Kathy Brock Biography
Kathy Brock was a news anchor in the past for WLS-TV, which is the ABC affiliate in Chicago. Alongside Alan Krashesky, she was a co-anchor for the newscasts that aired at the station at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. respectively.
Kathy Brock Age
Kathy was born on July 24, 1959, in Pasco, Washington, United States. She is 63 years old.
Kathy Brock Family
Kathy spent her childhood in Pasco, Washington, helping out on the family farm. She received her diploma from Pasco High School in the year 1977. After that, Kathy attended Washington State University, where she was the president of her sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and served as the Rush Chairman for the Intra Fraternity Council. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from that institution.
Kathy Brock Husband
Kathy and her husband Douglas P. Regan, who is the Co-Chairman and Founding Partner of Cresset, make their home in Chicago at the present time. Colton and Matthew Staab are the couple’s kids, and Maggie and Katie Regan are the stepdaughters they have with.
Kathy Brock ABC
Before beginning his career at ABC 7 Chicago, Brock was an anchor and reporter at KUTV-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah, for a total of six years. She also held positions at KEPR-TV in Pasco, Washington; KBCI-TV in Boise, Idaho; and KWSU-TV in Pullman, Washington.
Kathy first began working at WLS-TV in 1990, where she soon became a co-anchor of the morning newscast alongside Alan Krashesky. She shared the 6 o’clock newscast anchoring duties with Floyd Kalber from 1993 until 1998. Since 1998, she and Alan Krashesky have shared the role of co-anchoring it. In 2003, when Diann Burns left her position at ABC 7, Kathy was given the opportunity to replace her on the 10 o’clock newscast alongside Ron Magers.
This is the newscast that presently has the highest ratings and the most viewers in Chicago. In May of 2016, Magers retired, and shortly thereafter, Kathy began working with Alan Krashesky. Together, they had been together for a total of 13 years.
Kathy Replacement
According to a report published on the 30th of May, 2018, by media critic Robert Feder, Kathy would be leaving ABC7 after spending 28 years working there. She explained her decision to her coworkers in a note, which read, “I want to explore other passions and discover what life is like off the night shift.” On June 12, 2018, Cheryl Burton, who currently hosts the 5 pm and 7 pm shows and contributes to the 10 pm show, was selected to take over for Brock as the host of the 10 pm show. Judy Hsu, who formerly anchored at 11 am and 4 pm, will now also report at 6 pm.
Kathy Salary
According to a report from paysa.com, an ABC 7 Chicago News anchor gets around $80,574 salary annually. The payment ranges from $51,000 to $98,020.
Kathy Brock Net Worth
Kathy ABC7 anchor has an estimated net worth of around $3.5 million.