Fritz Wetherbee Profile

Fritz Wetherbee is an American 5-time Emmy Award-winning Reporter, New Hampshire writer, and Host working at WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire. He joined the station in the year 2000.

Fritz Wetherbee Career

Wetherbee serves at WMUR as a New Hampshire writer and a host of “New Hampshire Chronicle” a TV show, on weeknights at 7 pm. He started his career in media in the year 1963, when he was the Nathaniel Hawthorne College Theater Production Instructor. In 1980 and 1984, he moved to Keene State College Media Instructor to work as a teacher of Media.

From 1962 through 1968, Wetherbee served at the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript as the photographer, as well as a reporter. In 1969, he started working as a cinematographer and filmmaker at New Hampshire PTV. He then moved to WSLE-FM/WSCV radio stations, serving as the news director/general manager in 1976. There, he also worked as a contributing reporter on a flagship news program on the American network of National Public Radio”All Things Considered”.

In 1986, he was working for WGBH-TV, as a reporter on 10 O’clock News. He worked there for 2 years and the following year, i.e. 1990, he again moved to WCVB-TV, to work at a Chronicle Contributing Talent show. In the year 2000, he finally settled down at WMUR-TV, in New Hampshire until to date.

Wetherbee has done everything from radio reports and commentary to writing magazines and newspapers, then to producing television shows and films about New Hampshire. For his work on the New Hampshire Chronicle, he received the gold award for Outstanding Achievement as On-Camera Talent in New England. In addition, he’s served in the US Army, and worked as a tree climber, a house painter, and a stonemason, over the years. Also, he has hosted the New Hampshire Crossroads on Public Television. Moreover, Wetherbee holds so many other honors as evident in Wikipedia.

Fritz Wetherbee Age 

Wetherbee is 85 years old as of 2021. He was born on July 3, 1936, at 3:30 pm at Memorial Hospital in Nashua, New Hampshire, United States. He, therefore, celebrates her birthday on the 3rd of July every year.

Quick Facts About Fritz Wetherbee

Fritz Wetherbee Height

Wetherbee stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 8 inches.

Fritz Wetherbee’s Family, Parents, Siblings

Wetherbee was born to his loving parents, Mary Catherine(the mother) and Frederick Minot(the father). He has 4 siblings, him being the elder. He and his 4 siblings spent all of their youth and childhood in Milford. Wetherbee has been in New England since 1930. Fred Minot Wetherbee is his real name. He inherited his grandpa’s name. Otherwise, “Fritz” is just a moniker! The family of his grandfather resided at Amherst, Mount Vernon, and Lyndeborough.

Fritz Wetherbee’s Wife, Married

Wetherbee currently lives in Acworth, New Hampshire. Information about Wetherbee’s spouse is not known for he has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight. It is therefore not known if Wetherbee is engaged to someone or whether he is married. However, it is said that Wetherbee is in a committed relationship with the New Hampshire Chronicle.

Fritz Wetherbee Son

Wetherbee takes pride in being a “dad” to his son, Caleb Addison, who was born in 1962. Caleb is also in marriage with his lovely wife and takes pride in having 2 daughters, Anna and Sophia. As a result, Wetherbee is pleased to be referred to as a grandfather by his son’s two daughters.

Fritz Wetherbee Salary

Being one of the top journalists for WMUR-TV, Wetherbee earns an annual salary ranging between $ 1 Million – $ 5 Million.

Fritz Wetherbee’s Net Worth

Wetherbee has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a TV New Hampshire Chronicle host and New Hampshire writer.

Fritz Wetherbee WMUR-TV

At WMUR-TV Wetherbee works alongside

1. Josh Judge
2. Jamie Staton
3. Jennifer Vaughn
4. Jason King
5. Mike Haddad
6. Hayley LaPoint
7. Eric Weglarz
8. Jean Mackin
9. Kevin Skarupa
10. Adam Sexton
11. Sean McDonald