John Becker Biography
John Becker is an American Award-winning Reporter and Anchor working at WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee as a news anchor. He has been working for the station since July 2006.
John Becker Age
Becker likes to keep his personal life private hence he has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year he was born. However, he might be in his 60s.
John Becker Height
Becker stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 3 inches.
John Becker Family
Becker was born to Steve Holzem (late father) and Carol (mother). His father was a military veteran and he passed on in the year 2015 due to unknown reasons. Becker often posts his father’s photos on Instagram, praising his fatherhood. Becker was brought up alongside his 2 siblings (a brother and a sister), whose names are unknown. He also has a nephew (Calvin – a cancer survivor) and a niece, with who he often posts their photos on his Instagram Page.
John Becker Wife | Children
Becker is a married man but her has not disclosed the name of his spouse. He posted their wedding photo on Instagram on August 22, 2023, celebrating their 25th marriage anniversary. There is no information regarding whether Becker has any kids or not.
John Becker Net Worth
Becker has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Reporter and Anchor.
John Becker Salary
Becker earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
John Becker Education
Becker is a proud 1994 alumnus of The University of Kansas, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Broadcast Journalism. In the year 2006, Becker went to The Poynter Institute, where he majored in writing for a week and attended a reporting seminar. At Poynter, his peers honored him with the Tom McCall Award for newsroom leadership in the year 2000.
John Becker Career
Becker serves at WBIR 10 News as an evening news anchor, appearing on the 4 PM, 5 PM, 6 PM, 6:30 PM, and 11 PM newscasts. He also serves as an editor of the newscasts that he anchors. Additionally, Becker serves as a producer and host of the weekly 30-minute show, “Inside Tennessee”. He launched “Service & Sacrifice” (an award-winning series) in the year 2008, where he highlights the lives and struggles of military veterans.
In the year 2017, he was the reporter and producer of “Facing Ghosts: Return to Vietnam” (a 60-minute documentary), where he follows 2 dozen veterans on their 10-day journey back to Vietnam, marking their first return since the war ended. One of Becker’s first assignments at WBIR-TV was reporting from the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. He covered the immediate aftermath and anchored the coverage on the one-year anniversary of the disaster.
Before joining WBIR-TV, Becker worked for KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon as a news reporter and anchor for 8 and a half years (from February 1998 to July 2006). Prior to that, Becker worked for KTKA-TV in Topeka, Kansas as a news anchor and reporter for 2 years (from March 1996 to February 1998). For 9 months (July 1995 – March 1996), Becker worked as a news anchor and reporter at KQ TV in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Becker is a veteran anchor and reporter with a diverse career. He has reported on the historic wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains and embedded with United States troops during the Iraq war. He has also covered the Gulf Coast’s BP oil spill and Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath and documented a return trip to Vietnam with veterans (half a century after the war). Becker has also been to South Porcupine, Canada, to cover a story about how a dog changed its owner’s life, and was also responsible for recording the journey of 2 East Tennessee veterans returning to France (it was 70 years after D-Day).
John Becker Awards and Honors
John has earned many awards throughout his career. In the year 2018, his documentary “Facing Ghosts: Return to Vietnam” earned an Edward R. Murrow Award. The year before, he was honored with The Adjutant General’s Distinguished Patriot Medal by the Tennessee National Guard. Also in that same year, the Vietnam Veterans of America made him an Honorary Lifetime Member.
In the year 2016, John received another Edward R. Murrow Award for his Service & Sacrifice series and was honored with the Distinguished Citizen Award by The Daughters of the American Revolution. In the previous year (2015), he won a Murrow Award for serving as a reporter and producer of the special, “Return to Normandy”. In 2014, he again received an Edward R. Murrow Award for his series, “Service & Sacrifice”. This same series earned him an award from the SPJ – Society of Professional Journalists, and 2 Edward R. Murrow Awards in the year 2010. That year, The American Legion, Post 2, Knoxville, honored him with “The Lester Speeks Award” for his work in memorializing the history of area veterans, and the East Tennessee Military Affairs Council gave him the “Civilian Warrior” Award, and.
John has received top honors for his in-depth specials and reporting and anchoring on breaking news. In the year 2004, he served as a reporter and producer of a 30-minute documentary about his embed with Army National Guard troops in Iraq, which won an Emmy Award. The Associated Press (AP) also honored a story from this special with top honors for news writing. Another notable piece about a teenager who lost his arm in a farming accident earned a number of awards such as an Edward R. Murrow Award and the Best in the West medallion for excellence in journalism.
John Becker WBIR-TV
Becker is working at WBIR-TV alongside other famous WBIR-TV meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Sam Perez
- Robin Wilhoit
- Todd Howell
- Abby Ham
- Heather Waliga
- Rebecca Sweet
- Cassie Nall
- Tevian Whitehurst
John Becker Website
Becker has a website, where he updates his portfolio. To view his website, click HERE.
John Becker Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 3.5K followers on Instagram, over 6.4K followers on Facebook, and over 9K followers on Twitter.