Arthel Neville Biography
Arthel Neville is an American News Personality working at FOX News Channel serving as a Co-anchor since she rejoined the station in 2010. Formerly, Neville worked at KSWB-TV as an Anchor.
Arthel Neville Career | Education
Neville received her diploma from New Orleans’ St. Mary’s Dominican High School. She went to New York City to pursue acting and modeling after graduating. Before returning to New Orleans, she secured commercials and a brief stint on the serial opera All My Children. Neville first enrolled at Xavier University in the pre-pharmacy program before moving to Southern Methodist University to study journalism.
She switched schools and worked as a reporter at the University of Texas at Austin, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. Her career commenced as a general assignment reporter at KVUE-TV while she was a junior at the University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism, now known as Moody College of Communication.
Arthel Neville Career
In 1991, Neville hosted Extreme Close-Up, a one-on-one celebrity interview show she co-produced for E! Entertainment TV, interviewing over 200 Hollywood stars. She later anchored Extra for Warner Brothers studios, becoming the first African-American woman to host a nationally syndicated entertainment news magazine program.
During her tenure at CNN starting in 2002, Neville became the first African-American woman to host her own signature show on the news network, TalkBack Live with Arthel Neville. She also anchored morning and daytime news and co-anchored weekend news with Anderson Cooper.
Later, Neville co-hosted Fox’s nationally syndicated morning show Good Day Live, hosted Celebrity Hobbies on the DIY Network, and served as a correspondent for the 2005 revival of A Current Affair, earning acclaim for her coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Neville joined Fox 5 Morning News in San Diego in 2008 as the lead anchor, making a significant impact on the community and earning a nomination for San Diego Magazine’s 2009 Woman of the Year Award.
In addition to her anchoring duties, Neville was a recurring guest on HLN Showbiz Tonight. Her show Conversations with Arthel Neville began airing on My Channel on Sky TV in May 2009. Returning to Fox News in 2010, Neville anchored various programs and served as a correspondent, contributing to coverage of events like Hurricane Katrina’s fifth anniversary.
In addition to her News career, Neville launched her accessories line Arthel Neville Design in 2017, featuring handbags promoting female empowerment. She also hosts the show “Sing Like A Star” by Tegna, Inc., a weekly cross-platform singing competition filmed in New Orleans. On March 5, 2021, America’s News Headquarters, Neville’s weekend newscast with co-anchor Eric Shawn, was announced as renamed as “Fox News Live.”
Arthel Neville Awards
Throughout her career, Neville has received numerous honors and awards, including being honored as a Texas Exes 2016 Distinguished Alum by the University of Texas at Austin and receiving the Moody College of Communication’s DeWitt Carter Reddick journalism award in 2017. In 2003, Neville received recognition from the University of Texas at Austin for her outstanding contribution to broadcast journalism, receiving the Texas Exes’ Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award.
Arthel Neville’s Salary
Neville’s annual salary ranges between $25,000 to $60,000.
Arthel Neville’s Net Worth
Neville’s estimated net worth is about $1.5 Million to $4.5 Million.
Arthel Neville Age
Neville is 61 years old as of 2023, she was born on the 20th of October in 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America, and celebrates her birthday on the 20th of October every year,
Arthel Neville Husband
Neville is currently married to Taku Hirano, the couple tied the knot in 2001. However, Arthel was previously married to Derrick Lassic from 1995 to the year 1998.
Arthel Neville’s Family | Parents
Neville is the daughter of Art Neville and Doris Neville, she also has a sibling named Ian Neville. However, she has not shared further information concerning her family’s whereabouts.
Arthel Neville’s Social Media Platforms
Neville interacts with her fans quite often and she has 7300 followers on Facebook, 14400 followers on Twitter, and 17700 followers on Instagram.
6 Quick Facts About Arthel
- Age: 61 years old as of 2023
- Marital Status: Married
- Net Worth: Between $1.5 Million and $4.5 Million
- Salary: Between $25, 000 and $60, 000
- Nationality: American
- Height: 5 feet 6 inches tall