Hosea Sanders ABC7 Bio Wiki Age Height Family Wife Health Returns Salary and Net Worth

Hosea Sanders is an American journalist and news anchor for ABC7. He is the main contributor to the Chicago Proud Series which nurtures the everyday voice for the heroes in the area. Hosea also covers disability-related stories under the title, Celebrating Ability on the weekend news.

He is a winner of 14 Emmy Awards and has received at least 100 awards throughout his career from various community and civic organizations. Before joining ABC7, he was working for TV stations in Dallas, Los Angeles, Arkansas, and Little Rock.

He was born onJuly 12, 1957, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in theUnited States. Hosea is65 years old.

He is a man of above-average stature. Hosea’s height is5 ft 8 in(Approx 1.72m).

He was born and raised in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in the USA. Hosea is the son of Mrs. Garrett Ann Sanders, who was a Vice Mayor for 21 years in the town of Arkadelphia. While serving as the vice mayor, Hosea’s mum was dedicated to helping the needy in society. However, she passed on in July 2020 at the age of 82 years. Hosea has four siblings him being the firstborn.

Despite being a renowned journalist, Hosea has kept his marital status away from the public eye making it difficult to fathom whether he is single, married, or divorced. However, there have been speculations that he is homosexual after two men threatened to post damaging pictures as well as allegedly use of drugs by Hosea. The two men were arrested soon after and he has not been involved in any controversial scandals since then.

He is an alumnus of Henderson State University where he earned his bachelor’s degree.

He is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has also received more than 100 awards from various community and civic organizations. Hosea is the main contributor to the Chicago Proud Series which nurtures the everyday voice of the heroes in the area. He also covers disability-related stories under the title, ‘Celebrating Ability’ on the weekend news which was lauded by Columbia Journalism Review through a story that they published.

Additionally, Hosea is also a host of ABC 7’s Emmy Award-winning series, New Year’s Eve special, Bud Billiken Parade broadcast, Countdown Chicago, and Heart & Soul, a show that showcases the vibrant African American community.

He is also one of the on -Air faces representing various initiatives including the food drive done in partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the Northern Illinois Food Bank and also the ABC 7/The American Red Cross Great Chicago Blood Drive.

Before joining ABC7, he was working for TV stations in Dallas, Los Angeles, Arkansas, and Little Rock.

Some of Hosea’s colleagues at ABC7 include:

Coleen Sullivan– General assignment reporter and anchor.

Curt Sandoval– Weekend sports anchor.

Brianna Ruffalo– weathercaster and reporter.

Leanne Suter– general assignment reporter.

Tony Cabrera– general task columnist.

He has received at least 100 awards for his community service from the church, community, and civic organizations. Hosea has also won 14 Emmy Awards for entertainment reporting, spot news, gaining honors in live coverage, programming, news writing, and overall news milestones.

Additionally, he is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Chicago Association of Black Journalists. Hosea has also worked with various groups that mentor the youth in Chicago and he enjoys volunteering.

He was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a blood test was done on him in February 2017. Hosea had surgery weeks after and acknowledged that everybody’s healing journey is different. His colleagues from ABC7 looked out for him while he was recovering. In August 2017, Hosea returned to work at ABC7 after six months of absence.

He returned to work in August 2017 after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February 2017. Hosea described his illness as advanced and aggressive. Surgery was performed on him weeks after he was diagnosed. While he was recovering, he got warm wishes and cards from family, friends, and viewers wishing him a quick recovery.

He has been working for ABC7 in the news and programming areas. Hosea’s salary is$120,000 annually.

He has been working as a journalist for a long time and there is no doubt that he has accumulated a decent fortune for himself. Hosea’s net worth is$5 million.

He has kept his marital status off the public eye, therefore, making it difficult to ascertain if he is married.

He is65 years old. Hosea was born onJuly 12, 1957, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in the United States.