Art Holliday Profile
Art Holliday is an American Emmy Award-winning News and Sports Director working for KSDK-TV as a news director at 5 On Your Side since March 2021. He joined the station in 1979 as a sportscaster until 1989 and has served the station for over 4 decades. Prior to joining KSDK-TV, Holliday was in Oklahoma City, working for an ABC-affiliated TV station, KOCO-TV.
Art Holliday Wiki
Full Name: Art Holliday
Profession: News and Sports Director
Nationality: American
Education: University of Missouri in Columbia
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: Not Available
Age / How Old is Art Holliday?: Not Available
Place of Birth: St. Charles, Missouri
Country: United States Of America
Height / How tall is Art Holliday?: 5 feet and 8 inches(1.82m)
Parents: Not Available
Wife: Linda Hayes
Children: A daughter
Salary: $ 20,000 – $ 100,000
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million
Art Holliday Education
Holliday is a proud alumnus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
Art Holliday Career
Holliday has worked for KSDK-TV as news director at 5 On Your Side since March 2021. In this capacity, his duties include employee coaching, training, and recruiting. He temporarily worked as an interim news director in December 2020 before his permanent promotion in March 2021. Upon joining the station, he initially worked as a sportscaster until 1989 when he was promoted to co-anchor Today in St. Louis alongside Jennifer Blome, a position he held for 22 years.
Holliday has also worked as a managing editor, as well as an executive producer of the morning newscasts(2 times), at 5 On Your Side. Recently, he was a co-anchor of the 4 pm newscasts, alongside Scott Connell and Kay Quinn, as well as co-hosting a radio show with Blome on KTRS.
Prior to joining KSDK-TV, Holliday was in Oklahoma City, working for an ABC-affiliated TV station, KOCO-TV. He stayed there for around 2 years, working in the sports department. The most enjoyable aspect of his job has been the monthly talks with their reporters where they chat about the craft of storytelling and reporting and their career goals. “We have fantastic personnel on all levels, and now I get to be a part of the hiring process. The idea is for us all to improve each other,” Holliday says.
Holliday has won multiple honors for his broadcasting efforts, including 3 Sportscasting Emmy Awards in the years 1989, 1988, and 1985. He was also honored in the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in the year 2001.
Holliday received the National Alliance on Mental Health’s annual Media Award in the year 2002, and the University of Missouri-distinguished Columbia’s Faculty-Alumni Award in the year 2003. Holliday was also elected into the Television Hall of Fame of the St. Louis Media Foundation in the year 2009.
Art Holliday Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Wife
Holliday was born and raised by his parents in St. Charles, Missouri but he has not disclosed the names of his parents and siblings. He stands at a height of approximately 5 feet and 8 inches(1,82m).
Holliday is in marriage with his lovely spouse, Linda Hayes. The couple takes great pride in being “mom and dad” to their grown-up daughter, whose names are currently under review. Holliday likes spending his free time with his wife.
During his leisure, you can find him filmmaking a documentary, doing photography, or even playing tennis. “Before They Fall Off The Cliff,” his debut documentary, has been accepted into many film festivals and is being used by the Crisis Intervention Team of St. Louis County to train police officers on how to de-escalate contacts with persons who have mental illnesses. He’s now working on a music documentary about Rock & Roll Hall of Fame musician Johnnie Johnson called “Johnnie Be Good.
Art Holliday Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top journalists for KSDK-TV, Holliday earns an annual salary ranging between $ 20,000 – $ 100,000. Holliday has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a News/Sports Director.
Art Holliday KSDK
At KSDK, Holliday works alongside;
- Monica Adams
- Anne Allred
- Pepper Baker
- Christine Byers
- Jim Castillo
- Scott Connell
- Allie Corey
- Frank Cusumano
- Ryan Dean
- Corey Miller
- Casey Nolen
- Anthony Slaughter