Jenny Anchondo Wiki, Age, Bio, Husband, Married, Wedding ( Fox 4 )

Name Jenny Anchondo

Date of Birth / Jenny Anchondo Age / Birthday June 10, 1982. As of 2025, she is around 43 years old.

Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner / Boyfriend Married. She also has one child – a baby daughter.

Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Jenny Anchondo is an Emmy Award-winning news anchor who worked at Fox 4 news network for four years (2013 – early 2018). In addition, she is also a famed podcaster, public orator, literacy campaigner, and humanitarian.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Jenny studied journalism and school and community health education at the University of Idaho with the help of a mix of cheerleader & academic work scholarships.
Anchondo is married to Heath Oakes. The marriage date was June 18, 2016.
Jenny met her husband at the gym, and the two bonded over discussing college football. They dated thereafter and have been together ever since.
Heath is the author of the book Ignorance on Fire: A Journey of Failing Your Way to Success. The book tracks his journey from a barely educated young man looking for success to becoming one of the youngest executives in a Fortune 500 company.
The couple now live along with their young baby girl and a white-furred dog Charley, who is a rescue.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

Before becoming a news anchor, Jenny worked as a fitness instructor and personal trainer for more than a decade.
Her first broadcasting job was a night shift, so she worked 2:30 PM to 11:30 PM and would teach fitness classes in the morning.
Her main life interests center around family, fitness, and philanthropy.
She started saving money for her college education right from the 8th grade.
Unlike most other news anchors and employees in general, Jenny doesn’t like to drink coffee but actually prefers green tea.
Her work has allowed her to live & travel through different parts of the country – Tucson, Indianapolis, Dallas, and other cities.

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

2004 – 2005 : Worked for KNDO TV
2004 – 2007 : Anchor and Reporter for KNDU TV
2007 – 2010 : Reporter / Anchor for WXIN TV
2010 – 2013 : Morning Reporter for WXIN TV

Recent Work :

Currently, Jenny is the Executive Producer and co-host of the Second Shot with Heath Oakes and Jenny Anchondo podcast. Second Shot is an inspirational and motivational show that takes a “second look” at the daily news.
Moreover, she is the executive producer of Second Shot Sitdowns, an offshoot of the original show. Here, she conducts detailed interviews with people who have taken a second shot at life. With more than 160 episodes and thousands of downloads, the show has managed to attract a dedicated audience in the business / motivational space.

Contribution :

Jenny has served on the boards for the Dallas-based organizations like Housing Crisis Center and Leukemia Texas.
Served as a volunteer for Reading Partners, The Reading Seed, and multiple other literacy-based organizations.
As someone who struggled with eating disorders for over ten years, Jenny is an outspoken champion of solutions for eating issues and disorders.

Body Figure / Physical Info

Jenny Anchondo Measurements :

Eye Color : Green
Haircut / Hair Color : Brown
How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.

Personal / Home / Contact Details

Jenny Anchondo Married? : Yes
Children / No of Kids : 1
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : Hispanic. Member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
Nationality : American