Hillary Howard
Encyclopedia
Hillary Howard is an Emmy-award
winning reporter. She currently co-anchors (along with Shawn Anderson) the 2pm to 7pm shift on all-news station WTOP
in Washington, DC.
. She began her career in television at WTZA-Channel 62 in Kingston, New York. She has also reported the weather for WAVY-TV
in Portsmouth, Virginia
, again at WTTG
, becoming a weekend anchor, and for WUSA
, as a morning weather forecaster from 2000 to 2004. Other work includes narrations and writing for HGTV
.
Howard previously hosted a show on WTWP
Radio with Bob Kur. In 2007, "Washington Post Radio", as WTWP was known on the air, flipped to an all-talk format and Howard (along with Kur) moved to sister station WTOP
.
tumor in Howard's brain. Even thought the tumor was benign, she opted to have it removed. The surgery was performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital
in April of 2011. The operation was successful, and she is recovering well. Howard expects to return to work in May.
reporter and noted fire-service blogger Dave Statter. The couple live in Virginia
with their son, Sammy.
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning reporter. She currently co-anchors (along with Shawn Anderson) the 2pm to 7pm shift on all-news station WTOP
WTOP-FM
WTOP is an all-news formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., serving Metropolitan Washington, DC area. WTOP is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.WTOP is one of two all-news stations in the Washington, D.C...
in Washington, DC.
Career
Hillary began as a radio newsperson in suburban New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She began her career in television at WTZA-Channel 62 in Kingston, New York. She has also reported the weather for WAVY-TV
WAVY-TV
WAVY-TV, channel 10, is a television station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Hampton Roads area . WAVY is owned by LIN Television Corporation, and is a sister station to Fox affiliate WVBT...
in Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the city had a total population of 95,535.The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S...
, again at WTTG
WTTG
WTTG, channel 5, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Fox Broadcasting Company, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C...
, becoming a weekend anchor, and for WUSA
WUSA (TV)
WUSA is a television station broadcasting on channel 9 in Washington, D.C.. Owned by the Gannett Company, WUSA is an affiliate of the CBS television network, and the longest-tenured affiliate of that network...
, as a morning weather forecaster from 2000 to 2004. Other work includes narrations and writing for HGTV
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
.
Howard previously hosted a show on WTWP
WTWP
WFED is a full-power radio station in the Washington, D.C. region, broadcasting from just outside the District line in Wheaton, Maryland. The signal is relayed on WWFD on 820 kHz in Frederick, Maryland. The stations broadcast a news, talk and information format targeted towards U.S...
Radio with Bob Kur. In 2007, "Washington Post Radio", as WTWP was known on the air, flipped to an all-talk format and Howard (along with Kur) moved to sister station WTOP
WTOP-FM
WTOP is an all-news formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Washington, D.C., serving Metropolitan Washington, DC area. WTOP is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.WTOP is one of two all-news stations in the Washington, D.C...
.
Brain surgery
In November of 2010, Howard had fallen and hit her head. A brain scan reveled a meningiomaMeningioma
The word meningioma was first used by Harvey Cushing in 1922 to describe a tumor originating from the meninges, the membranous layers surrounding the CNS ....
tumor in Howard's brain. Even thought the tumor was benign, she opted to have it removed. The surgery was performed at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland . It was founded using money from a bequest by philanthropist Johns Hopkins...
in April of 2011. The operation was successful, and she is recovering well. Howard expects to return to work in May.
Family
Hillary Howard is married to retired WUSAWUSA (TV)
WUSA is a television station broadcasting on channel 9 in Washington, D.C.. Owned by the Gannett Company, WUSA is an affiliate of the CBS television network, and the longest-tenured affiliate of that network...
reporter and noted fire-service blogger Dave Statter. The couple live in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
with their son, Sammy.