Luke Moretti Biography
Luke Moretti is an American Emmy Award-winning Anchor and Reporter working for WIVB in Buffalo, New York as a news reporter. Prior to joining the station in October 2002, he worked for WTAJ-TV.
Luke Moretti Age
Moretti 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 50s.
Luke Moretti Height
Moretti stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 9 inches.
Luke Moretti Family
Moretti has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. There is also no information regarding whether Moretti has any siblings or not.
Luke Moretti Wife
Moretti is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Moretti being in any past relationship with anyone.
Luke Moretti Net Worth
Moretti has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Luke Moretti Salary
Moretti earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Luke Moretti Career
Moretti serves at WIVB News 4 as a news reporter. Before joining WIVB, he worked for WTAJ-TV in Altoona, Pennsylvania as a news reporter and anchor. Before that, he served at WBNG-TV in Binghamton, New York as an executive producer. There he assisted in the launch of the 5:00 p.m. newscast. While at WBNG, he investigated a cancer cluster affecting kids in the Binghamton area. The story made the New York State Health Department look into it.
Throughout his career, he has covered many significant stories. He was the 1st reporter to announce that a ramp at the Interstate 190-290 interchange in Buffalo got lower because it was falling apart. He was also the 1st journalist to cover a big piece of land moving because of a construction project near Springville, New York. An old lady’s house was breaking apart as the ground moved from the big slide. After he kept telling this story, they stopped the construction for a while to fix the slide, and the lady got a safe place to stay quickly.
Moretti is really good at interviewing people and writing for broadcasts. He’s great at understanding and explaining news, even when it’s about tricky and complex stuff. He’s also been the person in charge of events where people from the community talk, whether it’s about politics or other topics. He talks in front of lots of people at different events every year.
Luke Moretti Awards
Moretti holds many awards and honors, which he has won throughout his career for his remarkable work as an anchor and reporter. In the year 1995, he was awarded First Place for “Cancer Cluster” by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Three years later (1998), Moretti was recognized by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters for his work on “Get Out Alive.”
In the year 2003, LIN Media LLC presented Moretti with the “Circle of Excellence” Award, acknowledging his contributions to the field. After 2 years, he was recognized with a Special Mention by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association for Best Enterprise Reporting in “Broken Bridge, Broken Trust.” Also in the same year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Buffalo Division) honored Moretti with the Director’s Community Leadership Award. Moretti was honored with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Buffalo Division) in the year 2006. This was for his outstanding service in the public interest.
In the subsequent year, the New York State Broadcasters Association recognized Moretti with an award for Public Affairs for “Capozzi: Wrongly Convicted” in the year 2007. Still in that year, his documentary “Rebirth on the Waterfront” received accolades in both the National Videographer Award and the National Telly Awards, highlighting his excellence in documentary filmmaking. In the same year (2007), he was recognized with a Special Mention for Best News Series for “Inside Local 91” by the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association. Moretti also received nominations at the New York Emmy Awards for Crime (“Inside Local 91”) and Research (“Rebirth on the Waterfront”).
In the year 2008, his documentary “Rebirth on the Waterfront” received the National Communicator Award of Excellence. In the same year (2008), the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association awarded Moretti Special Mentions for Best Enterprise Reporting (“The Manhattan Project” and “Scoby Hill Landslide”) and First Place for Best Continuing News Coverage (“Scoby Hill Landslide”). Still in the year 2008, Moretti earned nominations at the New York Emmy Awards for Hard News Series (“Western New York Spy Games”).
In the year 2009, Moretti’s work was recognized with nominations at the New York Emmy Awards in the categories of Hard News Series (“Calspan Crash Simulation”) and Spot News Story (“Buffalo Firefighters Killed”). In the year 2010, the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association acknowledged his reporting with the First Place Award. It was for Best Enterprise Reporting, focusing on “Train Security.”
Moretti won 2 prestigious National Edward R. Murrow Awards in the year 2010 for coving “Crash of Flight 3407.” Two years later, Medaille College Department of Communications named Moretti “Television Investigative Reporter of the Year”. In the year 2013, he received the William C. MacVicar Memorial Award from the Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.
In the following year, Moretti’s investigative skills earned recognition of a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for News Series, focusing on “Dicey Dining.” Moretti’s dedication to journalism was acknowledged with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for News Series, featuring “Your Food: What Do You Really Know” in the year 2015.
In the year 2017, Moretti earned a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for News Series, titled “Inside the Epidemic.” The subsequent year (2018), Moretti clinched the First Place Award for News Series from the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association. This was highlighting his work on “Tesla Buffalo.” In the year 2019, he earned the recognition of a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Feature Reporting, specifically for “Norm Paolini: The Man and the Mission.” For his work on “Rolling Hills Asylum”, he received a New York Emmy Award. The Emmy was in the category of Talent: Reporter – Specialty Assignment in the year 2020.
Luke Moretti WIVB
Moretti is working at WIVB where he works alongside other famous WIVB meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Jacquie Walker
- Dave Greber
- Chris Horvatits
- Sarah Minkewicz
- Jordan Norkus
- Jeff Preval
Luke Moretti Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Facebook and Twitter. He has over 2.2K followers on Twitter.