Aric Richards is an Asian American Emmy-winning anchor and reporter working for KUSI-TV (channel 51), an independent television station in San Diego, California, serving the station as a Morning News Anchor at 4:30-6. He has been working with this station since 2015.
Aric Richards Age
Richards manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the spotlight. An age update will be done once he has made the details public. Nevertheless, judging from his image, he seems to be in his 30’s.
Aric Richards Height | Measurements
The KUSI-TV news anchor, Aric is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 68 kg.
Aric Richards Career
Richards got a career before a degree since he dropped out of college to begin work in the news industry and a full-time shift in the newsroom. It was a rare chance and hard decision, but one that eventually brought him countless accolades.
Aric is now the FOX 5 Morning News anchor. He anchors FOX 5 newscasts at at 4:30-6. Aric joined FOX 5 as a multi-media journalist, writing, shooting, and editing his stories for the evening newscasts. But in the winter of that year, he transitioned from reporting at 4 p.m. to 4 a.m., with the assistance of a photographer filming and editing his stories. He also delivered live reports throughout San Diego County starting at 4:30 a.m.
While at FOX 5, Aric has reported on some of the biggest breaking news in the San Diego, California region, in fact, the nation —including the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017, the deadliest in U.S. record. He has also reported on presidential visits and been on the front lines of major wildfires in California, along with multiple trips to the U.S.-Mexico border reporting on the immigration crisis.
Before Aric’s move to America’s Finest City, he worked as a reporter at the NBC station in Bakersfield, his hometown. Further, this is the station where he began his internship right after high school. Not long after, Aric produced two evening newscasts for Kern County, prior to transitioning to reporter a couple of years later. Besides this, Aric is a board member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
Aric Richards’ Net Worth
In Aric’s career as a news anchor, he has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $3 million.
Aric Richards Salary
Richards receives an annual salary that ranges between $ 65,156 and $ 178, 810.
Aric Richards’ Parents and Siblings
Richards was born and raised to Asian American parents in Bakersfield. However, information about his mom, dad, siblings, and relatives is still under review and, so far is not available publicly.
Aric Richards’ Wife and Kids
The KUSI-TV news anchor is gay. He likes to keep a low profile and as of 2024, he has not disclosed who he’s dating.
Aric Richards Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Richards is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 1,147 Followers around 2.8K followers on his Facebook page, and about 6,423 followers on his Instagram account.
Aric Richards KUSI-TV
Richards works at KUSI-TV where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Kristina Audencial
- Kathleen Bade
- Phil Blauer
- Misha DiBono
- Andrew ‌Luria
- Jason Sloss
- Shally Zomorodi
- Jason Austell
- Logan Byrnes
- Lauren Phinney
- Julian Del Gaudio
- Nick James
- Frank Jefferson
- Mark Mathis
- Megan Healy
- Diane Tuazon
- Elizabeth Alvarez
- Zara Barker
- Rafer Weigel
- Raoul Martinez