Biography - Toni Yates

Last Modified: 2nd Dec 2025
 by Radha Sharma
Toni Yates
Name
Toni Yates
Profession
Best Known For
Net Worth
$1.00M
Salary
$56.70k

Who is Toni Yates?

Toni Yates is a reporter, an anchor by profession, and an American by nationality. She has worked at Eyewitness News WABC-TV as a New Jersey reporter and has worked for WPHL-TV WB17 from 1994 to 2005.

Toni Yates (Image: ABC)

Toni Yates – Birth, Parents, Siblings

Toni Yates’ birth took place on November 28, 1963, in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, where she was also raised. She was born to her mother, Gwen Yates, and her father, Al Yates.

Other facts about her early life, including those of her parents, siblings, and the rest of the family, have not been shared with the public.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, she attended Bishop Kenny High School and went on to study at Florida State University. She graduated from there with a major in Communications. She belongs to the African-American ethnicity.

Toni Yates – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Toni Yates married her longtime boyfriend, Arthur Fennell, an award-winning journalist. She and her husband have two children together- daughters Sarah Austyn Fennell (born May 3, 1994) and Alexis Naomi Fennell (born July 21, 1995). However, the marriage did not last, and they divorced.

She also has a son, Gabriel Harvey, from her later relationship. Gabriel completed his 10th grade in 2019 and is a lacrosse player at his school. Her daughter Alexis taught English for a year in Spain and is currently a law student, while her oldest daughter, Sarah Austyn, has followed in her mom’s footsteps and is now an anchor.

Currently, Toni Yates is single, although a secret romance cannot be ruled out.

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Toni Yates' children - bottom from left - Sarah Austyn Fennell, Gabriel Harvey, Alexis Naomi Fennell (Image: Instagram)

Toni Yates – Career

After completing her college education, Toni Yates began working for WTOC in Savannah, Georgia, followed by a job at WSAV as a weekend co-anchor. Yates then began working for WJXT as a reporter on weekends.

At one time, she held two jobs while in Norfolk, Virginia - delivering morning news and as a Communications Director for the March of Dimes. Toni Yates was a General Assignment reporter at WGAL and later at WB 17, where she worked as a weekend anchor-medical reporter before being promoted to weekday anchor. She worked at WB 17 from 1994 to 2005.

Finally, Yates landed a job at WABC-TV as a news reporter and anchorwoman and currently works there.

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Toni Yates at WABC-TV (Image: Instagram)

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Toni Yates – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth and annual salary have been estimated at around $1 million and $56.7k, respectively.

Toni Yates – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media handles including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Toni Yates is active with thousands of followers and counting.

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