Tom Overlie Biography
Tom Overlie is a skilled American journalist currently working at KTTC as an anchor. He joined the News team in May 2000 as co-anchor of the 6 pm and 10 pm weekday newscasts. In addition, he is also the winner of 6 Emmy Awards for Best Newscast (Upper Midwest Chapter), has been named Best TV Newscaster for 3 years in a row (Rochester Magazine), and in the Southeast Business Journal’s “One to Watch Under 40”.
Tom Overlie Age
How old is Overlie? Overlie is 53 years old as of 2024. He was born in June 1969 in the United States of America. He celebrates his birthday in June every year.
Tom Overlie Education
Currently, he is actively involved in the Rochester community hosting the Eagles Cancer Telethon each January, and he’s been awarded by the University of Minnesota-Rochester, the American Cancer Society, Alzheimer’s Association, Boys, and Girls Club of Rochester, Minnesota Veterans, and other charitable organizations
Tom Overlie Height|Weight
He stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs
Tom Overlie Family
His parents served in West Africa, Nigeria in the 1960s as teachers. Overlies sisters were born there in mud huts, and him in a fancy hospital in Minneapolis. His parents then moved back to Africa in the year 1980 as publishers of a Lutheran magazine and he spent three years there, from age 11 through 13.
Tom Overlie Husband|Guy
Overlie is openly gay, he and his boyfriend just recently got engaged to tie the knot. He met him at an event he was volunteering for. He asked him if he was afraid to tell people he was gay and he told him ” I was not afraid to tell people that I was gay because my true friends and family will love and accept me for who I am”.
Tom Overlie Children
He likes to keep his personal life private, hence he has not disclosed information about whether he has children or not.
Tom Overlie Career
Overlie was honored with an Eric Sevareid Award for hard news for sharing a World War II Prisoner of War story in April 2017. Throughout his career, news reports have taken him from the “backyard” to remote villages in the heart of Mexico.
He worked for five years at Meyer Television News KMOT-TV in North Dakota as an Anchor, Producer, and Medical Reporter before joining KTTC. Additionally, he spent three years at KEYC-TV in Mankato, Minnesota.
Overlie has a passion for writing books, home renovation (featured in Rochester Magazine, Rochester Post Bulletin, Friends of Mayowood Tour), and extensive travel. Exploring remote corners of the world is his hobby, which has included three years as a student in Jos, Nigeria, West Africa.
Tom Overlie Awards
Currently, he is actively involved in the Rochester community hosting the Eagles Cancer Telethon each January, and he’s been awarded by the University of Minnesota-Rochester, the American Cancer Society, Alzheimer’s Association, Boys, and Girls Club of Rochester, Minnesota Veterans, and other charitable organizations.
Furthermore, he has also been recognized by the Minnesota Broadcaster’s Association, the Minnesota Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News-Eric Sevareid Award, and the North Dakota Broadcasters Association.
Tom Overlie Salary
Overlie has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000.
Tom Overlie Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earned from his broadcasting career.
Tom Overlie’s Social Media Platforms
Overlie is very active on social media platforms and has over 1k followers on Twitter, 500 followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.