Stephon Dingle Biography
Stephon Dingle is an American two-time Emmy Award-winning anchor and reporter working for WJZ-TV. He serves as a morning anchor on Saturdays from 6 to 9 a.m. and Sundays from 7 to 9 a.m. In addition, Dingle joined the WJZ-TV in October 2022.
Stephon Dingle Career
Baltimore City is Dingle’s native home and he was brought up in Park Heights. He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School where he graduated with a high school diploma in 2008. While he studied at Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, he was a three-sport athlete. Later on, Stephon joined St. Mary’s College of Maryland where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. While he was there, he played in the college baseball team and worked on the college Radio as a show co-host. In addition, Dingle also studied at Columbia University where he studied journalism, and graduated with a Master’s in broadcast journalism in 2013.
In 2011, Dingle interned at WJZ on the sports team under Mark Viviano. Prior to returning to Baltimore, Stephon worked in Louisville, Kentucky at WLKY-TV where he served as a morning news anchor for almost 3 years. Later on, he got promoted to serve as a weekday evening co-anchor at 5 pm and the lead reporter for the 11 pm newscast. In addition, he served in that position for 4 years and 8 months before later joining WJZ-TV.
Furthermore, Stephon has also previously worked for WIAT 42 in Birmingham, Alabama as an anchor and reporter for 2 years. Dingle also worked in Charlottesville, Virginia for CBS19 as a reporter/ fill-in anchor. While Stephon worked for CBS 19, he covered three national stories inclusive of the abduction and murder of UVa student Hannah Graham. In addition, he has also covered stories such as; social unrest after the death of Breonna Taylor, a number of severe weather events, and the historic flooding of the Ohio River, the Kentucky Derby. Stephon is passionate about mentoring young people and he is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
Stephon Dingle Salary
Dingle earns a salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Stephon Dingle Net Worth
Dingle has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which he has earned through his career as an anchor and reporter.
Stephon Dingle Age
Dingle has neither disclosed the date, month nor the year he was born. Thus, it is not known how old he is or when he celebrates his birthday.
Stephon Dingle Height and Weight
Dingle stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall. however, information about his weight will be updated when available.
Stephon Dingle Family
Dingle’s grandmother, Sheila Plato influenced his life in a powerful way as she woke him up to watch WJZ’s Don Scott and Marty Bass. He credits his late grandmother for making him passionate about helping other people and for his nose for news. However, he has neither disclosed the names of his parents nor those of his siblings.
Stephon Dingle Wife and Children
Dingle is married to Devyn DuBois Dingle who he tied the knot to in March 2020, after having been together for 5 years. Together they have been blessed with a daughter Devyn DuBois Dingle who was born in February 2021.
Stephon Dingle Social Media Platform
Dingle is very active on his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages. He has 4.9k followers on Twitter 6.3k followers on Instagram and 4.2k followers on Facebook.