Melissa Holmes Biography, Age, Education, Height, WGRZ, Husband, Parents, Net Worth, Salary

Melissa Holmes Biography

Melissa Holmes is a multi-media journalist who presently works as the co-anchor of WGRZ-Daybreak TV in Buffalo, NY, where she focuses on Western New York and its “Great Kids.”

Melissa Holmes Age

She was born and grew up in Amherst in the United States. Her date and month of birth are not revealed.

Melissa Holmes Education

Melissa studied at the Summa Cum Laude School of Public Media at Syracuse University and studied broadcast journalism. She was studying abroad and had her first TV news job at Sky News in “War Room”

How tall is Melissa Holmes?- Height

Melissa stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches tall.

Melissa Holmes Husband

Melissa is a happily married lady. She is married to Jay Skurski, a sports reporter for The Buffalo News. The couple has a son, Elliott Skurski.

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Melissa Holmes WGRZ – Career

Melissa joined 2 On Your Side in January 2012, and she couldn’t be happier about being a member of the Channel 2 news team and sticking out for Western New Yorkers. After all, she is one herself. Melissa worked as a reporter and anchor at Syracuse’s WTVH-5 and WSYr-9 before returning home to work for WIVB-TV in Buffalo in 2005. The search for Phillips, Ralph “Bucky” and the Storm of Surprise, the arrest and conviction of the Bikepath Rapist, and the 2014 Storm of Snowvember, as well as Flight 3407, were among the major stories that touched Western New Yorkers.

Melissa earned the 2018 Edward R. Murrow Award for her piece “Under the Helmet,” which portrays a Super Bowl-winning NFL star who has been battling mental illness and the stigma that surrounds her. Melissa earned first place for Public Service at the New York State Press Awards for the same story. She won three New York State Emmy awards for her 2016 story, two young leukemia patients who fell in love, her 2014 Best Morning Newscast, and her 2009 windfall morning broadcast. Melissa was named Female News Anchor of the Year at Medaille College in 2013.

Melissa Holmes Net Worth

Melissa has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – and $5 Million.

Melissa Holmes Salary

Melissa earns an annual salary ranging from $40,000 – $ 110,500.