Quick Facts of Constance Jones

  • Full NameConstance Jones
  • Date of Birth03 July, 1982
  • NicknameGrand Mama
  • Marital Status Married
  • BirthplaceStuttgart, Germany
  • Ethnicity Mixed
  • Religion Christian
  • ProfessionNews Anchor, News Reporter
  • Nationality American
  • Active Year2005-present
  • Eye colour Brown
  • Hair colour Brown
  • BuildSlim
  • SpouseTroy Simmons (2008-present)
  • Height5 Feet 9 Inch
  • EducationSam Houston State University
  • Online PresenceTwitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Linked in
  • Horoscope Cancer
Constance Jones

Constance Jones is an American news anchor, television personality and top news reporter. Further, she is working at ABC 8 WRIC News channel since October 2018. The award-winning and Emmy-nominated Tv News Anchor, Constance host the Evening News Anchor at ABC 8 channel. Additionally, she also a member of the National Association of Black Journalist and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.

Before joining ABC 8 channel, she also worked for many other news channels like FOX 5 Atlanta, WAGA-TV, BH Media Group, KOCO-TV, and NBC.  As of now, she is also famous for her nicknames, Grand Mama. Jones is a married woman and living her happy life with her husband. Do they share any children from their marriage?

Born in Stuttgart, Germany

Constance Jones was born on July 3, 1982, in Stuttgart, Germany. Moreover, her mother, Ursula Jones is  German,  and her father, George Jones is  African-American. Further, she spent her childhood in Stuttgart and also in Timisoara, Romania.  She has two younger siblings, a sister, and a brother.

Constance Jones with her father, mother and siblings.
Constance Jones with her father, mother, and siblings. Image Source: YouTube

Jones attended Sam Houston State University and completed her graduation with BFA in Radio and Television. She joined the university in 2000 and completed in 2004. While pursuing her education, she also worked as an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Student Government Association, NAACP, Black Student Alliance,  and Minority Multimedia Group. Back in 2003, she was also selected for the Democracy Student Exchange by Politehnica University of Timisoara.

News Anchor

Well, talented and hardworking anchor, Jones started her career at the age of 10. However, her official career started when she worked for WPLG-TV/ ABC news channel in Miami. She worked there for around nine years as an anchor and news reporter. Later, she also served as a news anchor at WAGA-TV/FOX 5 Atlanta. Not only this channel but she also spent her precious time on some of the other news channels like  KETK-TV in Texas and KOCO-TV in Oklahoma.

Check out the video Constance Jones to the 8News anchor desk.

After, working in so many news channels in her career, she finally joined ABC 8 family in October 2018. As of now, she served as an Evening News anchor for the tv where she covers the top news from all around America. As of now, she is famous for her nickname Grand Mama because she was always crocheting. Besides, the television she also worked along with the Broward State Attorney as the Communications Director for the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida.

Husband-Troy Simmons

Putting the highlights on the personal life of a multi-talented anchor, she is a married woman. She is married to her long term boyfriend turned husband, Troy Simmons. Further, Troy is an artist and performer who creates massive canvases using the mixture of raw concrete, aluminum, and acrylic paint. Moreover, the couple walked down to aisle on March 17, 2008. The couple exchanged their vow after dating each other for a year.

Constance Jones with her beloved husband, Troy Simmons.
Constance Jones with her beloved husband, Troy Simmons. Image Source: Twitter

The couple met for the first time in 2007. The duo recently celebrated their 12 years marriage anniversary.  The couple seems so deep in love and often seen together by holding hands. Besides, she loves her family so much and frequently shares a picture of them in her Instagram account. As of now, she is living a happy life with her husband in Richmond, Virginia.

What’s her net worth?

The five feet and nine inches tall, Jones has earned a healthy amount from her career as a news anchor, television personality and news reporter. Further, Constance has a estimated net worth might be around $1 million as of 2020 like Vonnie Quinn and Erika Arias. However, her exact net worth is yet to reveal. Further, the average salary of a news anchor is around $1,50000 per year. More to that, she has been working as a journalist for more than fifteen years, so she might also get a bonus for her experience and hard work.

Moreover, she also quite popular on her Instagram account with 23 thousand followers. She also runs her own YouTube channel. Besides, she is also the wife of a famous artist and performer who has also earn a hefty amount for their livelihood. With such fortunate earning, she is living a lavish life with her husband and family in Richmond, Virginia.