Wisdom Martin Profile
Wisdom Martin is an American news & sports anchor, and reporter working for WUSA 9’s “Get Up DC” as a co-anchor from 4 to 7 a.m. on weekday mornings. He joined the station in September 2023. Previously, he worked for FOX 5 DC as a morning news anchor and host of “Good Day DC” for 20 years since joining the station in 2003.
Wisdom Martin Wiki
Full Name: Wisdom Martin
Profession: news & sports anchor, and reporter
Nationality: American
Education: Jackson State University
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: September 25, 1985
Age / How Old is Wisdom Martin?: 39 years old as of 2024
Place of Birth: United States Of America
Height / How tall is Wisdom Martin?: 6 feet 2 inches
Parents: D Martin (dad), mom – unknown
Wife: Monifa Martin
Children: 3 kids
Salary: $ 20,000 – $ 100,000
Net Worth: $1 million – $5 Million
Wisdom Martin Education
Martin graduated from Jackson State University after completing his high school studies. During his time in college, he worked as a teleprompter at WAPT News in Jackson, Mississippi on the weekends thus he began his career in TV. Later, he made his way up to a news photographer, editor, and sports columnist for the weekend shows.
Wisdom Martin Career
Martin serves WUSA 9’s “Get Up DC” as a co-anchor from 4 to 7 a.m. on weekday mornings. He joined the station in September 2023. Previously, he worked for FOX 5 DC as a morning news anchor and host of “Good Day DC” for 20 years since joining the station in 2003.
Martin has reported many major headlines during his tenure in Washington, including covering life for several days in New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, reporting live in Miami on the assassination of Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor, and was the first live correspondent on the scene of the award-winning FOX 5 coverage of the serial bank robberies in D.C.
His career started when he worked at WAPT News in Jackson, Mississippi. After his time in Jackson, he worked as a news and sports reporter and anchor at KSEE in Fresno, California. Next, he worked at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina, anchored at CNN in Atlanta on weekends, and worked at WKRN in Nashville, Tennessee as an anchor and reporter.
Book
Martin authored “Pass Interference: The History of the black quarterback in the NFL” and “Conventional Wisdom” vol. 1 and 2.
Wisdom Martin Personal Life, Family, Parents, and Wife
Martin was born on September 25, 1985, in the United States (he is 39 years old as of 2024.) He celebrates his birthday on the 25th of September every year. Martin stands at an average height of 6 feet 2 inches (1.87 m).
Wisdom’s father, D Martin is a retired U.S. military man. In a tweet dated May 8, he even wished his mother “Mother’s Day”. In 2015. Martin and his brother were brought up together. McKinley Alexander, Martin’s father-in-law, is a former Jackson State University professor. He used to sit in front of the TV after school when Martin was a child and watch the evening news with Walter Kronkite, Peter Jennings, and Max Robinson. He will then watch the NFL pregame shows on Sundays. That’s why he decided he wanted to be a newsman on television.
Martin is married to Monifa Martin. The couple has three children together; two daughters and one son; his first daughter was born in 2003 and was named after he was born in 2007 while he is also named Wisdom Martin. During his free time, he loves to speak at community occasions and schools. Also, he enjoys cooking, spending time with his wife and kids, and working out at the gym.
Wisdom Martin Salary and Net Worth
Being one of the top journalists for WUSA 9, Martin earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000. Martin has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a journalist.
Wisdom Martin Leaving FOX 5
In July 2023, Martin left FOX 5 after serving the station for 2 decades. FOX 5 shared news of his departure from the station via their tweet on July 20, 2023, captioning “Wisdom celebrated his last broadcast with FOX 5 DC today,…Thank you…for two decades of amazing work!” After leaving FOX 5, he then joined WUSA 9 where he now works as a co-anchor from 4 to 7 a.m. on weekday mornings for WUSA 9’s “Get Up DC.” On August 17, 2023, he shared that he would join WUSA 9 in September of that year via his Instagram account.
Wisdom Martin FOX 5
At FOX 5 Martin worked alongside
- Blake McCoy
- Steve Chenevey
- Lauren DeMarco
- Kevin McCarthy
- Marissa Mitchell
- Angie Goff
- Tisha Lewis
- Jim Lokay
- Marina Marraco
- Tucker Barnes
- Erin Como
- Tom Fitzgerald