Cynthia Smoot Biography
Cynthia Smoot is an American Emmy award-winning News Anchor/Reporter working for FOX 13 – WTVT-TV in Tampa, Florida. She joined the station in September 1997.
Cynthia Smoot Age
Smoot was born in the year 1991, in Yorktown, Virginia, United States. As a result, she is 31 years old as of 2022. Her exact date and month of birth are unknown at the moment therefore it is difficult to know when she celebrates her birthday.
Cynthia Smoot Height
Smoot stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m).
Cynthia Smoot Family
Smoot grew up in Yorktown, Virginia. She has a nephew named Brandon Gdovic, who is an American professional racing driver. Smoot has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. Also, there is no information regarding Smoot having any siblings.
Cynthia Smoot’s Husband
Smoot is married to her lovely spouse, Bill. There is no information about their engagement and wedding. They happily reside in Tierra Verde, Florida. On Smoot’s Twitter, she calls herself a proud mother to ‘@Dreamthemustang’ rescue. She is in charge of conserving wild horses in America. There is no information regarding the couple having any children.
Cynthia Smoot’s Net Worth
Smoot has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a News Anchor/Reporter.
Cynthia Smoot Salary
Smoot earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Cynthia Smoot Career
Smoot serves at FOX 13 as a co-anchor of the 5 and 11 pm newscasts. Before joining the station, she served at a FOX-owned and operated station, WGHP-TV in Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, N.C. She spent 13 years there working as a news anchor for the 5 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm newscasts. While there, she was heavily involved in children’s issues and earned several community honors and awards for her advocacy and involvement on issues relating to teenage pregnancy, foster care and adoption, working women, and infant mortality.
Also while in North Carolina, she was deeply involved with the North Carolina chapter of “Operation Smile,” traveling with the medical teams to Ecuador and Panama to cover the life-changing surgery they perform on kids with limb and facial deformities. Before going to WGHP, Smoot served at WAVY-TV in Norfolk, Virginia as a News Anchor/Reporter for 3 and half years.
Smoot started her journalism career at a radio station where she served as the award-winning morning news anchor/director. She began her TV career as a news anchor/reporter/producer. She holds a prestigious Emmy Award, which she earned in the year 1998 for the story of Monty Roberts, who assisted in revolutionizing horse training with his non-violent methods, “A Real Life Horse Whisperer.” Mentioning her education, Smoot is a proud alumnus of James Madison University. She graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
Smoot has covered some of Tampa’s most notorious animal cruelty cases including the story of a boxer that was almost starved to death, “Casper.” She has been to the Everglades where she covered the Burmese pythons’ threat to native wildlife, as well as to Boca Grande, where invasive spiny-tailed iguanas are eating native birds and pushing out threatened gopher tortoises. When Smoot is not working on his anchor’s desk, she can be found reporting on a story about people and their pets or fabulous wildlife in Florida. Naturally, Smoot is passionate about animals.
Cynthia Smoot FOX 13
Smoot is working at FOX 13 where she works alongside other famous FOX 13 meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Mariah Harrison
- Haley Hinds
- Linda Hurtado
- Dan Matics
- Matthew McClellan
- Laura Moody
- Kevin O’Donnell
- Dave Osterberg
- Russell Rhodes
- Tony Sadiku
- Scott Smith
- Lloyd Sowers
- Jim Weber
- Mark Wilson
Cynthia Smoot Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 1600 followers on Instagram.
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