Who is Brian Taff? Bio, Age, Height, Family, Salary & Net Worth

Last updated on May 1st, 2025 at 05:02 am

Brian Taff Biography

Brian Taff is a well-known American journalist and news personality. He is currently serving as a news anchor at WPVI-TV, Channel 6, an ABC affiliate television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He is the co-anchor of Action News at 4 p.m. and the anchor of Action News at 6 p.m.

Brian Taff Facts

NameBrian Taff
Birth PlaceBuffalo, NY, United States
OccupationJournalist, News Personality
NationalityAmerican
RaceWhite
ReligionChristianity
SexualityStraight
GenderMale

Brian Taff Age

Taff is around 45 years old as of 2025. He was born on 17 March in Buffalo, NY, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 17 March, and his birth sign is Pisces. His date of birth is not publicly available. We will update this section as soon as the information is available.

Brian Taff Height

Brian stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (1.7 m). 

Brian Taff Weight

Taff weighs around 70 kg (154 lbs).

Brian Taff Photo
Brian Taff Photo

Body Measurements

Chest SizeNot Available
Waist SizeNot Available
Biceps SizeNot Available
Shoe SizeNot Available
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBrown

Educational Background

Taff is a resident of Delmar, in Albany County, NY. He studied and graduated from Bethlehem High School. He then attended Boston College, a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and subsequently graduated from the institution with a Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. He started his profession in broadcast journalism in Bangor, Maine, at WVII-TV, before becoming a weekend anchor and reporter at Capital News 9 in Albany.

Brian Taff Family

Taff was born in Buffalo, NY, United States, to caring and loving parents. He has not disclosed details about his father and mother. We will update this section as soon as the information is available.

Brian Taff Siblings

Information about Taff’s siblings is not publicly available. It is not known whether he has a brother or a sister. We will update this section as soon as the information is available.

Brian Taff Wife

Brian is presently married to his longtime girlfriend, Mara Taff. The pair did their wedding in August 2012, in a private ceremony attended by family members and close friends after dating for years earlier. His wife serves as a creative service producer at 6abc. They are together blessed with three charming children, twin boys, Brandy and Sawyer, born on July 2, 2014.

Brian Taff Kids

Taff and his wife, Mara, welcomed three adorable sons, twin boys, Brandy and Sawyer, born on July 2, 2014.

Married
SpouseMara Taff
ChildrenBrandy, Sawyer

Brian Taff Salary

Taff receives an average annual salary varying from $31,300 to $92,500 as a news anchor at WPVI-TV, Channel 6, which is an ABC affiliate television station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Brian Taff Net Worth

Brian has an estimated net worth of between $500,000 – $1 million. His main source of income is his successful career as a Journalist and News Personality.

ABC News

Brian works as the co-anchor of Action News at 4 p.m. and the anchor of Action News at 6 p.m. Since joining 6abc, Brian’s reporting tasks have carried him to every corner of the Tri-State area and all over the world. He journeyed to Florida and Alabama when the immense BP oil spill threatened the coast of the southern United States to show watchers the captivating images. Taff also paid weeks in Rome, Italy, when the Catholic Church started the procedure of electing a new Pope to obtain Action News inside the age-old practices of the Vatican. 

Brian was invited to the White House for an entire conversation with the President in the historic Cabinet Room when President Obama saw his first term bogged down by souring polls. He furthermore brought his interest in politics on the road, as he reported every Presidential and Vice Presidential Debate of the 2012 election cycle. Among multiple others, his assignments have furthermore brought him flying at speeds higher than 700mph and forces more outstanding than 9Gs – with the US Air Force Thunderbirds, and to the race track to test drive cars with the professionals at Consumer Reports.

Earlier to coming to Action News, Taff worked as anchor and editor of Capital Tonight, a nightly news and interview show seen all across upstate New York. In that role, Brian covered news of statewide importance and served live, long-form discussions with every prominent politician and newsmaker in New York State, winning the Associated Press Award for “Best Interview” for two consecutive years. Beneath Taff’s watch, the show he started as a once-weekly, half-hour program seen in Albany grew to a nightly, hour-long program syndicated live in 9 of New York’s 10 television markets – frequently not entirely anchoring headlines, though generating them.

Brian publicized live from all across the country, reporting from the National Political Conventions in 2004 and 2008  as the anchor of Capital Tonight. Earlier to hosting Capital Tonight, he worked as a weekend anchor and reporter at Capital News 9 in Albany, New York. He started his profession in broadcast journalism at WVII-TV in Bangor, Maine.

Frequently Asked Questions About Brian Taff

Is Brian Taff dead or alive?

Taff is alive and kicking.

Why is Brian Taff on at noon?

Brian nowadays co-anchors the noon and 4 p.m. newscasts. He still remains part of the 4 p.m. team but rolls out of the noon anchor chair.

Where has Brian Taff been?

Taff has been designated as the next anchor for the 6 p.m. newscast on 6ABC/WPVI-TV, the ABC O&O in Philadelphia. He will succeed celebrated news anchor Jim Gardner when he retires, subsequently this month.

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