Ivory Hecker Bio, Age, Wikipedia, Parents, Height【 Fox 26 Reporter 】

Name Ivory Hecker

Age / Birthday / Date of Birth February 16, 1989. As of 2024, she is around 35 years old.

Wiki Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Ivory Hecker is a reporter and substitute anchor for KARE 11 (NBC affiliate) and formally reported for WLEX-TV, Fox and KABC-TV.
Besides being a reporter, producer and anchor, Ivory is a keen humanitarian, publicly supporting, several causes and charities that are close to her heart.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Ivory grew up and attended school in Hayward, Wisconsin, where at an early age, she discovered her passion for journalism through high school radio, speaking competitions and as a radio announcer at WRLS-FM.
She also developed her love of health and fitness while at high school and participated in several athletics events running the 1500 meters.

Currently, she resides in the St Paul area of Greater Minnesota, a move made to enable her career to progress.
In April 2020, she lost her dad Nathan Phillip Hecker, aged 56. Initially thought to have passed away from coronavirus, it was later clarified that he died in a logging accident. A GoFundMe account was created in his memory, which raised close to $50,000.
Prior to her father’s death, Ivory’s parents were married for 34 years and had 12 children.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

Ivory was educated in her home town, at Hayward High School.
She went on to achieve a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University.

While at college, she was the recipient of a first place regional ‘Mark of Excellence Award’ from the Society of Professional Journalists for a sports feature she covered. She also achieved her first taste of being a journalist while working as a reporter at Citrus TV on campus.

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

Ivory was chosen for the New York State Broadcasters Association paid internship at WBNG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Binghamton, New York. The stories she covered there were her first to air on local TV news.

While still in college, Ivory spent a summer reporting for KBJR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota. She also interned at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and at Syracuse, Time Warner’s 24-hour news channel.
Later, she went on to become a reporter for WACH-TV, the Fox affiliate in Columbia. While there, she covered the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, reporting live for a dozen local affiliates throughout the nation after President Barack Obama’s re-nomination was announced.
In 2013, Ivory was sent to Colorado Springs to cover the Black Forest Fire.

Prior to moving to KARE, Ivory worked at WLEX-TV in Lexington, where several of her investigative reports spurred county and state leaders to make improvements to local government. Even CNN aired Ivory’s breaking news report when she covered a hotel explosion in Lexington in September 2014. Ivory’s coverage also helped WLEX win a 2014 AP award for best newscast in Kentucky.
Since joining KARE, Ivory has reported live from the scene of several national breaking news stories, including Prince’s death, the police shootings of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile, and the protests and riots that followed those shootings.

Music Career :

Ivory had embarked on her musical journey at the tender age of 13 when her father gifted her a guitar, and also introduced her to the art of finger-picking classical tunes.
Over the next decade, Ivory found solace in playing the guitar and singing, only using music as a therapeutic outlet. The turning point in her music career came in 2019 when she was unexpectedly invited to perform at a charity event. Intriguingly, a reiki master had predicted a future in music for Ivory, foreshadowing the opportunities that followed.
2020 brought unforeseen challenges, including the tragic loss of her father and the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting a temporary pause in music gigs. However, Ivory’s creative spark remained undiminished, leading her to produce a remarkable fifth original song in 2022.

In 2023, Ivory collaborated with renowned Nashville songwriter Billy Dawson. Together with Kelli Johnson, they crafted “Goodbye Slowly,” a poignant breakup song born from Ivory’s personal experiences.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

Ivory cares strongly about issues such as Economic Empowerment, Education, Human Rights, Politics, and Poverty Alleviation and has even helped highlight social issues by volunteering as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army.

Her parents had a truly long-lasting love story with them being married for 34 years. Her dad Nathan Hecker, passed away in 2020 after a logging incident.

Body Figure / Physical Info

Ivory Hecker Measurements :

Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.