Scott Swan Biography
Scott Swan is an American awards-winning anchor/reporter working for WTHR in Indianapolis. He serves as an anchor of the 5:30 pm, 6:00 pm, and 11:00 pm newscasts on WTHR Channel 13 Eyewitness News.
Scott Swan Age
Swan is 58 years old as of 2021. He was born on July 9, 1963, in the United States of America.
Scott Swan Height
Swan stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches.
Scott Swan Family
Swan 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 Swan has any siblings.
Scott Swan Wife
Scott is a married man. He is married to his high school girlfriend Janae Swan. The couple has three adult children whose identity is not revealed.
Scott Swan Net Worth
Swan has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million -$5 Million which he has earned through his career as a meteorologist.
Scott Swan Salary
Swan earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Scott Swan Career
Swan serves at WTHR Channel 13 Eyewitness News as the 5:30 pm, 6:00 pm, and 11:00 pm newscasts. In 2002, Swan started working for WTHR. He holds the National Edward R. Murrow Award, the Society of Practicing Journalists’ National Sigma Delta Chi Award, and two National Headliner Awards. Swan has won state Emmy awards for Best Anchor” throughout his WTHR tenure and has been honored by the Indiana Associated Press as “Best Reporter”
Swan has toured the globe and won several Emmy awards for his Olympic coverage. He will direct the coverage of WTHR until the 2020 Summer Olympics with a trip to Japan. Swan has traveled to capture human interest stories in Brazil, Russia, London, Vancouver, Beijing, Torino, and Athens.
During his WTHR career, Swan landed several exclusives. He was the only reporter from Indianapolis to hold an interview at his home in Las Vegas with former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Marcus Schrenker, the Geist wealth manager who staged his own suicide by falling out of an aircraft, had his first jail interview. Swan also had his first interview with Henry Lee Summer, an Indiana rocker, who described his drug addiction. Before the singer unveiled his “No Better Than This” tour, Swan held John Mellencamp’s first TV interview.
Swan was honored by the Society of Professional Journalists with a 2018 National Sigma Delta Chi award for “WTHR Storytellers” which included his “Miracle of the Mind” story about an Indiana man who found a secret creative ability after sustaining a brain injury.
The inspirational story chronicled Greenfield Marine Josh Bleill, who suffered the loss of both legs in an Iraq bomb blast. Swan won a National Edward R. Murrow award and a National Headliner award for “Mission Complete.”
Swan worked with KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City, WISH-TV in Indianapolis, KITV-TV in Honolulu, KESQ-TV in Palm Springs, KHJ-TV in Los Angeles, and Disneyland Broadcast Services prior to his career with WTHR. Swan emcees a wide range of activities in his spare time, gives his testimony to church organizations, and works with the Indianapolis Lamplighter Ministry Inc.
Scott Swan WTHR
Swan is working at WTHR where he works alongside other famous WTHR anchors and reporters including;
- Taylor Tannebaum
- Sean Ash
- Lindsey Monroe
- Kelly Greene
- Julia Moffitt
- Jennie Runevitch
- Chuck Lofton
- Carlos Diaz
- Anne Marie Tiernon
- Angela Buchman
- Andrea Morehead
Scott Swan Social Media Platforms
Scott is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has over 17.4k followers on Twitter, over 7.5k followers on Instagram, and over 27.2k followers on Facebook.
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