Gina Gaston Biography
Gina Gaston, born on January 14, 1966, in Oxnard, CA, is a television journalist and presently serves as the lead anchor for KTRK-TV in Houston, Texas. She first joined the channel in 1992 to co-anchor the morning news program with Tom Koch. Later in 1999, she left the channel to host an afternoon show called HomePage on MSNBC, along with Ashleigh Banfield and Mika Brzezinski.
The trio was referred to as “the Powerpuff Girls of journalism” by Entertainment Weekly. After leaving MSNBC in 2000, Gaston came back to channel 13 in 2001 to take up the responsibility of anchoring and reporting the 6 and 10pm newscast, replacing long-time anchor Shara Fryer. Prior to joining KTRK-TV, she worked at different news stations such as WTSP in Tampa, Florida, WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and KLTV in Tyler, Texas.
Gina Gaston Age
Gaston was born on 14th January 1966, in Oxnard, California United States. She is 57 years old in 2023.
Gina Gaston Education
Gina attended and graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism.
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Gina Gaston Height
Gaston has not disclosed her height, to be updated once confirmed.
Gina Gaston Parents
Gaston has not disclosed any information regarding her family background. Information about her parents and siblings to be updated once confirmed.
Gina Gaston Husband
Gaston got married to the former Houston Rocket basketball star known as Mario Elie. The couple met while covering a Rocket championship game, that is the time that she was away from ABC13.
Gina Gaston Children
Gina was blessed with a triplet in 2003. She has two sons, Gaston Elie and Glenn Elie and a girl called Lauren Elie. Gina added that they named their firstborn Gaston, after her maiden name. “This may be a theme because Deborah Duncan of KHOU Great Day Houston called her son Duncan.” She as well commented that Gaston shows all the personality characteristics of the oldest child, while Glenn, the second-born son, is kind of easy-going. Lauren, who is the lastborn, is definitely the princess of the household.
Gina Gaston Net Worth
Gaston has an estimated net worth of $12 million that she accrues from her career as a journalist.
Gina Gaston Salary
Gaston’s information about her total salary is not yet disclosed. It will be updated once confirmed.
Gina Gaston ABC13
she joined ABC13 station as a co-anchor and then expanded later top-rated 13 Eyewitness News at 6 am in the fall of 1992. Gaston was a system anchor at MSNBC, reporting the national 2000 presidential political decision, such as the Florida polling type mentioned. Gina as well anchored inaugural exercises by President George W. Shrubbery, the takeoff of Elian Gonzales to Cuba, the United States bombing in the Iraqi no-fly zone, the Mid-East Violence, and the seismic tremor in South America.
On the contrary, Gina as well filled in as the reporter for the NBC Weekend Today appearance. She besides filled in as the reporter/journalist at WTSP-TV in Tampa, Florida, and as a correspondent/ anchor at WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and KLTV in Tyler, Texas, prior to joining 13 Eyewitness News in 1992. She is also an individual of the National Association of Black Journalists and has been valued by the Associated News Covering Press Broadcasters.
Gina Gaston Day in Houston
Gaston, the ABC13 anchor was honored by the March of Dimes Wednesday for her hard work advocating for the health and wellness of all mothers and babies. Then, Mayor Sylvester Turner declared Dec. 4, 2019, to be called Gina Gaston Day in Houston.
She started working at ABC13 in 1992 as a co-anchor for the 6 a.m. newscast. Later in 1999, she left the station and went to work for MSNBC in New York, She came back to ABC13 in 2001 and has been a face of Eyewitness News ever since, co-anchoring the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts.
Gaston is also known as a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and was honored by the Associated Press Broadcasters for News Reporting. She works on the boards of the Children’s Museum of Houston, Susie Bean, and The Women’s Fund.
Gaston has supported several Houston charities such as March of Dimes, American Heart Association, Easter Seals, and the University of Houston Women’s Studies program, among others. She as well met her husband, former Rockets star Mario Elie, while covering a championship game.