Darronté Matthews Biography

Darronté Matthews is an Illinois Broadcasters Association award-winning anchor and reporter working for WITI-TV Milwaukee, as a News Reporter. He has been a member of this network since January 2024.  

Darronté Matthews Age

Matthews was born on the 12th of October in Chicago, Illinois United States, making him a Libra.  However, his year of birth is not known yet though, judging from his appearance, he seems to be around his 30s.

Darronté Matthews’ Parents and Siblings

Matthews spent most of his boyhood in Chicago, the United States with his black parents. His interest in journalism ignited from watching the news with family. Apart from this, the news reporter has not revealed any further details about his parents or siblings if he has any. 

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Darronté Matthews Education

Regarding his education, Darronté joined Yanapuma Spanish School in Quito, Ecuador before transferring to Eastern Illinois University for his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Broadcast Journalism and Foreign Languages.

Darronté Matthews Career | Wiki

Matthews serves as a News Reporter for WITI-TV Milwaukee. He came to Fox 6 News in January 2024. Darronté’s interest in journalism ignited from watching the news with family in his hometown of Chicago.

Before joining FOX6, Darronté worked for four years at the CBS/FOX affiliate stations WMBD/WYZZ-TV in Peoria, IL. While there, he was promoted many times from multimedia journalist to reporter, weekend anchor, and main anchor. Darronté also participated in the Edward R. Murrow award-winning town hall program “Together We Rise,” which explored local race relations matters after the murder of George Floyd.

Some of his notable investigative, breaking news, and high-profile coverage in Peoria included the unsolved death of Illinois State University student Jelani Day, the Illinois gubernatorial race, the murder trial for the parents of 8-year-old Navin Jones, and investigating why teens steal cars. Being eloquent in both Spanish and English, he has also done bilingual reporting.

Darronté began his career in the news industry in 2014 at the PBS affiliate station WEIU-TV in Charleston, IL. He commenced as a production assistant and finally was promoted as a general assignment reporter and anchor. Besides, Darronté is part of the National Association of Black Journalists and loves ESL teaching and traveling. 

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Darronté Matthews’ Wife and Children

Matthews remains secretive as he has not revealed whether he is dating, Gay, or married. Also, he has not said whether he is a parent or not. Nevertheless, an update about his love life will be done as soon as reliable information is out.

Darronté Matthews Height | Measurements

Matthews Height stands approximately 6 feet 2 inches, equaling 1.88 meters.

Darronté Matthews Net Worth

Matthews has an estimated net worth of about $ 1 Million- $ 3 million.  Nevertheless, his source of revenue is his profession as a news reporter.

Darronté Matthews Salary

Matthews has estimated annual earnings that range between $ 79, 670, and $ 165,400.

Social Media

You can follow him via Twitter, or Facebook. Darronté doesn’t appear to have a public TikTok or Snapchat account.