Shirleen Allicot Biography
Shirleen Allicot is an American Journalist who was born and raised in Guyana, Queens, London United Kingdom. Currently, she is working at ABC News and is working for WABC-TV as an Eye Witness News anchor for the morning and Noon News Desk. Before she joined WABC, she worked at Wpvi-tv and 12 News Hour Connecticut.
She started her career on 1 June 2015 as a co-anchors alongside David Novarro. They focus on their position as anchors of Eyewitness News Morning that made them achieve the number one position. Before coming to WABC-TV as an Eyewitness she was the co-anchor of Action News at 4 on WPVI and Action News at 10 on WPHL in Philadelphia.
Shirleen Allicot Age
Shirleen is currently 51 years old as of 2026. She was born on August 5, 1974, in Guyana, Queen, London, United Kingdom. She celebrates her birthday on 15th August every year.
Shirleen Allicot Education
Shirleen Attained a degree in Broadcast journalism in the university of Hofstra.
Shirleen Allicot Height
Shirleen stands at a height of 5 feet and 7 inches tall. This is about 1.7 meters tall.
Shirleen Allicot Parents | Siblings
Shirleen is an African American News anchor. She was born by her African American parents who moved to New York, USA when she was still young and now holds an American Nationality. Shirleen has six siblings but their names are not yet publicly known.
Shirleen Allicot Husband | Children
She is Married to Jesse Gilmer, who works with JEF Sports and Entertainment company. They officially got married in 2015 and were blessed with 2 kids namely Shayla and their lastborn daughter Gigi. Shirleen’s husband was born in United States of America and holds an American Identity. Her husband is also an African-American. Shirleen got pregnant in 2019 and welcomed their last born daughter in July 13, 2019.
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Shirleen Allicot ABC 7
Shirleen started her career as a reporter at Bronx News. She later joined 6ABC Eyewitness News in 2010. She co-anchored the 4 PM time slot as well as the Action News at 10. Action News focused mostly on local news in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
Among her memorable moments, interviewing First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House Kennedy Garden, and live reports in Chicago for Oprah’s final farewell. She also covered major national events like Hurricane Sandy, the Boston Marathon Bombings, and Amtrak derailment case.
During the 2016 United States Presidential elections. Shirleen Allicot being a co-anchor for Eyewitness News at noon extensively covered the run-up to the elections. She provided accounts of both the primaries and the final elections too.
Hillary Clinton was featured prominently during these reports. Allicot had much interest in the Presidential candidate. She conducted an interview with Hillary Clinton. The interview was as part of the news program when Hillary Clinton was running for the Democratic Presidential nomination in the United States primaries.
Shirleen Allicot Salary
Shirleen receives an annual salary of $85,000 dollars per year.
Shirleen Allicot Net Worth
Shirleen net worth is estimated to be between $500,000 dollars and $1 Million dollars. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a journalist. Through her various sources of income, Shirleen has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
