David Ushery Biography
David Ushery is an Emmy Award-winning anchor/reporter working for NBC 4 New York. He serves as the co-anchor for NBC 4 New York’s 11 AM and 5 PM weekday newscasts.
David Ushery Age
Ushery is 54 years old as of 2021. He was born on 5 June 1967 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 5th of June every year.
David Ushery Height
Ushery stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches tall.
David Ushery Family
He is the only child of Solomon Ushery and Winifred Ushery. However, he has not revealed any information about his parents as he is private about his personal life.
David Ushery Wife
Ushery is married to Isabel Rivera who happens to be a television producer and together the couple has been blessed with one son.
David Ushery Net Worth
Ushery has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million -$5 Million which he has earned through his career as a journalist.
David Ushery Salary
Ushery earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
David Ushery Career
Ushery serves at NBC 4 New York as the co-anchor of the 11 AM and 5 PM weekday newscasts. He is an integral member of the NBC 4 New York news team. He has covered many of the Tri-State region’s biggest and most recognizable breaking news events. His work was honored with a National Emmy and an Edward R. Murrow Award for broadcast excellence. Previously, he co-anchored the weekend editions of “News4 New York” and was the host of the Emmy-nominated “The Debrief with David Usher” The program was nominated for three consecutive years for an Emmy.
Before joining NBC 4 NY, he served at WABC-TV, where he rose from general assignment reporter to full-time anchor of the early morning and noon broadcasts during his 10-year tenure and was the main fill-in anchor for the evening newscasts. While at WABC, Ushery provided thorough, in-depth coverage of the shooting death of Amadou Diallo as well as the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
At that time, he also covered news outside of the tri-state area, including the space shuttle tragedy in Houston, Texas; the O.J. The Simpson trial in Los Angeles, and Elizabeth Smart’s disappearance in Utah. For a series of studies on the island’s political and economic instability, he made numerous trips to Haiti; to Africa and Toronto for the visit of Pope John Paul II; and to South Africa to cover the United Nations Conference on Racism.
Ushery was the lead evening reporter for WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, prior to joining WABC-TV, and also covered for the Hartford Courant and the Los Angeles Times. He was 11 years old when he was picked to host the local version of “Kidsworld”, a nationally syndicated TV show, from a Connecticut statewide search. One of his first interviews was with Walter Cronkite, the news icon, who at the time was considered one of America’s most trusted men. “Kidsworld” was hosted by Ushery until he was 18. Ushery is known for his enthusiasm for volunteerism and tireless commitment to the local community. When coming to his education, he received honorary degrees from St. John’s University in 2014 and St. Francis College in 2018.
He has also been consistently recognized for his contribution to the viewing audience of NBC 4 New York and has been awarded numerous awards, including the 2014 Nubian Cultural Center’s “2014 Legend’s Awards” for community expertise and service; the Public Relations Society of America’s 2013 “Excellence in Journalism” award; 2012 Emmy Award for Special Programming: Dead Sea Scrolls; 2011 McDona Scrolls; 2011 McDona Award for Special Programming: For his journalistic achievements, the Network Journal and Black Professionals Business Magazine called Ushery one of its “40 Under-Forty”. For his thorough, fair, and balanced reporting on issues that concern all New Yorkers, the Israeli Consulate in New York City honored him.
David Ushery NBC 4
Ushery is working at NBC 4 where he works alongside other famous NBC 4 anchors and reporters including;
- Bruce Beck
- Adam Kuperstein
- Ray Villeda
- Maria LaRosa
- Mike Jackson
- Chris Miles
- Eun Yang
- Doug Kammerer
- Chuck Bell
- Michael Gargiulo
- Colleen Marshal
- Liz McGiffin
- Ben Gelber
- Bob Nunnally
- Dave Mazza
- Kristine Varkony
- Andrea Henderson
- Audrey Hasson
- Hattie Hawks
- Jennifer Bullock
- Brad Johansen
- Darlene Hill
- Monica Day
- Matt Barnes
- Kerry Charles
- Colleen Marshall
- Julie Carey
- Jim Handly
- Lauryn Ricketts
- Tracee Wilkins
- Leon Harris
- Amelia Draper
- Wendy Rieger
- Doreen Gentzler
- Aaron Gilchrist
- Pat Lawson
David Ushery Social Media Platforms
Ushery is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has over 7.1k followers on Twitter, over 2.6k followers on Instagram, and over 2.5k followers on Facebook.
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