Ron Magers

Ron Magers is a former American news anchor. Moreover, Magers served for WLS-TV, the ABC owned-and-operated station in Chicago, Illinois. She also co-anchored the top-rated 5:00 p.m. and 10: 00 p.m. broadcasts with Cheryl Burton and Kathy Brock, respectively.

Moreover, Ron is also famous as a brother of a former television anchor and reporter for KCBS-TV, the CBS owned-and-operated station, Paul Magers. He won numerous awards including six Chicago Emmy Awards, a Peter Lisagor Award, and a National Press Club citation. What’s his net worth? Who is he married to? To know all the details about Ron’s life, we suggest you read the whole article.

Ron Magers’s Net Worth

Ron Magers has gathered a massive fortune from his successful career. As of 2020, he has a net worth of $1 million. Yet, the exact details about his ner worth are still under review. He earned such a hefty amount of money from his long professional career as a journalist. The reporter had spent half of his career in the journalism field and from there he gained massive name and fame.

From his successful career, he has won numerous awards including six Emmy Awards, a National Press Club citation, and a Peter Lisagor Award. In addition, he earns an annual salary of $36000 per annum. So far, he is living a rich and lavish lifestyle from his successful career.

Career Details

The legendary news anchor, Ron started his career as a reporter and news columnist in 1965 from KEZI-TV in Eugene, Oregon. He left KEZI-TV, however, and joined KGW-TV in Portland, Ore in 1967 as producer and anchor for news from 11 pm. He then went to KPIX-TV where, from 1968 to 1974, he worked as a reporter and anchor.

In addition, he also presented a syndicated show of Group W 30 minutes a week in 1971, Ron Magers Electric Impression. He later worked for the ABC (formerly NBC) affiliate KSTP-TV from 1974 to 1981 as well. He joined ABC 7 in 1998, in Chicago- WLS-TV. Using Cheryl Burton and Kathy Brock high co-anchor the to-rated 5: pm and 10 p.m. show. He co-hosted the series also with Carol Marin. He retired in May 2016 from WLS-TV.

Who is Ron Magers married to?

The 75 years reporter is a married man. Well, he tied the knot with his girlfriend turned wife Elise Magers. However, there are no exact details on how and when they exchanged their wedding vows. Sources said that Ron and Elise have been married for almost two decades and still they share a strong bond. There are no rumors of the couple getting divorced or extramarital affairs.

Ron Magers with his lovely wife
Ron Magers with his wife, Photo Source: Southside Center of Hope

It seems like the love birds tied the knot in a private ceremony hall in front of their close friends and family. The duo is enjoying a blissful marriage and with the passing years, their love is growing. From their long marriage span, the two became parents of three children. They have three daughters, Kendall Hewitt, Tracey Magers, and Tisa Koso.

Unlike his other details, Ron hasn’t shared the proper information about her children’s date of birth. As of now, all of his daughters are grown up and busy in their respective careers.