Doreen Gentzler is an American news anchor who hosts WRC-News4 TV’s at 6pm and News4 at 11pm. She documents health reports for all of the channel’s newscasts as the channel’s medical reporter. In her award-winning ‘4 Your Health’ segments, she has taken the audience inside hospitals to demonstrate the most advanced medical technology. Gentzler began her career with ‘The Lawmakers’ on Georgia Public Broadcasting before becoming an anchor for WKYC-TV. Before joining NBC4, she spent many years polishing her anchoring and reporting abilities in Charlotte, Cleveland, Chattanooga, and Philadelphia. In Cleveland, the American news anchor received three Emmys for anchoring and reporting, as well as three Emmys for news writing. Gentzler is a graduate of the University of Georgia, is married, and has two children. Twitter and Facebook are two social networking platforms where she is moderately active.
Doreen Gentzler’s Career
Doreen Gentzler began her career as the host of ‘The Lawmakers’ on Georgia Public Broadcasting. She began her career in Cleveland, serving WKYC-6 TV’s p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts. From 1979 to 1983, she served as an anchor for WSOC-TV, the Charlotte affiliate of ABC.
After that, Gentzler worked for WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. In 1989, she joined NBC4 following the resignation of news anchor Dave Marash. Currently, she anchors the 6 pm and 11 pm broadcasts of News4 on weekdays at WRC-TV.
In addition, she is the station’s health reporter and produces medical reports for the health-related community outreach programs NBC4 Health’ and ‘Fitness Expo.’ Since 2014, Gentzler has also served as the primary reporter for ‘Changing Minds,’ the station’s mental health program.
This program has garnered both local and national prominence for its coverage of a variety of mental illness-related topics. The American news anchor has appeared as a guest on an episode of the NBC program ‘The Event.’
Doreen Gentzler’s Personal Life
Doreen Gentzler was born in Washington, District of Columbia, on September 24, 1957, but was raised in an Arlington, Virginia area. Her father, Ferris, was an executive at an insurance business, and her mother, Rita O’Flinn, was a federal government secretary.
There are two brothers in her family: Bill, a disc jockey, and John, an electrician.
Gentzler graduated from the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia in 1979.
In terms of her personal life, the American news anchor is married to Bill Miller, a former Washington Post editor, and reporter. The couple has two children: Carson, a daughter, and Chris, a son. Currently, Gentzler resides with her family in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She is active on Facebook and Twitter.
Estimated Net Worth
Doreen Gentzler is one of the wealthiest and most well-known news anchors. According to our investigation, Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider, Doreen Gentzler has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.