Sade Baderinwa Biography
Sade Baderinwa who’s real name is Folasade Olayinka Baderinwa is an American journalist who serves as an anchor of WABC-TV’s top-rated Eyewitness News at 5:00 and 11:00. ABC 7 is the flagship station of the ABC television network, licensed to New York, New York, United States. She is also an actress known for Head of State (2003), Jeopardy! (1984).
Sade began her journalism career as a production assistant for ABC News. She worked on several programs such as This Week With David Brinkley, Nightline, World News Tonight, and News One. She was also a reporter trainee at WUSA-TV. The CBS affiliate in Washington, D.C.
Baderinwa later became a reporter for WSLS-TV, the NBC affiliate in Roanoke, Virginia. In February 2000, she joined WBAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Baltimore. At WBAL-TV, Sade anchored the morning and noon newscasts and hosted a weekly community affairs show.
In supporting community service, she has worked with numerous Tri-State area organizations, community leaders, and students. Sade has created and developed a successful mentoring program called “Get ‘Reel’ With Your Dreams: The Inside Track.” The program exposes high school students from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to top professionals in film and television. This has succeeded as a result of partnering with The Walt Disney Company, WABC-TV, Lincoln Center Institute, and also New York Women in Film and Television. Sade has appeared as a regular moderator at the United Nations’ celebration of International Women’s Day.
WABC-TV
Baderinwa came to ABC 7 in 2003 initially serving as a reporter and anchor for the station’s noon newscast. She later joined Diana Williams as co-anchor of the 5 p.m. newscast. She appeared as a guest co-host on The View on October 27, 2006. Sade became co-anchor of the 11 p.m. newscast with Bill Ritter, replacing Liz Cho in May 2011. Cho had vacated the slot to anchor the station’s new 4 p.m newscast. It had debuted after the end of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Her fellow news team includes:
Bill Ritter
Liz Cho
Lee Goldberg
Sam Champion
Ryan Field
Sam Ryan
Shirleen Allicot
David Novarro
Ken Rosato
Michelle Charlesworth
Joe Torres
Sandra Bookman
Jeff Smith
Miguel Amaya
N.J. Burkett
Amy Freeze
Alex Ciccarone
Naveen Dhaliwal
Jim Dolan
John Del Giorno
Josh Einiger
Dave Evans
Lauren Glassberg
Anthony Johnson
Candace McCowan
Sandy Kenyon
CeFaan Kim
Dan Krauth
Darla Miles
Heather O’Rourke
Mike Marza
Nina Pineda
Kemberly Richardson
Stacey Sager
Shannon Sohn
Marcus Solis
Kristin Thorne
Derick Waller
Lucy Yang
Toni Yates
Sade Baderinwa Age
Badenirwa is 51 years old as of 2020 having been born on April 14, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Sade Baderinwa Family
Born to an African father and a German mother, Sade had an interesting background. Her mother no longer took part in her life by the age of seven. Later, her father returned to Africa and she was left in the custody of a family friend. As a result, Sade was adopted by WBAL-TV anchor Edie House in Baltimore. Edie’s parents also provided additional support. She was later taken in by her biological mother at the age of 12 and began living with her in Montgomery County. Despite having an unstable childhood, Sade maintains contact with both her biological, and adoptive family.
Sade Baderinwa Education
Baderinwa attended the University of Maryland, College Park’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources from where she graduated with a degree in agricultural business and resource economics.
Sade Baderinwa Husband
Despite being in the limelight for so long, Sade has kept her personal life very private. It has not yet been disclosed who she’s dating or whether she is married.
Sade Baderinwa Kids
She has no child yet.
Sade Baderinwa Height
Adding to her beautiful well-curved body, Sade stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Sade Baderinwa Salary
Being a top-anchor at ABC 7, Sade is paid a good amount of money. However, her salary is not yet disclosed.
Sade Baderinwa Net Worth
Sade is a successful anchor and has been on television for so many years. However, her net worth has not yet been disclosed.
