Amanda Castro Bio, Age, Height, NEWS 6 WKMG, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Husband

Amanda Castro Bio, Wiki

Amanda Castro is an American Anchor and Reporter working for NEWS 6 WKMG in Orlando, Florida where she serves as a weekend morning anchor. She joined the station in November 2015. 

Amanda Castro Age and Family

Castro, who is probably in her 30s, was born and brought up in Lakeland, Florida, United States. However, details about her parents, as well as her birth date, month, and year, are yet to be revealed.

Amanda Castro Height

Castro stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Amanda Castro Education

Castro is a qualified and highly educated person. She attended and graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2012.

Amanda Castro Career

Castro is a weekend morning anchor for NEWS 6 WKMG. She moved to the “Song and Soul of the South” to report and anchor for the NBC affiliate in Macon, Georgia, WMGT three months after her graduation. Amanda served for three months and later left the station.

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While in the station she managed to cover many stories including the political strife in Gordon and the controversial Macon police officer-involved shooting. Amanda has won several awards including the Georgia Association of Broadcasters GABBY Merit Award for “Best On-Air Personality” when in Macon. While in Macon, Castro was also selected as a member of the inaugural “30 Under 30” class for the UCF Alumni Association.

Amanda is not new to News 6. This is because Castro interned at the station in the Fall of 2011 and is happy to be back. She also served for FM 96.5 News/Talk WDBO as a reporter and web producer. While there she covered the Casey Anthony murder trial and the Trayvon Martin shooting death. Amanda knew she wanted to be a reporter ever since she was in the fifth grade. While in school Castro won her school district’s “Best Co-Anchor” award and the rest is history.

Amanda Castro Net Worth

In Amanda’s career as an anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.

Amanda Castro Salary

Castro receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.

Amanda Castro Husband and Son

Castro is a married woman and her spouse is Michael. The duo is blessed with a son named Andrew. Castro loves spending her spare time with her husband and son, as well as their rescue cat, Lily. During Castro’s free time, she also enjoys reading (she’s a huge Harry Potter fan). She also loves spending time with friends and family, going shopping, hanging out by the pool, and volunteering.

Amanda Castro WKMG

Castro works with NEWS 6 WKMG where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Catherine Silver
  2. Molly Reed
  3. Samara Cokinos
  4. Lauren Cervantes
  5. Ryan Welch
  6. Jamie Seh
  7. Candace Campos
  8. Troy Bridges
  9. Tom Sorrells
  10. Steve Montiero

Amanda Castro Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Castro is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 680 followers, around 1.8 K followers on her Facebook page, and about 9,355 followers on her Instagram account.