atlanta, Georgia. There, he was a page for CBS News legend Eric Sevareid. He worked at two political conventions before serving CBS News in New York on the Foreign Desk during the summer of his junior year.
Ben Hall Career
Hall is working for News Channel 5, serving as a veteran reporter and is a part of NewsChannel 5’s award-winning investigative unit. Over the years, he has covered presidential campaigns and the state legislature.
Hall’s work has earned him the George Foster Peabody Award, 13 regional Emmys, four National Headliner Awards, and two Regional Murrow Awards. He has won the Associated Press Enterprise Reporting Awards for covering the political power of the coal industry in the state legislature and pain clinics in Tennessee.
One of Hall’s unforgettable assignments was going to Africa to cover a Nashville church that established an orphanage to assist children whose parents died of AIDS. That story earned him an Emmy. He also won another Emmy for filing live reports from inside the state capitol on the day income tax protestors surrounded the building.
Besides his reporting work, Hall serves as the host of OpenLine and Issues of Faith on NewsChannel 5 Plus. He has featured state lawmakers, Nashville’s mayor, and other newsmakers on OpenLine.
Hall worked as a “one-man band” at KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He also served as the photographer and reporter in the station’s Carbondale, Illinois, bureau. He spent three years at KFVS before accepting the reporting job in Nashville.He knew he wanted to pursue a reporting career at a young age.
Ben Hall Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Facebook and X(formerly known as Twitter). He has over 10K followers on Facebook and over 4.7K on X.