Kelly Rippin, who?
American television personality Kelly Rippin is likely best known for serving as the former anchor of Nashville, Tennessee’s WZTV Fox 17 Morning News. She is also well known for her present position as the morning anchor of Cincinnati, Ohio’s WLWT Channel 5 News.
Childhood and Education
The younger of Rita and William Rippin’s two children, Rippin was born on May 11, 1987, in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the United States, under the sign of the Taurus. Her older brother, Mathew, is also a Taurus. Kelly is of white ethnicity and American nationality. The only information that is known about her family’s history is that her paternal grandparents are Walther and Kathleen Rippin.
Kelly Rippin completed her elementary schooling at Butler Catholic School before graduating in 2005 from Butler Senior High School in her hometown.
She continued her studies by enrolling at Pennsylvania State University, where she later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Public Relations and Broadcast Journalism while also minoring in business. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 2010 with this degree. Kelly was an enthusiastic participant in the non-profit Penn Dance Marathon throughout her time in college.
Career
When Kelly started anchoring for the Emmy Award-winning Penn State University news station Centre County Report throughout her studies, she began her on-camera reporting career. She joined WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the middle of 2007, where she finished “one portion” of her internship.
She worked as an intern in New York City from April to December 2008 under the guidance of anchor and CBS Evening News cover girl Katie Couric. In the middle of 2009, she interned at MSNBC.
Kelly Rippin’s professional broadcasting career began in 2011 when she joined the WBOT-TV team in Clarksburg, West Virginia.
The following year, she improved her craft by working as a weekend anchor and reporter. When Kelly moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in August 2012, she joined FOX19 WXIX. Two years later, in October 2014, she was hired as the anchor and reporter for the WZTV Fox 17 Morning News in Nashville, Tennessee.
Rippin left Fox 17 in November 2017 and relocated to Orlando, Florida, where she joined the WISH 2 News team in January 2018. However, it has been made known that starting in June 2019, Kelly will move to WLWT in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he will join Randi Rico and Colin Mayfield for their weekday Channel 5 broadcasts.
Individual Life
Despite making daily appearances on camera, Kelly, 31, has somehow managed to keep her private life out of the public eye and away from the media because there aren’t many pertinent aspects about it that are currently known. Although the lucky guy’s name is still a mystery as of right now, it appears that she is in a long-term relationship and set to get married.
Kelly is also very active on several well-known social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, where she has acquired a total of close to 42,000 admirers.
Even though her vital numbers are still unknown, Rippin has a real hourglass figure and a thin, toned frame. It is undeniable that all these “perks” have contributed to her success as a prominent TV anchor and reporter, in addition to her long chocolate hair and brown eyes, which give her a very attractive image.
Salary and Net worth
Ever wonder how much money this American television star has amassed to date? How wealthy is Kelly Rippin? Her net worth is projected to be an astounding $4 million, obtained from her professional broadcasting, reporting, and anchoring on-camera career, which has been active for more than ten years. As of mid-2019, it is estimated that her salary is roughly $85,000.
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