Xaver began working in media at 18, when she studied at Tidewater Broadcasting School in Norfolk, Virginia.
She was a WSTM-TV reporter,[1] a fill-in announcer for WNTQ,[1] and has worked at a variety of other stations including WDDY, NewsCenter 7, and WCNY.
These positions included disc jockey, reporter, anchor, and cooking show host.
Xaver earned a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism from the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, an M.A.
[2] She is also a StrengthsQuest trainer, which is part of a special training program run by the Gallup Organization.