Samica Knight Wikipedia, Husband, Wedding【 Photos 】Age, Baby, Bio

Name Samica Knight

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Introduction :

Samica Knight is an award-winning American journalist and anchor for ABC13 Eyewitness News for KRTK, Houston.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Being a native Houstonian, Samica attended Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. She described her high school years as the best, although there were a lot of awkward photographs.
She was part of the Houston Children’s Chorus. Her singing had her performing at the famous Carnegie Hall in New York as well as a tour of Chinese cities like Shenzen, Shanghai, and Beijing.
After high school, Samica went to University of Houston, and she graduated magna-cum-laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Besides a journalism degree, Knight also graduated from the University of Houston Program for Excellence in Selling. It is one of the top sales training programs in the country.

Marriage and Childre :

Samica and her husband have a baby boy. She was overwhelmed with tears when Baby ‘Lee’ arrived.

Her Instagram and Twitter (now called X) feed has photographs of her and her baby boy. There are photos of her baby’s first two teeth, and both of them dressed in cowboy outfits,
Once, Samica’s dad also found ten puppies whimpering in a bush and put out a fundraiser to help adopt the pups.

Job, TV Career, Salary and Net Worth :

Early Years :

Samica first interned at KRTK, Houston before going on to KXXV, Waco.
Her stint at Waco includes covering high-profile court martial cases at Fort Hood and President George W Bush while he was at his Crawford Ranch.

Pennsylvania :

She moved on to WHP-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as a General Assignment Reporter and anchor.
While in Pennsylvania, Samica investigated a Pennsylvanian company for embezzling health insurance premiums collected from their employees.

Samica received an award from The Associated Press and the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters for her work and it also led to state legislation being introduced.

Houston :

KRTK Houston beckoned, and Samica moved back to Houston. She was delighted to go back to where she started her broadcasting career.

In one of Samica’s stories, she arranged for a Central Texas family to have a reunion with their dad, who was serving in South Korea. The family thought they were part of a fundraiser at their high school football game and took a photograph with the mascot. When the mascot was unveiled, it was their dad, Sergeant First Class Pablo Ureste. It was an emotional reunion for the family.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

Samica famously threw her shoe at meteorologist Travis Hodge in jest when they were on air. There was a segment about Samica’s former school teachers, and the anchors were joking about her old photographs. Travis commented that Samica looked like Beyonce. The comment earned Travis a high heel when Samica threw her shoe at him.

There are two things that Samica is a big fan of – the first is ‘Marble Slab Vanilla Ice Cream with Graham Crackers,’ and the second is earrings. Samica said she feels bare without any earrings.
Her favorite place to shop is Nordstrom Rack, and her favorite pizza toppings are beef with cheese. She loves dining at any authentic Italian restaurant.
The favorite story she covered is Hurricane Sandy in New York, and if she were not a broadcaster, Samica would have been a teacher.

She is coy when asked what her worst summer job was. It was in Houston, and she didn’t want to say what it was.
Her first car was a Honda Accord named Jasmine & surprisingly, she still owns it.
Samica is active in her church and is a volunteer in her community. She loves nothing better than spending time with her family and her dogs.