Michelle Esteban Biography
Michelle Esteban is a well known American journalist. She is currently a News Anchor and Reporter at KOMO News. Michelle began working for KOMO TV in July 2000 and is currently the weekend evening co-anchor and a reporter during the week.
She previously spent three years as a reporter for ABC15 prior to joining KOMO-TV. She is an American journalist with 10 awards.
Michelle Esteban Net Worth
Michelle has an estimated net worth of $1 Million. She has acquired a great fortune from her career as a news anchor yet she likes to live a humble lifestyle. This includes her property, funds and earnings. Her job career is her main source of income.
Michelle Esteban Salary
Michelle receives a respectable wage from her job as an anchor. She receives an average annual salary of $120 thousand which translates to a monthly average wage of $10,000.
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
| Michelle Esteban Salary | $120 thousand | $140 thousand |
| Michelle Esteban Net Worth | $1 million | $1.5 million |
Michelle Esteban Age
Details about her exact age are not publicly known. Hence, making it difficult to know when she was born and when she celebrates her birthday. We will update Michelle age as soon as we have them from a credible source.
Michelle Esteban Parents
Michelle was born and reared in the United States. We were unable to learn anything about her family because no such information is publicly available. As a result, Michelle’s parents’ identities remain unknown. It’s also unclear whether she has any siblings. When this information becomes available, we will update this area.
Michelle Esteban Husband
Esteban is a married woman but she keeps her personal affairs very private. Her husband’s identity is unknown because he likes to stay out of the spotlight. Its also unknown whether or not they are parents. However, as soon as new information becomes available, it will be updated.
Michelle Esteban Education
Michelle graduated from Penn State University with a journalism degree. She hasn’t, however, mentioned which high school she attended.
She took part in a variety of extracurricular activities and training courses during her undergraduate years, which significantly improved her presentational abilities.
Michelle Esteban Career
KOMO-TV, also known as channel 4, is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Seattle, Washington, and Tacoma. The Sinclair Broadcast Group owns it.
Esteban started working for KOMO-TV in 2000, where she is a weekday reporter and the co-anchor of the weekend evening show. She is a gifted journalist who has honed her craft over time. Her professional journey began in 1989 when she hired on with WTOV-TV as a reporter and anchor. She spent five years and three months working for the station before moving on to WPXI-Tv.
Esteban’s employment at WPXI, where she worked as a reporter, lasted from 1994 to 1997. She then continued to work as a news reporter and anchor at ABC15 in Arizona from 1997 to 2000. She left ABC in 2000 to join KOMO-Tv after deciding to relocate from Arizona to the Greater Seattle Area.
Michelle Esteban Awards
- Ten Regional Emmys have been given to Michelle, including two for her reporting on Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). It is the deadliest and most deadly type of breast cancer. Michelle found that before receiving IBC, the majority of patients had never heard of it.
- The nation’s first IBC Clinic opened in Houston, Texas in October 2006 as a result of Michelle’s reports, which set off a chain reaction of IBC reporting across the nation. The clinic’s founder claimed that Michelle’s reporting helped to pave the way for the new clinic.
- Michelle was honored with the prestigious Regional Edward R. Murrow Award in 2008 for her reporting that revealed how even a cell phone that is turned off can spy on you. Her story revealed how software can be used against you to listen in on both your phone conversations and any nearby conversations.
- Michelle also won the Regional Emmy for Best Reporter in 2008 and 2010. For her Problem Solver Reports on James O’Neal, aka “The Man with Half a Face,” she won two Emmys. Her reports detailed the case of O’Neal, a man born with a genetic disorder that caused tumors to cover half of his face. James, who was disfigured, made the decision to never hide; his motivational tale inspired viewers to contribute funds for surgery.
- The Consumer Product Safety Commission had to recall 3.4 million Magnetix building sets as a result of her reports on the risks associated with a particular toy (magnetic building sets). Michelle noted that tiny magnets found inside the plastic building blocks and rods could easily fall out, and that young children might swallow or aspirate those magnets if they find them.When Michelle first reported that a 20-month-old Redmond toddler had died after ingesting magnets that had twisted and blocked his small intestine, the investigation was launched.
