Darnell Blackburn is an eminent American former police officer and is currently an anchor and reporter working at WDIV Local 4 News. He joined WDIV in December 2022 as the station’s Crime and Safety Expert on all platforms. At the station, he works as a morning weekdays traffic reporter from 4:30 am until 8 am.
Darnell Blackburn Biography
Darnell Blackburn is an eminent American former police officer and is currently an anchor and reporter working at WDIV Local 4 News. He joined WDIV in December 2022 as the station’s Crime and Safety Expert on all platforms. At the station, he works as a morning weekdays traffic reporter from 4:30 am until 8 am.
He is a veteran of law enforcement with more than 27 years of experience. He is an inspiration to many as a dynamic speaker and engaging trainer. And helps people overcome their biases by making them “see different, think different, be different”.
Darnell Blackburn Age
His secretive nature has shown up in his personal life. He has thus kept his birthdate and age a secret. Hence it is not known when he celebrates his birthday.
Darnell Blackburn Height
He stands at an approximate height of 5ft 9 inches (1.75m).
Darnell Blackburn Family
He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. to his devoted parents. He has not shared any information about his parents’ names and whereabouts or siblings if he has any.
Darnell Blackburn Wife
He is married to the love of his life. However, he has not shared any information about his spouse’s name. He and his wife are blessed with kids. However, the number of his kids and their names are not mentioned.
Darnell Blackburn’s Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of between $1 and $5 million. Such a great net worth, he has made it from his career as a former police officer and as an anchor and reporter.
Darnell Blackburn Salary
His career as a former police officer and as an anchor and reporter has proven to be successful. He thus has an estimated salary of between $84,105 and $183,885.
Darnell Blackburn Education
He received his education at Cass Technical High School. He then attended Michigan State University where he graduated in August 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Later he attended the University of Phoenix where he attained a Master of Business Administration in Business Administration and Management General in August 2007.
Darnell Blackburn Career
Since January 2000, he has been working as a Chief Executive Officer for PRAT International LLC, its founder and owner. This is a consulting company that specializes in soft skills training for organizations in Cultural Competency, Verbal De-Escalation, and Implicit Bias. From December 2002 to August 2021, he worked in the State of Michigan as a District Field Representative. In his role there, he set standards for all law enforcement agencies, oversaw police academy training, regulated certification standards for all law enforcement officers, and developed and wrote the curriculum for certified law enforcement officers.
Also, he authored the state licensing exam for law enforcement officers and served as a liaison between community organizations and law enforcement. From September 2001 to December 2002, he served as a police officer in the City of Auburn Hills. Darnell is a law enforcement veteran who has more than 27 years of experience. He has worked as a police officer at Michigan State University. Also, he has served in the Auburn Hills Police Department where he worked road patrol, community policing, narcotics, and other special assignments.
Moreover, he has been instrumental in the education of police throughout Southeast Michigan working with the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), the regulatory agency for all law enforcement in Michigan. Darnell has acted as a facilitator with the US Department of Justice alongside Attorneys General Loretta Lynch and Jeff Sessions on police and community relations. Also, he sits on numerous committees and currently holds numerous certifications. And is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., NOBLE, and other several professional organizations. He is an adjunct professor at Macomb University where he teaches courses ranging from criminal investigations to business marketing.
Darnell Blackburn
He works in Detroit, Michigan for WDIV Local 4 News/ClickOnDetroit as a crime and safety expert/traffic reporter. In his role there, he is an on-air personality for all matters of crime and safety reporting. Moreover, he serves as the on-air traffic reporter for the station’s Timesaver Traffic segments during morning news weekdays from 4:30 am until 8 am. He joined the station in December 2022. His work there can be seen on all platforms – Local 4 News on television, the station website clickondetroit.com, and on the station’s streaming channel Local 4+. Blackburn provides in-depth analysis as part of the station’s approach to its crime reporting to help viewers better understand what is important and how to keep themselves, their families, and friends safe from becoming a victim of crime.
Darnell works at WDIV-TV alongside other eminent WDIV-TV reporters and anchors including;
- Will Jones
- Christy McDonald
- Pamela Osborne
- Kim Adams
- Ron Hilliard
- Bryan Schuerman
- Kim DeGiulio
- Mara MacDonald
- Hank Winchester
- Rod Meloni
