Personal Information Summary | |
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Name | Brittany Falkers |
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | No confirmed information is available. |
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Partner | Currently not married, possibly single. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Children / No. of Kids | None |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
Nationality | American |
Where is Brittany Falkers going? | Since March 2019, Brittany Falkers has been an anchor and reporter for KGW8 in Portland. On weekends, she hosts KGW News at Sunrise. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Brittany Falkers is an American reporter and news anchor who is originally from Minnesota.
- Charming and intelligent, Brittany is a passionate woman who enjoys her career as well as giving back to her local community.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Brittany was raised in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, on her family’s hobby farm. Her parents are originally from Polk County, Wisconsin.
- She spent her childhood enjoying the fresh air, open skies, and all that nature had to offer.
- Her mother, JoAnn, worked as a leader for the Youth Mentorship Program called 4-H, which Brittany was a part of when she was in high school.
- When she was younger, Falkers enjoyed taking part in performing arts, horse gaming, and various other activities.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Brittany graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Mass Communications in 2011 from the University of Minnesota.
- When she was still in grade school, Falkers always knew she was destined to become a reporter someday & even created her very own home videos, pretending to be a talk show host and reporter. For her school projects, she even reported on local news stories.
- During her final semester in university, Brittany worked as an intern for six months on the Twin Cities Live show for the KSTP station.
Journalism Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- In early 2012, Falkers joined WDIO/WIRT-TV as a morning news anchor in Duluth, Minnesota. Initially, she worked as a reporter in the field quickly became a morning news anchor.
- During her time in Duluth, she received several accolades that included an Emmy Award nomination for her coverage on the victimization of sexual assault survivors. She also won an Emmy Award for her morning news coverage.
- After more than two years working in Duluth, Brittany moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to work for the WJMN and WFRV TV networks as a news anchor. Here, she worked alongside meteorologist Justine Steinbrinck and fellow anchor, Rich Klindworth anchoring a show called ‘This Morning.’
- Falkers also hosted a regular segment on the channel where she showcased various pets looking to be adopted from the WI Humane Society in the Greenbay area.
- In March 2019, Brittany headed to Portland, Oregon, & joined the KGW 8 News Team, becoming a reporter after working nearly seven years as a morning anchor.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- While living in Minnesota, Brittany enjoyed attending live music sessions whenever she had the opportunity.
- Since both of her parents are from Wisconsin, they are big fans of the Green Bay Packers. Despite hailing from Minnesota, Brittany has always supported the Packers alongside her family and attended several games when she was growing up. She still attends Packers games to this day and loves posting pictures on her social media pages.
- Falkers is passionate about giving back to her local community and is a leader at the Anoka County 4-H youth mentorship program, where she helps get kids involved in performing arts, games, and various other projects.
- She is a member of the CNN iReporters and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health groups, as well as the Twin Cities Job Seekers group.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Brittany Falkers Measurements :
- Eye Color : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
- How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
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Hi Brittany,
I want to commend you on sharing your struggle with depression on television. It took great courage to do that and I think you deserve a medal.
I haven’t seen you on kgw lately are you still there? Hope so I miss you on the weekends.