Alex Finnie Biography
Alex Finnie is a media personality serving as an Anchor/Reporter at WPLG Local 10, an ABC affiliate in South Florida. She joined the Local 10 News team in May 2018. Previously, she was a Weekend Anchor/Reporter at CBS 42 News in Birmingham, Alabama.
Alex Finnie Age
How old is Alex Finnie? Finnie is 32 years old as of 2023. She was born in Miami, Florida, in the United States of America.
Alex Finnie Height
She is 5 feet 5 inches tall (approximately 1.65m or 165cm).
Alex Finnie Nationality
Born and raised in the United States, Finnie is American by nationality.
Alex Finnie Education
Finnie attended the Cushman School. She also graduated from the New World School of the Arts in 2008 and St. John’s University, in New York City in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science in television and film production.
Alex Finnie Parents
Alex is the daughter of Bryan Karl Finnie, a Financial Service Corporation’s finance specialist, and Wanda Denise Williams – Finnie, an attorney, executive leader, educator, and mentor. Her mom Wanda was born in Philadelphia and raised in New Jersey. In 2000, she moved to Miami with her husband, Bryan, and their two then-small children, Alex, and her younger brother. The couple tied the knot on September 14, 1985, at the Union Baptist Church in New Jersey.
Alex’s grandmother, Shirley Williams, a retired educator for Asbury Park Public School System in New Jersey, died in November 2020 at the age of 85. Alex also has an aunt named Wendy Williams, her mom’s younger sister.
Alex Finnie Husband
Finnie is dating Franklin White, a 3x EMMY Award Winning News Reporter for WSVN-TV 7News in Miami, Florida. White joined WSVN in October 2017 from Huntsville, Alabama where he was a Weekend Anchor/Reporter. The couple started dating in 2018 shortly after meeting.
Alex Finnie WPLG
Alex is an Anchor/Reporter at WPLG Local 10, an ABC affiliate in South Florida. She joined the Local 10 News team in May 2018. Alex has had the opportunity to cover a wide variety of stories so far at Local 10. In addition to the day-to-day news in the fast pace South Florida market, she has also traveled to cover big stories outside of the viewing area.
In October 2018, Alex covered Hurricane Michael in the Florida Panhandle. She was there reporting before, during, and after the storm. Local 10 was the first South Florida station to send a crew to cover the catastrophic Category 5 storm that ravaged large portions of the Florida Panhandle. In addition to that, Alex also traveled to Pittsburgh to cover the horrific mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in October 2018. Local 10 was the only South Florida station that traveled to Pittsburgh.
Alex has worked in newsrooms around the country, from New York City to Alabama. Throughout her career, Alex has had the opportunity to interview a wide variety of notable people, including President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump, the Rev. Al Sharpton, and Oprah Winfrey, to name a few. She covered the widely publicized Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley scandal that led to his resignation, as well as the heated Alabama Senate race between Roy Moore and Sen. Doug Jones. She also had the honor of covering the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama, the event that led to the Voting Rights Act.
During her off time, Alex enjoys spending time with family, volunteering in her community, and relaxing when she can. She loves being back in South Florida telling the stories that affect the community she’s called home since childhood.
Alex Finnie Salary
She receives an annual average salary ranging from $45,000 – $100,500 as of 2023.
Alex Finnie Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth ranging from $1 million – $5 million as of 2023.
