Heather O’Rourke Biography
Heather O’rourke is an American journalist Currently (2020) working at WABC in New York City , NY as a traffic anchor . Before joining WABC , O’rourke worked as a traffic anchor at WPLJ in New York City , NY for 6 years and two months .
Heather O’rourke Age
Heather was born in the United States . However the exact date of birth is snot known , this section shall be updated once information is available .
Heather O’rourke Career
Heather currently works as a traffic anchor at WABC TV since October 2011 and covers breaking news for the same channel . She provides traffic reports and coverage in the morning hours since 2013. She works alongside Ken Rosato , Shirleen Allicot , and Sam Champion .
Heather got her big break in the journalism industry in February 1992 . She served as a traffic anchor and producer at Metro Traffic based in New York City until 1999 . Furthermore , during her seven years stay at Metro Traffic , she helped supply traffic reports to other radio stations during the afternoon rush hour .
At the same time , she worked as Assistant Director of Operations for Total Traffic & Weather Network between June 1995 and September 1999 . She helped make , coordinate the monitoring the execution of the company’s business strategy . Additionally , helped start the internship training program for college students and monitor the hiring process .
Heather joined WAXQ FM shortly after leaving Metro Traffic . At WAXQ FM she worked as a fill-in anchor and producer . She served as an on-air personality between December 1999 and January 2000 . She worked as the News anchor for WPLJ-FM Radio between August 1997 and September 2003 . Moreover , she helped create newscasts for “The Big Show with Scott & Todd” as a fill-in anchor
She worked as the traffic anchor for Westwood One Media based in Rutherford , NJ between 1999 and October 2011 . She helped in creating and writing traffic reports for WABC-AM 770, WCBS-TV , WABC-TV among others .
Heather O’Rourke ABC News Surgery
Heather had an accident while she was just eight years which resulted in her being dragged along the Bubble Bounce . She had a very deep cut on her left eye that needed surgery . However , ABC traffic reporter could not get surgery at that young age .
Nevertheless , doctors performed plastic Surgery on left eye when she was about eight years of age . Moreover , there was a teenager who was killed in the same accident in Texas .
As a result of the surgery , Heather wears her hair close to her left eye in order to conceal the scar .
Heather O’rourke Salary
Heather Salary is estimated to be between 28,774 USD to 71,519 USD annually
Heather O’rourke Net Worth
Heather Net Worth estimates is still under review , However , He has worked in the media industry for almost three decades and has accumulated a good fortune.this section shall be updated once information is available .
Heather O’rourke Family
Heather Family background and details is known publicly , however , she has a sibling , an elder sister .
Heather O’rourke Husband
Heather is a married woman , and they are blessed with two children , However , She has kept her love life and relationship private , this section shall be updated once information is available .
Heather O’rourke Education
After completing High School, O’rourke joined Rutgers University where she studied and graduated with a degree in Bachelor’s Arts of Journalism and Mass Media in 1993 .
In 2016, Heather went back to College at Rutgers Graduate School of Education where she graduated with a Masters Arts in Adult and Continuing Education . She graduated in 2018 for the masters .