Jim Lokay Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, FOX 5 DC, Net Worth, Salary, and Twitter

Jim Lokay Biography

Jim Lokay is an American News/Sports Anchor/Reporter working for FOX 5 DC since joining the station in November of 2015. He currently anchors the evening newscasts at 5 and 10 pm. Also, he hosts the programs, “TheFinal5” at 11:30 pm and “FOX5LION” at 7 pm.

Jim Lokay Age

Lokay is 41 years old as of 2021. He was born in the year 1980, in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. His date and month of birth are unknown at the moment, therefore, it is difficult to know when he celebrates his birthday.

Jim Lokay Height

Lokay stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).

Jim Lokay Family

Lokay has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Lokay has any siblings. However, on May 10, 2021, Lokay posted a pic on his Instagram posts, wishing her mom a happy mother’s day.

Jim Lokay Wife

Lokay is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Lokay being in any past relationship with anyone.

Jim Lokay Net Worth

Lokay has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a News/Sports Anchor/Reporter.

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Jim Lokay Salary

Lokay earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Jim Lokay Education

Lokay is a proud alumnus of California University of Pennsylvania, where, in the year 2002, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication Studies.

Jim Lokay Career

Lokay serves at FOX 5 DC as a Host and News Anchor. Previously, he was in the Greater Boston Area working for WCVB-TV(an ABC-affiliated) for 4 years. There he co-anchored the weekend morning newscasts for “EyeOpener”, NewsCenter 5’s top-rated. He also served as a sports reporter for the weekday editions. During his time there, he covered everything from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to the Patriots losing a Super Bowl to a record-setting winter to Superstorm Sandy. Also, he did coverage on Deflategate, The Red Sox won a World Series, and The Patriots won a Super Bowl.

Before going to WCVB, he was working for KDKA-TV, AM radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for 6 years. His positions there were fill-in anchor, as well as transportation, traffic, and general assignment reporter. He mostly appeared on the weekday morning news, weekend evening news, weekend morning news, and weekday evening news. There he covered various sports events; the 2011 Winter Classic between the Caps and Pens, two Super Bowl parades, the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and one Stanley Cup parade.

At KDKA, he also served as the station’s consumer products reporter, where he hosted the popular segments of “Does It Really Do That?”. Other than his roles as a reporter and anchor, he also worked as a host, where he co-hosted several non-news programming, such as the “Hines Ward Show,” “Pittsburgh Today Live”, a New Year’s Eve special, “Steelers Huddle,” and the annual “FreeCare Fund Telethon.” He co-hosting the programs along with Ryan Clark, Hines Ward, and Antwaan Randle-El. Additionally, he worked for KDKA-AM, a CBS-owned and operated radio station as an occasional talk radio host.

Lokay has served at News 10 Now (YNN)/Time Warner Cable, in Syracuse, New York, as an Anchor, as well as Digital Journalist for 2 years. He has also worked for Metro Networks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as a News Anchor/Editor for 1 year.

Lokay has been passionate about news broadcasting since he was a kid. He was obsessed with being near a microphone and had a natural skill for talking to just about anyone. He used to make an excuse to make announcements at the bowling alley his dad ran for years over the loudspeaker. His fascination with broadcasting made him pursue a journalism career at college. During his stint at college, he used to cover high school football teams, where he would lug a camera around and shoot the games, and then turn around the highlights for a local cable channel. He also covered play-by-play for California University athletics. His passion for political news came during the 2000 elections.

Jim Lokay FOX 5 DC

Lokay is currently working at FOX 5 DC where he works alongside other famous FOX 5 DC anchors and reporters including;

  1. Marina Marraco
  2. Wisdom Martin
  3. Marissa Mitchell
  4. Holly Morris
  5. Sue Palka
  6. Shirin Rajaee
  7. Mike Thomas
  8. Gwen Tolbart
  9. Maureen Umeh
  10. Tucker Barnes
  11. Jennifer Delgado
  12. Rob Desir
  13. Tom Fitzgerald
  14. Angie Goff
  15. Tisha Lewis

Jim Lokay Social Media Platforms

Lokay is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 16.5K followers on Twitter.

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