Larry Mendte WABC Bio Wiki Age Wife Jersey Matters Alycia Lane Salary and Net Worth
Larry Mendte is an American news anchor, commentator, and radio talk show host. Currently, he works at New Jersey News Network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Larry hosts three TV shows, Jersey Matters, The Delaware Way, And Another Thing. He also hosts The Larry Mendte Show on WABC (AM) in New York.
He wrote and delivered nightly commentaries at WPIX in New York City that were aired at TV stations across the country. Moreover, he was the first male host of the American syndicated television show Access Hollywood. Mendte served as the lead anchor of newscasts at KYW-TV, the CBS O&O in Philadelphia from 2003 to mid-2008. After two decades he led the station to compete with first place WPVI-TV (Channel 6).
Mendte was born on January 16, 1957, in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania,United States. He is65 years old.
He is quite a tall man. Mendte stands at a height of6 ft 3 in(Approx 1.91 m).
He was born and raised in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia by his parents. Mendte holds an American nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. However, he has not shared any information regarding his parents and/or siblings.
Mendte is married to his wifeDawn Stensland.Dawn serves at CBS 3 Eyewitness News (KYW-TV) at 6 and 11 PM. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Together, the couple has two sons,Michaelborn in 2004, andDavidborn in 2006. In addition, from a previous marriage, Mendte has two adult children,StaciaandJonathan.
He attended St. Philomena Catholic School elementary school and Monsignor Bonner High School. Mendte received a B.A. in Communications from West Chester University and was named a distinguished alumnus. After giving a commencement address in 2006, he received the President’s Medal for Service in recognition of his community work.
In June 2014, Larry landed a position at WABC (AM) radio in New York City to host a Sunday night talk show called “The Larry Show.”He also hosts three TV shows, Jersey Matters, The Delaware Way, And Another Thing. Moreover, he also fills infrequently for Curtis Sliwa and Geraldo Rivera during the week. Mendte has also filled in for Ronn Owens on KGO-AM radio in San Francisco.
In June 2015, he became hired by iHeartMedia in Delaware, as the morning talk show anchor for WILM-AM in Wilmington, Delaware, and WDOV-AM in Dover, Delaware. Larry’s show became heard from 5:30 to 9 am in both markets. After helping change the format from news to talk and increasing the morning ratings, Larry returned to WABC in New York in October 2016.
Alycia Lane, a former CBS3 anchor sued Larry and the station in 2008. Larry had hacked her email and fed personal details and photos to gossip columnists. Lane also alleged that CBS failed to stop him from snooping on her, an offense to which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to house arrest and probation.
He works at New Jersey News Network, he, therefore, receives a satisfactory salary. Mendte’s average salary is$85,634per year.
He has worked as a journalist for many years. Therefore, there is no doubt he has accumulated decent wealth over the years. The estimated net worth of Mendte is$855,675.
Currently, Mendte works at New Jersey News Network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Larry hosts three TV shows, Jersey Matters, The Delaware Way, and Another Thing. He also hosts The Larry Show on WABC (AM) in New York. In April 2011 he was the only journalist to travel with former Congressman Curt Weldon on a peace mission to end the conflict in Libya.
