Last Updated on August 13, 2025 by Editor
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Matt Evans Biography
Matt Evans is an American working in the field of journalism as a reporter and anchor for KMBC. Before joining KMBC 9 News in 2013, Evans worked for KOMU-TV as a reporter and anchor.
Matt Evans Height
Evans stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 7inches.
Matt Evans Age
Evans was born on March 20th in Clinton, Missouri, but he has not revealed his birth year. Evans celebrates his birthday on March 20th, as evident in KMBC’s Facebook post on March 20, 2018, captioned “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEVANS! Head over to Matt Evans KMBC’s Facebook page and help us wish him a happy birthday!…”
Personal Life
Matt Evans Relatives and Family
Evans’s mother is called Kathy, as suggested by his Facebook post on May 9, 2021, wishing his mother, wife, and grandmothers, Phyllis Evans and Kay Sims, a Happy Mother’s Day. He has a sister called Megan.
Matt Evans Spouse and Children
Evans tied the knot with his best friend, Talia, in April 2018, as suggested in his Facebook post on April 26, 2018, captioned “..I got to marry my best friend. Talia and I are beyond thrilled we get to spend the rest of our lives together…” The couple has 2 children, Benjamin Lee Evans and Piper Cohen Evans. Benjamin was born on November 22, 2019, as shown on KMBC’s reveal of Benjamin’s birth. Benjamin is 5 years old. Piper was born on January 9, 2023, and is 1 years old. This is evident in Evans’s Facebook post on January 16, 2023, captioned “I’m excited to share that there is a new member of the Evans and KMBC 9 family! Piper Cohen Evans was born a week ago today, on January 9…”
Matt Evans Education
Evans received his high school diploma before enrolling at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 2010. In 2014, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Radio, and TV Journalism and Minors in Business & Political Science.
Professional Life
Matt Evans Career
Evans works for KMBC as a reporter and anchor in Kansas. He is thrilled to be working in the station he used to watch as a kid in Clinton, Missouri, and is honored to report and anchor with KMBC’s talented journalists. While at the station, he has assisted in leading the station’s coverage of many stories in the area. Some of his favorite stories include flying with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, covering the 2015 World Series, and creating a one-hour documentary about the Missouri River 340.
Before joining KMBC 9 News, Evans worked for KOMU-TV as a reporter and anchor. Moreover, he worked for KMOX Radio as the lead statehouse reporter and editor, and reporter and anchor for the Missourinet statewide radio news network.
Evans’s career started at KDKD-FM in Clinton in 2008, where he worked as the country music DJ and board operator. Furthermore, he worked as a reporter, host, and sports play-by-play broadcaster for radio stations in Columbia and Springfield, Missouri. Throughout his career, he has won Emmy Awards for his news writing and feature reporting.
Matt Evans Net Worth
Evans has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as a journalist.
Matt Evans Salary
Evans receives an approximate annual salary of $110, 000 which he earns working as an anchor and reporter for KMBC.
Matt Evans Social Media
Evans has active social media platforms, i.e., Facebook, X(previously Twitter), and Instagram. He has a following of over 7.7K on Facebook, over 694 on Instagram, and 5.1K on X.
Matt Evans Station
At KMBC 9 News, Evans works alongside his fellow journalists and meteorologists such as;
- Brya Berry
- Cody Holyoke
- Donna Pitman
- Jamie Weiss
- Kelly Eckerman
- Kris Ketz
- Lara Moritz
- Dennis Evans
- Taylor Kauffman
- Nick Bender
- Bryan Busby
- Pete Grigsby
- Brittany Foster
- Katie Horner
- Neville Miller
- Matt Flener
- Brian Johnson
- Len Jeannings
