Jim Payne Biography

Jim Payne is an award-winning journalist/news anchor from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Payne co-anchors the 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. news broadcasts for NBC-TV affiliate WESH-TV Channel 2, in Orlando, FL. He has earned himself numerous awards from the Associated Press and the Radio and TV News Directors Association, and he also received the North Carolina Governor’s Award for Community Service.

Jim Payne Education

Payne attended Purdue University and attended Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., earning a bachelor’s degree in communications.

Jim Payne Age

He was born in Green Bay, Wis, information about his birthdate and year has not been disclosed to the public yet or rather he has decided to keep it private.

Jim Payne Family

Payne secretive nature has deprived us of knowing his early life, parents’ identity, and siblings’ details, though he was born and raised in Green Bay.

Jim Payne Wife

Award-winning journalist/news anchor Jim Payne is married to his wife, Sharon.

Jim Payne kids

The couple has two sons Jimmy and Michael.

Jim Payne Height

 Jim Payne Height. He is 6 ft 4 in tall.

Jim Payne Career

Jim Payne is an award-winning journalist/news anchor from Green Bay, Wisconsin. Payne co-anchors the 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. news broadcasts for NBC-TV affiliate WESH-TV Channel 2, in Orlando, FL.

Payne is a member of the board of directors of Special Olympics Florida and works on the annual Holiday Heroes campaign for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and northern Florida, and with fund-raising at the Edgewood Children’s Ranch in Orlando.

Payne worked at WRAL-TV, the then-CBS affiliate for Raleigh, North Carolina before moving to WESH. He is currently a WESH news anchor. Jim came to central Florida from WRAL-TV in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina. He also honed his skills at WRBL-TV in Columbus, Ga.; WKJG-TV (now WISE-TV) in Fort Wayne, Ind.; WTWO-TV in Terre Haute, Ind.; WFLI-TV in Lafayette, Ind.; and the NBC News Southwest Bureau in Houston, Tex.

However, his most well-known community service effort takes place annually; the Jim Payne Fearless 5k for the Children raises money for Kids House, a non-profit organization assisting victims of abuse.

Jim Payne Net Worth

News anchor Jim Payne estimated net worth is still under review. It will be revealed to the public immediately it’s out, but it evident that he received a good amount of money from his career as a news broadcasts

Jim Payne News Anchor

Jim Payne is an award-winning journalist/news anchor from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He co-anchors the 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. news broadcasts for NBC-TV affiliate WESH-TV Channel 2, in Orlando, FL.

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