Leigh Ann Towne Biography

Leigh Ann Towne is an American journalist from Montcalm, Michigan, who currently runs her business, High Five Bargain Bling. She previously worked at FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she hosted Morning Mix and Smart Shopper. Towne joined the station in December 2011 as a reporter and was later given the opportunity to launch and co-host FOX 17 Weekend Morning News.

In 2013, she expanded her role to include consumer segments, and in 2014, when the station introduced its daily lifestyle show, Towne was named the host, further showcasing her versatility in broadcast journalism.

Leigh Ann Towne Age

Leigh Ann was born on May 10, 1977, in Montcalm County, Michigan, United States of America. She is 48 years old in 2025. Ann celebrates her birthday on 19th May.

Leigh Towne Education

Towne studied at Lakeview High School and then graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Broadcasting. She also attended and graduated from Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts with a Broadcasting certificate in Television.

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Leigh Ann Towne Height

Leigh Ann is quite tall in her posture and stands at an approximated height of 5 feet 6 inches. She has beautiful eyes and dark brown hair. Her other body measurements are currently research.

Leigh Ann Towne Family

Towne’s information about his parents including his mother, father, and siblings is not available. However, she was born and raised in Montcalm County, Michigan.

Leigh Ann Towne Husband and Son

Leigh Ann is married to her husband Rob whom she met while working at the Soaring Eagle Casino. Though she is private when it comes to matters pertaining to her personal life. She is a proud mother of one son named Bronson Phoenix.

Leigh Ann Towne FOX 17

Towne is an American journalist from Montcalm, Michigan, who currently runs her business, High Five Bargain Bling.

She previously worked at FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she hosted Morning Mix and Smart Shopper. Towne joined the station in December 2011 as a reporter and was later given the opportunity to launch and co-host FOX 17 Weekend Morning News.

In 2013, she expanded her role to include consumer segments, and in 2014, when the station introduced its daily lifestyle show, Towne was named the host, further showcasing her versatility in broadcast journalism.

Leigh Ann joined the WXMI FOX 17 in December 2011. She currently works as the television Host, FOX 17 Morning Mix, and Smart Shopper for FOX 17 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

She started her journalism career in 2001 as a reporter/anchor at WEYI in the Flint/Saginaw market. Eventually, she was drawn to Wheeling, West Virginia where she worked as the evening anchor for many years. While John Denver was right, “Almost Heaven, West Virginia”, it was the words of Dorothy Gale, in her favorite movie, Wizard of Oz that resonated the most: “There’s no place like home!”

Before joining the FOX 17 team as a reporter, after about a year-and-a-half of covering the streets, she was privileged to launch and co-host FOX17 Weekend Morning News along with working as a feature reporter for three days a week, showing off places around West Michigan.

Then, in the fall of 2013, Smart Shopper was started where she got the awesome job of helping communities around West Michigan save money, too. On her own time, she loves to refurbish furniture, make wreaths and hit up estate sales for vintage finds, therefore, this was a match made in thrifting heaven for her.

Leigh Ann Towne Salary

Ann earned an annual estimated salary of $72,654 during her time at FOX 17.

Leigh Ann Towne Net Worth

Towne as a Montcalm County native journalist, anchor, and reporter has an estimated net worth of $1 million which she earned through her successful career in Journalism.