Natalie Bomke Fox News, Salary, Biography, Wiki, Wedding, Photos, Bio

Name Natalie Bomke

Biography Details / Profile Background

Introduction :

Natalie Bomke is a blonde beauty, best known for her role as an anchor of Good Day Chicago on WFLD Fox 32.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Natalie Jo-Mae Bomke was born and raised in Springfield, Illinois.
Both her parents worked full-time – Her mother, Sally Jo, was a full-time teacher & her dad, Larry, was the county board chairman at the time of her birth. Larry was also a member of the Illinois Senate for close to two decades & retired in 2013 to concentrate on his insurance business.
She has one brother, Wulf, who is now a Springfield Park District police officer.

Bomke’s parents and some of her relatives, including her brother, still live in Springfield.
Her dad retired in 2013 after being a state senator since 1995. Her mom is also retired but still serves as a substitute teacher at Franklin Middle School.

Natalie Bomke Married Life :

In January 2014, Natalie began dating Ed Swiderski, a marketing technology executive who is best known for winning the popular TV show “The Bachelorette.”
In July 2015, the pair got married.
Her hubby, Ed, is also a well-known television personality, as he appeared on and won season 5 of The Bachelorette.

She now resides in Chicago with her husband, and her young son, Olive (born in May 2020).

Educational Qualifications :

After high school, Natalie did not leave the state, choosing to instead pursue a Bachelors of Science in Broadcast Journalism with a focus on Political Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
She graduated in 2004 with a grade point average of 3.7.

Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

Bomke started her career soon after graduation in June 2004 as a General Assignment Reporter and weekend morning anchor for WICS NBC 20 in her hometown of Springfield, Illinois.
In December 2004, she moved on to WICD ABC 15 in Champaign, Illinois, where she stayed for two years until December 2006 as a morning anchor and reporter.
In January 2007, Natalie moved to Sacramento, California, to be the morning and midday anchor for KTXL Fox 40. Natalie worked there for almost three and a half years until she switched jobs and states yet again, in March 2010.

Her next gig began in April 2010 at KRIV Fox 26 in Houston, Texas, where she was a morning news anchor and primetime anchor fill-in. Here, Bomke also hosted the “Wake Up Money” consumer report and the “Mind, Body and Soul” women’s feature.
In September 2013, Natalie moved again, this time back to Illinois, where a few years later, she is still an anchor and reporter for Good Day Chicago, a news show on WFLD Fox 32 in Chicago. She is also a digital media specialist for the channel.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

Natalie owns a golden doodle named Charley and a cat named Mr. Bill.
She is also a certified fitness instructor.
While working in California, Natalie interviewed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during state budget negotiations.

As a youngster, Natalie had won a ribbon at the Illinois State Fair for the longest ponytail. She was also a runner-up at the Miss Illinois pageant.
Natalie sold her five-bedroom, 4,000-square-foot house in Logan Square on Dec 11, 2020, for $900K. Her husband, Ed, and Natalie had paid $760,000 in 2017 to buy this home from its builder.
Bomke had initially listed the house for $995,000 in August 2020 and later, slashed her asking price to $950,000 in September 2020.

Awards and Achievements :

She has received two awards for her work with the veterans from the military; one being the “Best Television Documentary” Houston Press Club Lone Star Award in 2014 and the other one was the “News Special” Lone Star Emmy nomination.
Back in 2007, Natalie was voted “Sacramento’s s*xiest female newscaster”.
The Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Association recognized her work and chose her as the “Best Morning Newscast” in 2012-2013, and she was also the recipient of an honorable mention from the Illinois Associated Press for “Best Light Feature” in the year 2006.

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