Deidra Dukes Biography
Deidra Dukes is an American Reporter/Anchor working for FOX 5 Atlanta/WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. She joined the station in the year 2005. Dukes serves WAGA-TV as an anchor/reporter for the weekend editions of FOX 5 News at 6 p.m., 10 p.m., and 11 p.m.
Deidra Dukes Age
Dukes is 59 years old as of 2021. She was born on December 3, 1962, in California, United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 3rd of December every year.
Deidra Dukes Height
Dukes stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Deidra Dukes Parents and Siblings
Dukes was born in San Diego and raised in Oceanside, California, United States. She was born of Marion Dukes and Semper Fi who worked as a marine. She as well as a younger brother. He grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and joined the Marines right after high school. Dukes’ father died in 2013 of diabetes. After the death of her father, he got inspired to eat healthily and exercise regularly.
Deidra Dukes Husband
Dukes was married but they divorced. They shared a son Mike, who lives with her mother. She has not revealed the name of her ex-husband or even the cause of their divorce.
Deidra Dukes Net Worth
Dukes has an estimated net worth of about $ 1 million- $ 5 million. She gets this amount from her successful career as a Fox 5 News reporter.
Deidra Dukes Salary
Dukes earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45, 000 to $ 110, 500.
Deidra Dukes Career
Dukes works for FOX 5 Atlanta News serving the station as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter. The California native earned her B.A. in Communications at Chico State. Dukes got her first big break in television as an anchor/reporter in Fresno and Redding.
From the sunny West Coast, Dukes headed east to serve as a general assignment reporting at Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV. After three years, Atlanta viewers first saw her reporting for cross-town rival WSB-TV. She made the leap to FOX 5 News in 2005.
As every television station needs reporters who can handle any type of story from criminal cases to City Hall to the just plain unpredictable, Dukes goes the extra mile for every assignment! She is most proud of her contributions to reports of metro Atlanta’s biggest stories, such as the Fulton County Courthouse shootings.
Since moving to Atlanta, Dukes has involved herself in a number of community programs, working closely with groups such as the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists, the Junior League of Atlanta, and as an adviser to the American Red Cross Minority Recruitment Program. She and her son make their home in south Fulton County.
Deidra Dukes Fox 5 Atlanta
Dukes is working at Fox 5 Atlanta where she works alongside other famous Fox 5 Atlanta anchors and reporters including;
- Phil Kent
- Randy Travis
- Alex Whittler
- Janice Yu
- Christine Sperow
- Doug Evans
- Alyse Eady
- Denise Dillon
- Morse Diggs
- Cody Chaffins
- David Chandley
- Courtney Bryant
- Ryan Beesley
- Katie Beasley
- Claire Simms
- Russ Spencer
- Dale Russell
- Ken Rodriguez
- Aungelique Proctor
- Ron Gant
- Buck Lanford
- Lori Geary
- Tom Haynes
- Emilie Ikeda
- Janelle King
- Dana Fowle
- Natalie Fultz
- Joanne Feldman
- Marc Teichner
- Sharon Lawson
- Paul Milliken
- Kelly Price
- Kaitlyn Pratt
Deidra Dukes Social Media Platforms
Dukes is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 7k followers on Twitter, over 2k followers on Instagram, and over 12k followers on Facebook.
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