Ryan Elijah Biography, Age, Education, Personal life, Philanthropy, Fort Wayne

Ryan Elijah Biography

Ryan Elijah is an American journalist who is a News Anchor at Fox Television. Elijah returned to Florida after anchoring in his home state of Indiana. During that time, he directed a popular consumer segment that returned over $100,000 to consumers. He enjoys reporting live from the scene of stories. During the George Zimmerman trial, he anchored from the Seminole County Courthouse throughout the entire trial.

Ryan Elijah Age

Elijah is 43 years old.

Ryan Elijah Education

Ryan graduated from Anderson University, near Indianapolis. He studied Mass Communications and Political Science and was a member of the baseball and golf teams. He also began his broadcasting career there as a News Director at a local radio station.

Ryan Elijah Personal Life

Ryan is married with two boys. His favorite activity, outside of time with family, is coaching sports. He has coached high school and youth basketball for several years, along with Little League baseball.

One of his favorite parts of the job is meeting new people. He lists President Bush, President Obama, and Tiger Woods as his favorite interviews. Ryan has been honored with a number of awards, including an Associated Press honor for his news reports.

Ryan Elijah Philanthropy

He has been very active in his local communities, including serving on a number of boards. Ryan’s also a frequent host of political debates and charity events.

Ryan Elijah Career

Ryan has an extensive sports background. He worked as a Sports Director in Jacksonville, traveling with the Jaguars as the co-host of their television programming and as a sideline reporter for the Jaguars radio network. He also worked for Fox as a sideline reporter for numerous NFL games. During his time in Florida, Ryan covered several Super Bowls, National Championships with the Gators and Seminoles and countless races at Daytona.

Ryan Elijah Fort Wayne

A Fort Wayne news anchor is running for the 3rd District congressional seat recently vacated by Mark Souder, who resigned May 14 after admitting an extra-marital affair.

Candidate Ryan Elijah said he views himself as a public servant, whether in Washington or in front of a camera. A Fort Wayne native, Elijah graduated from Blackhawk Christian School in 1990. He recently was elected to the school’s board of trustees.

Elijah ventured into politics during his senior year of high school, when he worked on the congressional campaign for Republican Rick Hawks.

Elijah went on to earn a political science degree from Anderson University and then took a news job in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville mayor-appointed Elijah to the mayor’s council. When Elijah returned to Fort Wayne, the Jacksonville Times-Union wrote a farewell article and noted that Elijah had a goal of running for public office. He held off entering politics because of his young family. He and his wife, Tasha, have two sons, now ages 11 and 7.

Elijah has worked for News Channel 21 for more than a decade and currently is on a leave of absence at the news station. He did not enter the race in time for the primary election because he said, he would have broken the terms of his work contract. He did not want to start his campaign with broken promises.

“I’m running as a conservative Christian,” Elijah said. “Being conservative doesn’t mean you don’t listen to others. … People want someone who is going to stand up for their values.”

Elijah said he has not been involved with any political groups due to the nature of his work, but he has interviewed many politicians, business owners, and people.

Two years ago, Elijah started “In Your Corner,” a segment featuring consumer problems, on News Channel 21. Elijah said he deals mainly with federal issues during the segment.

“One stood out to me. An Angola woman waited over two years to receive disability benefits. She was going to lose her home … her whole life,” Elijah said. “Nothing happened with one phone call. … Several weeks later, we got a phone call from her and she said, ‘We’re getting our benefits.’”

Ryan Elijah Abaco Island

ABACO ISLAND, Bahamas (FOX 35 ORLANDO) – Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas last week as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, destroying thousands of homes and taking at least 44 lives (officials are still counting).

Fox 35’s Ryan Elijah visited the Bahamas over the weekend to see the devastation and ongoing relief efforts. He spoke to several Abaco Island residents who recalled horrific tales, such as multiple bodies still in the water and a person being killed over bread.

“The water is contaminated and you’re not getting water. You still have multiple bodies in the water. A lot of people died in their homes and they couldn’t swim because the water is so high. People are killing you right now for water and bread. My friend got killed last night over water and bread,” Abaco Island resident Steven Dottin said.

“I always had faith in my government, but they really let us down on this one. The things that I have seen just shows the lack of respect and care for human life at this time,” said Jim Loftin, an Abaco Island resident.

Many are trying to leave Abaco Island following the hurricane. Some evacuees from the island endured a crammed seven-hour ferry ride with no food, but they are thankful they are alive.

“We lost everything but we thank God because we are still alive. Me and my family, we are good,” Abaco Island resident Renaldson Zilamy told Fox 35.