Sharrie Williams Biography
Sharrie Williams co-anchors PHL17’s Action News at 5 and Action News at 10. Sharrie joined the Action News team in March 2014 as an anchor for the 5:00 p.m. newscast and an Action News at 11 reporters.
How old is Sharrie Williams? – Age
She is 41 years old as of April 21, 2021. She was born in 1979, in the United States.
Is Shari Williams married? – Family
She is one of the four siblings born to American parents. She has not revealed her marital status.
Shari Williams Career
Sharrie joined the Action News team in March 2014 as an anchor for the 5:00 p.m. newscast and an Action News at 11 reporters. Sharrie’s work is founded on strong reporting, both in-studio and on the ground. She anchors from several Big Stories in Philadelphia, including the 2017 NFL Draft, the 2016 Democratic National Convention, and Pope Francis’ 2015 visit to the World Meeting of Families. She has also traveled across the country, covering the first Presidential Debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, as well as President Trump’s inauguration. Sharrie was also privileged to interview legendary ABC News host Barbara Walters when she signed on.
Sharrie was also honored to be able to interview legendary ABC News host Barbara Walters before she signed off the air for the final time. Sharrie worked as a weekend anchor and weekday reporter at KTVT-TV in Dallas, Texas, before moving to Philadelphia. Sharrie covered major events that made national and international headlines while in Dallas, including Texas’ record-breaking winter ice storms and Super Bowl XLV. Sharrie spent three years in Miami prior to working in North Texas, covering a wide range of stories, from traveling to Haiti in the aftermath of the four hurricanes of 2008, and later the 2010 earthquake, to covering legal trials of the rich and famous.
Sharrie was also in the spotlight when it came to the Miami Heat, covering Shaquille O’Neal’s departure in 2008 and LeBron James’ much-anticipated decision to join the team in 2010. The achievement of success Sharrie was named one of South Florida Magazine’s “Top 40 Under 40,” and she was featured on the cover. Sharrie has a gift for getting people she interviews to open up and tell their stories, thanks to her passion for knowledge and information.
Sharrie’s career has also taken her to Birmingham, Alabama, where she worked as an anchor/reporter for both news and sports at WVTM-TV, and Jackson, Tennessee, where she worked as a news anchor at WBBJ-TV. She graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting communications. In fact, while still in college, she began her journalism career by producing feature stories on Tennessee Volunteer athletes for Fox Sports Net South. Sharrie received the University of Tennessee Alumni Promise Award in September of 2017.