Sade Baderinwa Net Worth, Career and Biography

Sade Baderinwa Net Worth $5 Million

Known professionally as Sade Baderinwa, Folasade Olayinka Baderinwa is an American broadcast journalist who serves as a news anchor at WABC-TV.

She joined the ABC flagship station in New York in 2003 and currently co-hosts the weekday 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts of ‘Eyewitness News’ alongside Bill Ritter. Here’s Sade’s biography and details of her profession, accomplishments, wealth status, and other fascinating facts.

Sade Baderinwa’s Biography

Folasade Olayinka Baderinwa was born on April 14, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. Her mother was German while her father was Nigerian.

When she was seven years, her mother stopped being a part of her life and she was left in her father’s custody. Her father later left the United States and moved back to Africa, leaving her under the care of a family friend.

Sade was subsequently adopted by WBAL-TV anchor Edie House in Baltimore, and his parents also provided supplementary support.

When she was 12, Sade’s biological mother came for her and took her in to live with her family in Montgomery County. She has since continued to keep contact with her adoptive family as well as her biological parents.

She attended the University of Maryland, College Park’s College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural business and resource economics.

Sade Baderinwa’s Career

Earlier in her career, Baderinwa started out as a production assistant for various programs on ABC News, including ‘News One’, ‘World News Tonight, ‘This Week With David Brinkley, and ‘Nightline’.

She went on to become a journalist trainee at WUSA-TV, the affiliate of CBS in Washington, D.C., before joining WSLS-TV, the affiliate of NBC in Roanoke, Virginia as a reporter.

In February 2000 Baderinwa found employment at WBAL-TV, the NBC affiliate in Baltimore. There, she hosted the morning and noon newscasts and anchored a weekly community affairs show as well.

In 2003, she moved on to WABC-TV as an anchor and reporter for the noon newscast of the station before joining Diana Williams as co-host of the 5 p.m. newscast.

On the evening of 23 July 2004, while preparing a story on location at Hudson Street in Hackensack, New Jersey about a local flood, Sade was struck by a driver who drove through police lines, and was left unconscious following the collision.

The hit-and-run driver in the collision was never apprehended. After undergoing several surgeries and many months of physical therapy, the journalist returned on-air on 13 December 2004 but continued to receive physical therapy five times every week following her return.

To correct her looks, she reportedly underwent plastic surgeries as the tragedy left her deeply injured. On October 27, 2006, she appeared as a guest co-host on the television show ‘The View’.

In May 2011, she joined Bill Ritter as a co-anchor of the 11 p.m. newscast, replacing Liz Cho, who left the slot vacant following her move to anchor the new 4 p.m newscast of the station, which debuted at the end of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Sade has also been a usual moderator at the U.N’s celebration of International Women’s Day.

Personal Life

Baderinwa’s romantic affair with J.O Malley, the mayor of Baltimore who was a married man made lots of headlines. It was even reported that she was pregnant with a child that belongs to him.

However, nothing on it was ever confirmed. Since then, the journalist has been very careful with her private affairs. As a result, nothing concerning her relationship life, spouse, or romantic partners has been disclosed in the media.

Sade Baderinwa is also a humanitarian among many things. She derives great pleasure in lending a helping hand to those that are not privileged in society, and this has led her to belong to numerous charity and awareness programs.

She has presented an account on the Maryland State Legislature relating to children’s safety in Baltimore. Currently, she is dedicating most of her spare time to her new project which she calls “Betting Reel with Your Dreams: The Inside Track”, and it includes building confidence and motivation, and fueling the youngster’s dream.

The dignified, polished, and experienced personality in the field of journalism, Sade has built a big reputation for herself and her long list of fans following has been expanding recently.

Her fans and viewers have shown their love and passion for her on her social media accounts, like Facebook and Twitter. In addition to her professional and personal information, Sade’s videos and photos are also available on many websites which makes it easier for people looking for information regarding her to find what they seek.

Sade Baderinwa Net Worth

Having spent more than ten years of her life as a journalist and news anchor, Sade Baderinwa has gathered a net worth of $5 million. Looking at her career graph and fortune it’s not hard to deduce that she’s earning a handsome salary from her work.

Her current contract ties her to a salary of over $800,000 annually. Financially sound, Baderinwa loves her job which has taken her across the United States and also to other countries.

She’s a hardworking and stylish woman whose talents are taking her to different levels in her career, and her fans will definitely be looking forward to what she has on the menu for them this year.