Kelcey Carlson Biography and Wiki
Kelcey Carlson is an American journalist and news personality working as an Evening News Anchor at KMSP Fox 9 News. Previously, she worked as a reporter and anchor at Capitol Broadcasting. She has also worked for WWMT-Ch. 3, WBTW, as well as WRAL-TV.
Kelcey Carlson Age and Birthday
Kelcey was born on September 12, 1975, in Indiana, United States. She is 48 years old as of now. Her birth sign is Virgo. Carlson turns 49 years old on September 12, 2024.
Kelcey Carlson Height
Carlson stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (Approx. 1.60 meters) tall.
Kelcey Carlson Education
Carlson attended Indiana University, a public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. She graduated from the institute with a journalism degree in Journalism with a concentration in Political Science and a minor in French.
Kelcey Carlson Family, Parents, and Siblings
She was born in Indiana to her parents Mr. Carlson (father), and Mrs. Carlson (mother). It’s unclear if she has any siblings. Further information about her family background will be updated soon when established.
Kelcey Carlson Husband, Is She Married?
In regards to her marital entanglements, the famed journalist is married to her loving husband, Dave Kent. Together, they produced a podcast for PCA called “My Sports Life for PCA MN.” Here, they interview athletes about their path to success and overcoming tough odds.
The pair exchanged their wedding vows at a lovely wedding attended by her family and close friends. We are keeping tabs and we will update more details about her partner soon.
Kelcey Carlson Children
Carlson and her husband Dave are blessed with three children namely, Charlie, Kellen, and Kathryn.
Kelcey Carlson Salary
According to Fox estimates, Carlson receives an average of $31,300 to $92,500. Her contract with the exact figures is yet to be released.
Kelcey Carlson Net Worth
Kelcey has an estimated net worth of $1 Million to $3 Million. This amount is from her career as a journalist among other investments.
Career| KMSP Fox 9 News
Kelcey is a journalist working as an Evening News Anchor at KMSP Fox 9 News. She was the first reporter to arrive at Paisley Park the morning of Prince’s death. She also did both fields and live anchoring for FOX 9’s coverage after the explosion at Minnehaha Academy.
Likewise, Carlson covered the Super Bowl in Houston and the Twin Cities. She then did the breaking news of P.J. Fleck’s hiring at the University of Minnesota. She began her journalism career as a weekend producer at WBTW.
Here, she covered the crash of flight TWA 800, and Hurricanes Bertha and Fran. Afterward, Kelcey moved to WWMT Channel 3 as an anchor before her promotion to the position of weekday morning anchor.
During this time, she covered the 2000 Presidential Election and the execution of Timothy McVeigh. Citing her work, she has earned awards for her stories on the Sex Offender Registry. She was later named weekday morning anchor.
Carlson has also worked as a reporter at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina. From here, she moved on to anchor weekend newscasts and then the weekday morning show. She covered John Edwards’ criminal case for which she won an Emmy for Best Weekend Newscast.