Karen Drew Biography
Karen Drew is an American multi-talented news anchor at WDIV Local 4. She is one of a kind lady who manages to balance her work life with motherhood to her two children. She describes herself in her own words as a heavy duty planner who is more than not a planner of plans.
Drew was born in Chicago, Illinois and she lived there for the first eighteen years of her life. She is also a graduate from college who began her first job at the age of 20 as a reporter & photographer. Later on, she became an anchor at the same station in Dickinson, North Dakota. From there she moved through a myriad of stations in a short period of time.
These stations included WHOA TV station in Montgomery, Alabama and WTVC-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Aside from that, she joined Michigan State Police in their $5 million choppers to chase criminals on live TV. This was as part of her job under the Local 4 Defenders team. Karen also went scuba diving with the police on live TV, in relation to a murder cold case.
She is associated with various social outreached programs. This includes working with Alzheimer Foundation and Troy Community. In addition, Karen has also received numerous awards due to her excellence in Journalism. These awards include Emmy Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters and also the Society of Professional Journalist. Her association with numerous non-profit organizations has also made her recognition known as One-man bad.
How Old is Karen Drew? – Age
Anchor Karen’s Age and year of birth are yet to be known. However, Karen’s birthday is said to be on September 18. She has not yet publicly revealed her current exact age. She was raised in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. She is also a graduate from the Southern Illinois University with a degree in Radio-TV communication.
Karen Drew Height
Karen stands at a height of 1.75 m tall. In feet, her height is 5 feet and 9 inches tall. However, apart from her height, she has not disclosed any type of information about her weight or other body measurements. She is an American who belongs to white ethnicity.
Karen Drew Family
There is no current information about her family background. But she has an older brother who is married in Ohio. She has not yet given the identity of her estranged brother nor her parents.
Is Karen Drew Married
She got married to Paul her best friend in January 2008. Details about how their wedding was are still unknown. However, Karen treasures her married life with her best friend who turned into her husband. She shared her 7th-anniversary wedding photo in January 2015. Karen and her husband are parents to two adorable daughters named Madison and Morgan.
Her eldest daughter Madison became the third grader in August 2018 while her little sister Morgan went to school as a first grader.
Karen Drew Channel 4
She is the current news anchor of WDI TV Channel 4 news at 4. She has been working for them since she was 20 years old. People have described her as a hardworking and multi-talented news anchor.
Karen Drew Wdiv
Drew is currently working at WDI TV Channel 4 where viewers have described as a multitalented news anchor who is enthusiastic and full of life. However, there are no current updates about her workplace.
Karen Drew Salary
Her net salary is still under review. However, she is currently working at WdiTv Channel 4 as a news anchor. She has managed to keep her personal details away from the public. Sources have revealed that her lifestyle and salary are yet to be known.
Karen Drew Weight Loss
After she had given birth to her firstborn, Karen suffered from pain in the sacroiliac joint when she was pregnant with her second baby girl named Morgan. She was unable to walk and got hospitalized for 12 days. Finally, after weeks of medication and therapy, she could walk with the help of a walker.
She gave up medicines for her child’s health. Karen then adopted the homeopathic treatments, changed her diets, relied on massage, acupuncture and physical therapy. She started doing physical exercises and observed weight loss.
She tries to rub off her homeopathic experiences to other people to maintain healthy lifestyles and lose weight. And with a new stunning haircut, she looks beautiful.
Karen Drew Northeastern
This information will be updated soon. There is no current information about her association with the Northeastern part of the USA.
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Karen Drew Net Worth
Her estimated net worth is still under review. However, most of Karen’s earnings are derived from her lucrative profession as a popular news anchor. So far she has gathered a good amount of net worth as the female host of Local 4 News at 4. Aside from that, she is also a member of the Local Defenders investigative unit.
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Karen Drew News
Drew named anchor of WDIV’s “First at 4” Newscast
Multiple Emmy and MAB award-winning journalist Karen Drew has been named the new anchor of “Local 4 News First at 4.” Beginning December 21, Drew will anchor WDIV-Local 4’s highly rated 4 p.m. newscast, Monday through Friday, alongside chief meteorologist Ben Bailey. This follows the recent announcement of current “Local 4 News First at 4” anchor Ruth Spencer’s end of the year retirement.
Drew currently is a member of the Local 4 Defenders, the station’s award-winning investigative unit. She made her mark in Detroit by uncovering government waste, busting a million dollar lottery winner who remained on welfare, exposing a local school official drinking and driving a school-issued vehicle, revealing a con artist scheme to scam people out of their money on adoption deals and uncovering crime trends in local neighborhoods.
In addition, Drew has gone diving in the Detroit River with Detroit police searching for guns, and also escaped life, on air, from a burning house.
“Karen has an incredible depth of news experience and is both relatable and a force in investigative journalism. She is one of the market’s most versatile journalists,” said Local 4 News Director Kim Voet.
“‘First at 4’ has become one of our most successful and important newscasts. We will be so lucky to have Karen at the helm. She is the perfect person to kick off our early evening block of news,” said Marla Drutz, Local 4’s vice-president and general manager.
Before landing at Local 4 in March of 1998, Drew started her broadcast career in Dickinson, North Dakota where she shot, wrote and edited all of her own pieces. She moved onto WHOA in Montgomery, Alabama; WTVC in Chattanooga, Tennessee and WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, Florida.
“I am so excited and grateful for this opportunity. It’s an honor to be a part of the Local 4 News Team and I’m thrilled I can continue my career at a TV station with such integrity, in a city that I love! This is a dream come true,” said Drew.
Drew grew up in the west suburbs of Chicago and attended Southern Illinois University. She is married and the mother to two young daughters.
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