Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Sydney Benter is a successful and passionate American anchor, reporter, and storyteller. Her natural curiosity fuels her desire to share stories about people who make local communities unique.
- Benter describes herself as a Mid-west lady living in a Southwestern world on her Twitter (now called X) bio. Currently, she works as an anchor/reporter at KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Sydney Benter was born in the late 1980s & is a native of North Bend, a small town near Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Since a young age, Benter had a charming and compassionate style of communication. During high school, she developed a love for storytelling, writing and following uprising events, thus eventually becoming interested & passionate about newscasting.
- She is married & has shared a few photos of her along with her husband skiing or raising money for charity organizations on her Instagram feed.
- Most of her family continues to love in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Early Life and Education :
- In 2007, Sydney graduated from Taylor High School.
- Later, she studied at the University of Cincinnati and obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Electronic Media in May 2011. She graduated ‘Magna-Cum-Laude,’ minoring in Spanish, and double majoring in Journalism.
- Sydney studied this major in specific as she was looking forward to seeing what the university offered in terms of world-class art. Being exposed to different communities and cultures was also one of her main interests. This liberal arts degree enabled Sydney to take classes that highly impacted her life, world views and opinions.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
Internships :
- While studying at the University of Cincinnati, Sydney interned at “CCM Weekly,” which highlighted several plays, narrations, and events. She told local stories as part of the National Broadcast Society.
- Moreover, she has worked with WKRC as a student intern.
Full-Time Work :
- The beginning of Sydney’s full-time career was in 2011 in Terre Haute, Indiana. She worked as a News Anchor for the WTWO (NBC affiliate) and WAWV (ABC affiliate) for almost 3 years. Despite first applying for this job as a reporter, she was chosen to be an anchor.
- She then moved back to Cincinnati to work for WKRC-TV for around three years as a News Anchor / Reporter. Working for WKRC, her hometown network was one of her main career goals & happened much earlier than she anticipated.
- She was also an Anchor / Reporter at WSTR-TV for some time
- In October 2017, Sydney joined KXAN-TV (NBC) in Austin, Texas, as a Weeknight Evening News Anchor / Reporter and has been working with them ever since.
Contribution & Philanthropy :
- Sydney is a part of the ‘Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS)’ as a Big Sis. She has also volunteered at the Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired by offering reading services.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- In 2017, Sydney was among the cast of “The Old Man & the Gun” movie, which was released in 2018. She had a small role as a “Reporter.”
- Due to the empathy and compassion she has for people, if she hadn’t been in her current career, Sydney would have been a human rights activist.
- Her hobbies include, traveling, reading, photography and binge-watching. She is also a fan of classic rock.
- Once during a newscast, she mentioned ‘Hays ISD’ which sounded like ‘Hey Siri’ and caused her iPhone assistant Siri to be activated on live television.
Awards and Achievements :
- Indiana Broadcasters “Best Newscast” in 2011.
- Indiana Broadcasters Association “Best Newscast” in 2013.
- Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Nominee “Best Evening Newscast” in 2016.