Arthel Neville (Fox News) Biography, Husband, Net Worth, Kids

Arthel Neville has been an inspiration to many young black girls around the world. In her time at the forefront of American media, the 57-year-old has proved that if you work hard enough, you can always achieve your dreams. Even though Arthel’s path has not always been straightforward, she persevered and managed to make a place for herself. The new face of the FOX Network, Arthel has been associated with a ton of different shows. In this article, we take a closer look at the wiki-bio of Arthel Neville.

Early Life:

Arthel Neville was born on the 20th of October 1962, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Arthel was born to Art Neville and Doris Neville and spent much of her childhood with her brother, Ian Neville. Arthel’s father is a well-known figure in the music world. He played the keyboard and is also a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group, Neville Brothers. 

After passing her matriculation exam from the St. Mary’s Dominican High School, Arthel moved to New York to make it out as a model. She continued her education and enrolled at Xavier University to study prepharmacy. She later switched to Journalism and enrolled at the Southern Methodist University. She later transferred to the University of Texas at Austin where she continued her bachelor’s degree while working as a reporter.

Professional Career:

Arthel began her professional career while she was working for her Bachelor’s degree. She landed her first job KVUE-TV where she was assigned the role of a general task correspondent. After graduating, Arthel moved to New Orleans and started working for WWL as a journalist/grapple. A few years at WWL and Arthel moved to Texas Houston’s KHOU-TV. She did so in 1988 but moved backed to New Orleans after a short while. 

Arthel’s first big break came in 1991 when she was asked to host Extreme Close-Up. During her time on the show, Arthel hosted for over 300 episodes establishing herself as the country’s first prominent black female stimulation columnist.

In the years that followed, Arthel worked for the rights of African Americans and hosted similar programs. She also hosted the Miss USA pageant in 1994. In 1997, Arthel joined Fred Roggin to host the daytime program, Arthel and Fred on NBC. 

Things changed for Arthel who left NBC in 1998 and joined the FOX Network. During her time in the FOX network, Arthel has handled a series of programs including America’s News Headquarters, America’s Newsroom, and Happening Now. Arthel also got the opportunity to work with Megyn Kelly on America Live. Her recognition to media was recognized in 2017 when she was handed the Moody College of Communication’s DeWitt Carter Reddick award. 

Personal Life:

Arthel Neville is currently married to Taku Hirano and the pair have been married since 2001. Before Taku, Arthel was married to Derrick Lassic. She met Derric in 1994 who is a former Dallas Cowboy and an NFL free agent. The pair got married in the following year but things weren’t meant to last. They subsequently divorced which was finalized in 1998. 

Arthel met Taku in 1999 during a concert where Taku was performing. The pair fell in love and after two years of dating, got married in 2001. In 20 years of togetherness, the pair are yet to have any children. 

Net Worth 

The young hearted  journalist has worked for major news networks such as Fox News, CNN, E! Entertainment TV, KVUE-TV.  Working for Fox News as an anchor must be a good money for her. As per payroll, an average salary of the Fox News Network’s anchor is $66K per year according to the source. She had already spent 22 years of her life there which means a good sum must have been collected. Though there is no official announcement of her net worth, reviewing her work as of 2020, Arthel has amassed a total net worth around USD 1 million.