Daralene Jones Profile
Daralene Jones is an American Anchor who is currently working at Eyewitness News. At the station, she serves Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on WFTV Channel 9, and at 10 p.m. on TV 27, WRDQ. She left WFTV in 2012, to work for NBC in Philadelphia.
Daralene Jones Age
Jones is 40 years as of 2023, she was born and raised in Chicago, the United States of America. However, she has not revealed the date or month in which she was born. We will update this information as soon as it’s available.
Daralene Jones Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Daralene Jones Family
Jones was born to Russel Hawkins her father and Shirley Jean head her late mother in Chicago. She has four siblings, her being the youngest and the last born. The family relocated to the south side in crime-ridden neighborhoods. Her father stopped coming over after her mother died since then she has never seen him in her entire life. She however started living in her aunt’s home. After a few years, her aunt told her to leave the summer before she entered eighth grade because she was a naughty kid. She moved to Macomb to be with her sister Dorothy who was a Western Illinois University student.
Daralene Jones Husband and Children
Jones is happily married to her loving husband Antoine Jamaal Bell. a mechanical engineer for Lockheed Martin and a graduate of North Carolina and Florida university. the couple tied the knot in June 2013. they are the proud parents of two young boys Eleon and Aiden.
Daralene Jones Career
Originally from Chicago, Jones reported on some of the biggest regional stories, including the abduction of a 5-year-old, which earned her an Emmy nomination. She covered extensively the School District of Philadelphia budget crisis, Gov. Chris Christie’s GW Bridge scandal, and was the lead reporter during coverage of the murder trial of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell.
Jones also traveled for national stories, including the D.C. Navy Yard shooting, Oklahoma City tornadoes, and Boston Marathon bombings. during her first term at WFTV, where she earned her fame as an enterprising reporter who delivered exclusive stories and breaking news, she was the lead reporter on the death of Trayvon Martin and the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion.
She is known for holding public figures accountable, she interviewed Florida Gov. Rick Scott says after the 2012 presidential election and pressed him on his controversial refusal to extend early voting in the state and the impact that may have had in delayed election results. Her reporting was featured on MSNBC. Daralene and her husband are happy to call Orlando home.
Daralene Jones Salary
Jones has an estimated annual salary of $30,000 to $80,000 from her career at WFTV news.
Daralene Jones Net Worth
She has an estimated annual net worth of $ 1 million to $5 million earned from her career as an Anchor.
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Daralene Jones Social Media Platforms
Daralene Jones is very active on her Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook page and she has 6.7k followers on Twitter, 7.1k followers on Instagram, and 16k followers on Facebook.