| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kris Pickel |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | As of 2025, she is around 56 years old. |
| Why Kris Pickel has left Arizona’s Family TV stations? | On social media, Kris Pickel announced she was leaving Arizona Family channels 3 and 5 (CBS). |
| Children / No of Kids | 2 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Kris Pickel (maiden name Kris Pickel) is an American news anchor and journalist who lives and works in Arizona.
- Family oriented and driven, she does a perfectly good job of balancing her work & family life.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Kris was born and raised in Sacramento, California, with her sisters.
- When she moved to Reno, Nevada, to work at a local news station, Kris met her husband, Carl Lemon, who worked as a videographer for the station.
- Though they immediately liked each other and became good friends, Pickel and Lemon did not start dating until Carl moved away and eventually realized that she was the love of his life.
- The couple got engaged in 1996 & waited three years before tying the knot in 1999. They lived in Sacramento for a while with their two sons, Bruce and Clark, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, and eventually, Arizona.
- For her part, Kris is quite vocal about her chemistry with her husband & the importance of family to her. She has made it an annual tradition to attend Christmas with her husband, children, parents, and sisters and rarely misses a year.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Kris began her career working as an intern at a news station in Sacramento. She edited multiple newscasts, which paved the way for a career in reporting for her. Her first official job was as a producer and weekend news anchor in Grand Junction, Colorado.
- Pickel moved from Colorado to Reno, Nevada, where she met her husband. She worked for ten years in Tucson, Arizona, as an anchor for KOLD-TV & also spent some time working in Sacramento, California, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, where she worked at WKYC-TV for over 12 years!
- Currently, she is a news anchor at CBS 5 KPHO in Phoenix, Arizona, and has accrued quite a decent following since her debut.
- With a career that began in the early 90s, Pickel has done everything in the news industry from reporting and editing to working as an anchor, producer as well as manning the assignment desk.
Awards and Accolades :
- For her hard work and tenacity, Kris has won multiple awards including eight Emmy Awards, although she has never actually attended a single ceremony!
- She is a recipient of the prestigious Edward R. Murrow award, which she won for her investigation of police brutality towards civilians living in Tucson, Arizona, during the NCAA championships riots.
- Kris was nominated for National News and Documentary Emmy award for her investigative report on breast implant illness. She feels that over the years, these sick women have been paid little attention. Her report has helped give a voice to these women and gave them a new life path.
Intersting Facts and Trivia :
- Pickel’s husband, Carl, is an avid collector of comic books & has won international awards for his photography skills.
- When she is not working, she loves to get involved in the community and is passionate about giving back and serving the underprivileged. She is actively involved in various charities and events in and around Arizona.
- Fairly active on social media, she loves to show off behind the scenes snaps as well as a few pictures of her family here and there.
- In October 2020, Kris’s son celebrated his 18th birthday with their family. She posted an emotional message for her son who has successfully battled with cancer during his childhood. She also added that her son is the toughest and bravest man she has ever met.
- In a June 2020 Twitter Post, Kris shared a picture with family going out, all masked up. She highlighted the fact that in COVID times, it is important for everybody to wear a mask whenever you go out.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Kris Pickel 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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Would Kris be interested in investigating a story on solar system problems that involve both COSTCO and SUN RUN SOLAR? They agreed to add panels to my system and are now telling me that it will take another year to add the nine panels to my already existing SUN RUN system. I have lots of background information and supporting emails showing that they agreed to add the panels and yet are now not doing it.
If she is interested in this story, please let me know and I will provide her with a one-page summary of the problems and issues as well as a timeline of events.
Kris Pickel is an excellent news journalist and network anchor. She has won numerous awards. It is the loss of the network. Kris will continue to achieve more awards in a much better job environment.
Kris Pickel is an excellent news journalist and network anchor. She has won numerous awards. It is the loss of the network. Kris will continue to achieve more awards in a much better job environment.
Kris,
You certainly are a true gem news anchor. I truly enjoy listening to you when you are on. We always make sure we watch Channel 5 CBS because you are there. Hopefully, you will be back full-time soon.
Sorry to say since Sean was demoted back to weather and Kris is only on 10 pm Sunday, I can’t stand Brandon Lee!!!
Is Kris Pickel gone from channel 5?
Kris Pickel is still with the station. Anchors 10 pm news Sundays. Don’t know details of change.
I want to know the same thing. We watch Channel 5 news every night. Kris isn’t on now & Yetta Gibson is on with Brandon Lee. Hope she hasn’t left the station.
Why has the channel changed its evening news format? What happened to Kris Pickel? now you have Sean back on the weather!
Where is Kris Pickel? Haven’t seen her lately on Channel 5 news, 5pm and 10pm. Did she leave the station? Thank you!
Kris was the best thing to happen to broadcast news. Where is she?
Where is Chris Pickel? I watch channel 5 news every night and I really like this lady. She is always upbeat without sounding phoney. I am so tired of hearing “we’re all in this together” and the fake “you’re part of our family”. Every station repeats the same tired copy, over and over. Tell is where Ms. Pickel has gone, hopefully she will return soon!
Kim we have the same birthday 7 16.Love your weather reporting. I believe you are very special.