Fred Heumann is an American journalist who works as co-sports director for WILX News. Fred is married to Tammy Heumann and has 2 children, 2 stepchildren and 11 grandchildren.
Fred Heumann Biography
Fred Heumann is an American journalist who works as co-sports director for WILX News. Fred is married to Tammy Heumann and has 2 children, 2 stepchildren and 11 grandchildren.
He is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with over 39 years in broadcast journalism. Her experience is on television and radio throughout Michigan.
Fred Heumann News WILX
Fred worked at WJR-AM in Detroit, WLLZ-FM in Detroit, WCSX-FM in Detroit, WVFN-AM in Lansing, and 92.1 The Ticket FM Sports Radio in Lansing, among other Michigan radio stations.
At WLNS, he was recognized as the top sports commentator by the MAB (Michigan Association of Broadcasters) and the Associated Press with over a dozen awards.
Fred spent 17 years at WLNS-TV in Lansing, where he produced, wrote and presented more than 50 hour-long sports specials and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reporting for WJBK-TV in Detroit.
He also did radio play-by-play for the University of Michigan Basketball for two years in the mid-1990s. Other accomplishments include being chosen for the Focal Reports Popularity Lobby Michigan College in 2018 and having worked on the scoreboard at Tiger Arena for a time during the 1980s! He is a below average golfer and an avid collector of sports memorabilia.
Fred Heumann age
Fred was born in 1957, in the United States. He turns 66 in 2023.
Height of Fred Heumann
Heumann stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Fred Heumann Family
Fred managed to keep his personal life out of the limelight, so he didn’t divulge any information about his parents. It is also not known if he has any siblings.
Fred Heumann wife
Fred is married to Tammy Heumann and has 2 children, 2 stepchildren and 11 grandchildren.
Fred Heumann net worth
Fred has an estimated net worth between $1 million and $5 million, which he earned as a co-athlete and journalist.
Fred Heumann Salary
Fred earns an annual salary of between $40,000 and $110,500.
Fred Heumann fired | Why was Fred Heumann fired from the WLNS
Fred was fired from WLNS News on October 3, 2019 after spending 17 years at the station. The station and Fred declined to comment on the reason for Fred’s firing. Fred said he was not free to discuss the reason for his termination.
Fred Heumann WLNS
Heumann worked with WLNS from 2003 to 2019. Here he worked as a sportscaster and journalist and was one of Lansing’s longest-serving sportscasters. After leaving WLNS, he was hired by WILX News.
