| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vanessa Herring |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | Born on December 17, 1987. As of 2025, she is around 38 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Vanessa Herring Husband / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Where did Vanessa Herring go? | She is an American producer, news anchor, host, and reporter. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Vanessa Herring is a reporter, producer, news anchor and host from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Creative and bubbly, Vanessa is always looking for fun new ideas to try out whether it be creative ventures for her personal blog or planning her own wedding.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Vanessa grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has lived in the state for most of her life. She currently lives in Philadelphia.
- Vanessa is married to a licensed bartender named Brenton. The couple got engaged in August 2016 and tied the knot in October 2018 in a private ceremony.
- They also decided to plan their own wedding and chose to wed in New Orleans with a Mardi Gras themed reception.
- Vanessa detailed her wedding plans in her blog and spoke about how she saved $2000 on her wedding dress by shopping online.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Herring has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Edinboro University and a Minor in History.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Vanessa’s career began after college when she auditioned for a position as a host for the Steelers KidZONE program which was hosted by McDonald’s. She landed the job after 2 rounds of auditioning and spent the next 4 years hosting the program. Herring was also fortunate enough to interview NFL player, Ben Roethlisberger when he was drafted to join the league in 2004.
- After leaving KidZONE, Vanessa joined WBAL-TV News and began working as a freelance reporter. After impressing executives at the station, Herring was offered a full-time job which she began in October of 2015.
- In addition to working for WBAL-TV, Vanessa also worked as a reporter for the Hearst Washington News Bureau and CBS Washington D.C.
- She also spent two winters living and working in Rochester, New York. During her time there, she covered several major bulletins that included the West Webster Firefighter shootings, snow emergencies, and the murder of Alexandra Kogut, a College Freshman at Brockport College in New York.
- After over four years working as a freelance reporter, Herring relocated to Maryland where she became a fill-in anchor for the weekend, sunrise, and evening newscasts for different stations.
- Herring eventually left Maryland and moved back to Pennsylvania where she began a career working as a TV producer and eventually an anchor and reporter.
- In April of 2021, she landed a hosting gig with the home-shopping network, QVC.
- Besides being a QVC host, she also works for the Qurate Retail Group promoting several retail products.
- She also runs her own personal blog and YouTube channel, which focuses on lifestyle and beauty.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Outside of work, Vanessa is obsessed with makeup and interior designing. She even stated in an interview once that had she not pursued a career in news and broadcasting, she would have done something creative.
- She considers some of her broadcasting heroes to be Gayle King, Norah O’Donnell, Soledad O’Brien, and Robin Meade.
Vanessa is asking a great job at QVC. I look forward to seeing her on Friday mornings. She reminds me when the Szish List was on in that same time spot. Vanessa dresses stylish, her nails and makeup are perfect. Keep it up Vanessa. Good Luck to you. I don’t want to get used to someone else.
I love Vanessa. She is always in good spirits on QVC, speaks very well and appear to be very kind. I wish her the best in her life ventures.
I miss her from QVC. Is she still with QVC? A great host among the other great host.