Matt Stewart Biography
Matt Stewart is an award-winning reporter for FOX 4 News. He joined the station in September 2012. Previously, he was a morning anchor and reporter at KCTV 5.
Matt Stewart Age
He is 47 years old as of 2022. He was born in the United States.
Matt Stewart Height
He is 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Matt Stewart Nationality
Stewart is American.
Matt Stewart Education
Matt knew he found his calling as a journalist in the 2nd Grade when he printed neighborhood newspapers using his mom’s typewriter.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University in 1997. While there, he walked onto the football team and played safety and special teams. He earned a full-ride scholarship and helped the Wildcats rise from the bottom of the Big Ten to winners of two consecutive Big Ten championships. He also wrote a book about his experiences called “The Walk-On”.
Matt Stewart Parents
Matt is the son of Beth and Tom Stewart. During his junior and senior years in college, his mother tapped every Northwestern Football game so he would rewatch them and take notes.
In December 2020, his father contracted Covid 19. Matt shared the news on his social media asking his friends to pray for his father.
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Matt Stewart Wife
Stewart has been married to his wife Chrissy Stewart since April 2002. The couple has three kids, two sons, Jackson and Alex, and a daughter, Madeline. They live in Lenexa with their chihuahua, Ruby.
In December 2021, Chrissy, a dietitian at Children’s Mercy was diagnosed with angiosarcoma originating from an ovary, a rare and aggressive cancer. Doctors gave her less than a 5% chance of living more than ten years.
The couple shared their story on social media and thousands of people rallied around them.
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Matt Stewart FOX 4 News
Matt is an award-winning reporter who joined FOX 4 News in September 2012.
As a life-long Royals and Chiefs fan, Matt always dreamed of working in Kansas City. He began his career as a traffic reporter/editor/photographer in Omaha, Neb, before moving on to anchor and report in Sioux City, Iowa; Kearney, Neb; Dayton, Ohio; and now Kansas City. Along the way, Matt has won several awards for his reporting including an Emmy nomination for Spot News. Highlights from his career include spending a week at Parris Island, S.C. while following young Marines during boot camp; traveling with the Kansas Jayhawks as they won the 2008 national championship; and reporting on the Kansas City Royals’ magical ride in 2015 when they won the World Series.
In his spare time, Matt emcees events for many charitable organizations including Kansas Children’s Service League, MOKAN Suicide Awareness Survivor Support, Infant Toddler Services of Johnson County, the Johnson County Christmas Bureau, and the Mid-America Asian Culture Association, and the Orphan Justice Center.
Matt Stewart Cancer
In December 2020, Stewart was diagnosed with colon cancer. However, he shared his colon cancer diagnosis with the public to encourage them to get a colonoscopy.
“I never thought at the age of 45 I’d be a colon cancer survivor, but thank goodness for early intervention.” Stewart said, ” I have my wife to thank for encouraging me to make an appointment.”
Stewart admitted he put off making a colonoscopy appointment for months until his wife threatened to make one for him. After going through the routine exam, doctors discovered cancer cells on a polyp, a small growth on the inside lining of a colon. They had been removed.
“I did all kinds of tests afterward and then went to a colorectal surgeon who recommended surgery to cut out part of my colon, just in case there were cancer cells still there,” Stewart said.
Surgery led to a one-night stay in the hospital. A biopsy of the colon revealed good news: it had not spread. No chemotherapy was needed.
“I just need to get another colonoscopy this fall. If all is clear then, it should be every three years,” Stewart said. “I don’t have a family history of colon cancer, so this routine colonoscopy – and my wife’s insistence – might have saved my life. If I had waited until the age of 50 to get it, it might’ve been too late.”
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Matt Stewart Salary
His annual salary ranges from $85,000 to $95,000.
Matt Stewart Net Worth
His net worth ranges from $1 million to $5 million.
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