Jody Barr Biography
Barr is an American reporter/anchor working for KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas. He serves as an Investigative Reporter. He joined the station in July 2017.
Jody Barr Age
Barr likes to keep his personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. However, he might be in his 40’s.
Jody Barr Height
Barr stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Jody Barr Family
Barr 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 Barr has any siblings.
Jody Barr Wife
Barr is a married man to his wife Alison. Together the couple is blessed with two daughters, Evelyn and Nora. Barr and his family happily reside in Austin.
Jody Barr Net Worth
Barr has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his career as an Investigative Reporter.
Jody Barr Salary
Barr earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Jody Barr Career
Barr serves at KXAN as an Investigative Reporter. He has also been serving as a Chief Investigative Reporter at Nexstar Media Group, Inc in Charlotte, North Carolina since June 2021. She has worked at stations in Columbia, S.C., and Cincinnati, OH.
While in Cincinnati, OH, and Columbia, S.C he worked as an investigative reporter, during this time Barr exposed the Queen City’s waste in a city loan program, giving millions of tax dollars away to private businesses after the city did not make an effort to collect those dollars, after 8 members of a family were murdered. He also exposed the Pike County Sheriff’s Office’s failure to secure major pieces of evidence in the case.
When coming to his education, he graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism. Speaker Bobby Harrell resigned from office and criminal charges related to his campaign spending were opened during Barr’s investigative time covering South Carolina’s capital city. His search for a broadcasting channel dedicated to in-depth investigative led him to KXAN. During his leisure time, he enjoys spending his time listening to Waylon Jennings and welding in his garage.
Jody Barr KXAN
Barr is working at KXAN where he works alongside other famous KXAN anchors and reporters including;
- Kristen Currie
- Jennifer Sanders
- Sydney Benter
- Robert Hadlock
- Erin Cargile
- David Yeomans
- Jim Spencer
- Tom Miller
- Sally Hernandez
- Jacqulyn Powell
- Chris Tavarez
- Sean Kelly
- Amanda Dugan
- Arezow Doost
- Mark Peña
- Jonathan Thomas
- Roger Wallace
- Josh Hinkle
Jody Barr Social Media Platforms
Barr is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Twitter. He has over 6k followers on Twitter.