Erin Hawksworth Wiki Bio, WJLA, Age, Salary, Single, Married, Wikipedia

Name Erin Hawksworth

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB March 31, 1981. As of 2025, she is around 44 years old.

Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Erin Hawksworth is a reporter, anchor, host, and journalist who works for ABC7 News.
Beautiful, driven, and passionate about her career, Erin is a well-respected face in the industry and has made her mark in the world of reporting and sports anchoring in particular.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

Erin was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and grew up in Seattle, Washington.
She has a young brother named Blake who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball team as a pitcher.
Erin is the granddaughter of Jack Poole, who was a part of the VANOC team, which succeeded in securing the bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Despite being such a popular figure and being linked to equally popular family members, Erin is still a relatively private person. As such, she rarely shares candid information about her life away from work.
When she was young, Hawksworth was a Junior Olympic swimmer and swam for the Eastlake High School in the Washington State Championships.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

Erin attended the ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and was awarded an Arizona State University (ASU) scholarship. She graduated from the university with a BA Degree in Mass Communication and Journalism.
Prior to attending the University of Arizona, she was a student at Eastlake High School and Skyline High School in Sammamish, Washington.

Job Timeline : Salary and Net Worth

Erin began her career as part of the NBC team. She worked as one of their interns and was part of the team that covered the Athens Summer Olympics in 2004. She also interned for KPNX’s Sports Department in Phoenix, Arizona.
Hawksworth left KPNX and joined the KCPQ team in Seattle, Washington, as one of their reporters and sports news anchor.
She also had stints in Boston working for WFXT, in Grand Junction, CO working for KJCT, and in Dallas, Texas, working for WFAA.
In August 2015, she moved to Washington D.C. and joined the WJLA-TV team as a Sports Anchor. Prior to joining WJLA-TV, Hawksworth also worked for CNN and Sportsnet in Toronto, Canada.
As of 2025, Erin is a sports reporter and anchor for the ABC7 News team in addition to being the host of a show called Ravens Report & the radio host for the “1067 The Fan” sports show.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

Erin is quite active on social media be it on Twitter (now called X) or on Instagram. In addition to sharing behind the scenes photos of her work adventures, she also enjoys discussing sports, retweet interesting posts, and sharing a few other pictures of her adventures away from work.
In 2013, Bleacher Report named Erin as one of 40 of the most popular sports anchors and reporters.
She is also a member of the Metis Cree Descent, an honor she got through Jack Poole, her grandfather.
Erin is not only a fan of sports, but she also enjoys staying as active as possible and working out to stay in shape. She also enjoys posting some of her workout photos and videos on social media.
Besides sports reporting, Erin has held jobs such as a nanny, dental assistant, shopping & network guest host. She has also played a small role as an actress, playing a mother in a Mr. Clean commercial.