Sandra Bookman Biography and Wiki
Sandra Bookman is an American journalist and news personality currently working as a news reporter and weekend anchor at WABC-TV in New York City. Bookman co-anchors the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. weekend editions of Eyewitness News.
Sandra Bookman Age and Birthday
The news reporter was born on October 8, 1959, in Beaumont, Texas. She is 65 years old. Her birth sign is Libra. Bookman turns 66 years old on October 8, 2025.
Sandra Bookman Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches (Approx. 1.6 meters) tall.
Education
Sandra attended the University of Texas, a public research university in Austin, Texas, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. Additionally, further details regarding her academic credentials will be updated soon.
Bookman Family, Parents, Siblings
In light of her background, Bookman was born to Leo Bookman (father) and Angeline Bookman (mother). She grew up in Beaumont, Texas alongside her sisters; Bridget, Angela, and Pamela. Further details regarding her family background will be updated soon when revealed.
Sandra Bookman Husband, Is She Married?
Moving on to her relationship affairs, the famed journalist is happily married to her loving husband, Savio Oppio who hails from Naples Italy. The romantic duo became espoused in November 2015, in a private wedding ceremony.
Sandra Bookman Salary
According to ABC estimates, she has an estimated salary pegged between $60,000 and $120,000. Her contract with the exact figures is yet to be released.
Sandra Bookman Net Worth
Bookman has an estimated net worth of $320,000. This amount is from her extensive career as a journalist among other investments.
Career, ABC 7 News, Awards
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the ABC television network, licensed to New York, New York, United States. The station is owned by the ABC Owned Television Stations subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
She joined the station in 1998. Bookman previously worked at WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia as a weekend anchor and reporter from 1989 to 1998. Bookman also served as weekend anchor at both Raleigh, North Carolina’s WRAL-TV and in Beaumont, Texas’ KFDM.
In Addition, Sandra has notably won three Emmy Awards for her reporting including Olympic Coverage and the aftermath of the Valuejet Airlines Crash in the Everglades; ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 was a frequently booked flight from Miami to Atlanta in the United States. On May 11, 1996, the ValuJet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9 working the route experienced malfunctions and sadly crashed into the Florida Everglades just a few minutes after taking off from Miami.
The official cause of the crash was as a result of a fire in the cargo compartment thought to have been caused by mislabeled and badly stored oxygen generators. All 110 people on that flight died.
