Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
A popular face on American television, Malorie Maddox was a prominent female anchor who worked for two decades in the journalism and broadcasting industry. Though her real full name is Malorie Bartelson Bolton, she uses ‘Maddox’ as a professional last name.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Malorie was brought up on a farm in Wellington, Kansas, surrounded by animals, including pigs and a number of farm dogs.
- As a youngster, Malorie never aspired to be a journalist. Surprisingly, she was one of the shy and quiet members of her family.
- At some point during her youth, she and her family relocated to Joplin, Missouri. After her graduation from high school, she headed to the University of Kansas, located in Lawrence, Kansas. She originally went to school to study law, but after taking an introductory journalism course as suggested by one of the instructors, her path changed.
- While at the University of Kansas, Maddox played the role of a student producer for The Roy Williams Show. While she was in school, she also interned at KAKE TV in Wichita as a consumer reporter. She graduated in 1999 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism.
- A bright student, Malorie was a part of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and was elected to the University of Kansas Student Senate in 1996.
Married Life and Children :
- Maddox is happily married. Omaha was where she met her husband Greg Bolton, and they have been married for well over ten years.
- Her husband is an attorney in Omaha as well as in-house counsel for the insurance company Senior Market Sales. The couple also have a young son called Moss, who was born in 2011, and a much-loved Yorkshire-Terrier called Milton.
Profession, Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- Maddox’s journalistic career started after she accepted an intern position at KAKE TV in Wichita, KS, where she worked as a Consumer Investigator. This job allowed her to produce a series called “Bad Judgement,” detailing the scrutiny of a corrupt local judge. Malorie followed the judge around town, recorded his whereabouts, and even logged his time at the courthouse. For over five weeks, they learned that the judge spent only about 42 hours ‘at work.’ The series won a Kansas Area Broadcasters Award and was the start of a long journalism career.
- Her first full-time job came in May 2000 with KODE TV in the town that she grew up – Joplin, Missouri. She started as the 10 pm. anchor but soon found herself anchoring the 5 and 6 pm news too. Her promising development at KODE TV gave Maddox the opportunity to move to Omaha to become part of the WOWT – Channel 6 News Team in 2004.
- She became a leader at WOWT and anchored the five, six, and ten pm news. She stayed at WOWT for well over a decade. In 2018, Malorie left the news business in favor of a position at Blue Cross Blue Shield as their Vice President of Communications.
- Malorie had left the news industry in order to spend more time with her family. Currently, she is still working for Blue Cross Blue Shield, serving as their Chief Marketing, Communications, and Strategy Officer.
Name Change Story :
- Early on in her TV career, Malorie used her real name, Malorie Bartelson. Her news director requested her to come up with a new nickname because “her name was being butchered by everyone!”
- One day, the mail came for Malorie addressed as ‘Marjorie Cordelsen.’ Her co-workers liked it so much that they began calling her” ‘Marjorie’ or ‘Marge.’ Thus, she got a new nickname!
- The news director added that, with Malorie’s first name, her last name could be Michaels or Maddox, as they both rhymed well.
- Eventually, Malorie’s colleague Carol Wang, who was then a reporter at KAKE-TV, decided that ‘Maddox’ will be her name going forwards.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Maddox’s many awards include multiple Associated Press Awards in Nebraska, three Nebraska Broadcast Association Awards, Kansas Area Broadcaster Award for the investigative series “Bad Judgement,” Tribute to Women honoree in 2014. She was named one of the ‘Ten Outstanding Young Omahans’ in 2005.
- She loves animals.
- Maddox listens to loud rap music when she works out.
- Malorie strongly advocates for breast cancer awareness because instances of it are present in her family. She also helps by bringing awareness to the disease through many different avenues.
- In Joplin, Malorie founded the breast cancer awareness program called ‘Buddy Check.’ The program managed to raise over $15,000 for breast cancer support. This program is still a strong part of Joplin.
- Besides her work and her family, one of Maddox’s main passions is volunteering for charities and community organizations. She has been involved with many organizations including –The American Heart Association, Omaha Children’s Museum, Wellness Council of the Midlands and Angels Among Us.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Malorie Maddox Measurements :
- Eye Color : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
- How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- 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.
Personal / Home / Contact Details
- Marital Status / Married? : Yes
- Children / No of Kids : 1
- Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : White
- Nationality : American
