Patrice Wood Biography
Patrice Wood is an American journalist who serves as the primary news anchor for WJAR, NBC’s affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island. She also works as an education reporter and hosts the Tuesday’s Child program.
Patrice Wood Age
Wood was born and raised in Rockford, Ohio, the United States of America.
Patrice Wood Education
Patrice earned a bachelor of science degree in journalism from Bowling Green State University in Ohio, as well as an honorary doctorate in communications from Roger Williams University.
Patrice Wood Husband
She is married to her husband, Paul Pabis, who works at WBZ-TV as the director of operations and engineering. Wood has two children, Stephanie and Jonathan.
Patrice Wood NBC News
Patrice began her career at NBC 10 as a street reporter in 1980 and has worked her way up to anchor the weekday newscasts at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. She has received numerous volunteer and professional awards, including the prestigious Silver Circle Award from the New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, the state’s highest civilian honor.
Patrice Wood Career
Wood is an American journalist who serves as the principal news anchor for WJAR, an NBC station in Providence, Rhode Island. She also works as an education reporter and hosts the Tuesday’s Child program. She was admitted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Women Inductees. She has also been honored into the Rhode Island Radio and Television Hall of Fame. She began her career reporting and presenting for WDHO-TV in Toledo, Ohio, and completed internships at ABC News, the United States House of Representatives, and Time magazine. Wood began working for WJAR in February 1980 as a reporter and weekend announcer before being elevated to the nightly 11 o’clock newscasts in 1982. In 1988, she became the anchor of the 5:30 p.m. program, which replaced the 5:00 p.m. hour newscast in 1995 and added to her duties the 6:00 report in 1997.
She began working on the hour-long program in 1995 and then added the 6:00 report in 1997. She spent much of her time with longstanding anchor Doug White, meteorologist Gary Ley, and sportscaster Frank Carpano. She interviewed several celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey and Mark Wahlberg. Wood is the longest-serving female newscaster in Providence television history, having been on the air for 40 years. According to her, 60% of the children featured on her long-running show Tuesday’s Child have found new families.
Patrice Wood Net Worth
Wood has an estimated net worth of 2 million dollars.
