Brian Hackney Bio, Age, Height, KPIX 5, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Wife

Brian Hackney Bio, Wiki

Brian Hackney is an American anchor/meteorologist working for CBS KPIX channel 5 news in San Francisco serving as a Weekend Anchor/Meteorologist. He has been working with this station since 2005.

Brian Hackney Age

Hackney is 65 years old as of 2023. He was born in Hollister, California, the United States of America on the 12th of November 1957. Thus, his zodiac sign is Scorpio and he celebrates his birthday on the 12th of November every year.

Brian Hackney Height

Hackney stands approximately 5 feet 8 inches (1. 75 m) and weighs around 94 kg.

Brian Hackney Education

For his  Education,  Brian obtained two degrees at Cal Poly in Physics and Electronic Engineering, operating briefly as an associate design engineer at Raytheon Electromagnetic Systems in Santa Barbara.

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Brian Hackney’s Career

Hackney works for CBS KPIX channel 5 news in San Francisco as a Weekend Anchor/Meteorologist. He has earned 18 Emmy awards for everything from Best Documentary to Best News Anchor to Best News Reporting to Best Writing to Best Weather Anchor, a range of abilities that the National Academy of TV Arts and Sciences characterized as “an unprecedented show of versatility.” In the summer of 2013, he earned five Emmy awards, representing more than half the total awards earned by the station, and more than any other single individual.

Brian also earned two National Associated Press Mark Twain awards for Best Weathercast and Best Documentary in 2013 (“Hitchcock: Step By Step”) and shared the Peabody award for his contributions to KGO’s legendary reportage of the Loma Prieta earthquake.

Brian was also featured nationally on Good Morning America, co-hosting alongside Charlie Gibson and Joan Lunden,  and the CBS Evening News, providing live reports in his position as a meteorologist.  He co-anchored PBS’s longest-running family science program, the national Emmy award-winning Newton’s Apple, and regularly hosts forums at the Commonwealth Club, broadcast nationally on NPR.  Brian is also Director of the College of Science & Math board at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he was awarded as Outstanding Alumnus in 2013—the highest honor Cal Poly can bestow on a graduate.

After graduating, he worked briefly at Raytheon Electromagnetic Systems Division in Santa Barbara as an associate design engineer. He left to pursue a profession in broadcast journalism as a meteorologist, science editor, and news anchor, first at KSBY in San Luis Obispo, next at the NBC affiliate in San Diego, and finally at the NBC, ABC, and CBS-affiliated stations in San Francisco. Brian covered everywhere from Tierra del Fuego in Chile to Switzerland and was anchoring the news at the moment of the 11th of September terror attacks in 2001. In the course of his profession, he’s interviewed everyone from Edward Teller to Carl Sagan to Paul McCartney.

Brian Hackney Net Worth Worth

In Brian’s career as a journalist, he has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $1 Million-$ 5 Million.

Brian Hackney Salary

Hackney acquires annual earnings that range between $ 104, 845, and $ 267,325.

Brian Hackney’s Parents and Siblings

Hackney was born and raised by his devoted parents in Las Vegas, the United States of America. He is the son of Mr. Hackney and his wife. Growing up, his daddy and mom gave him the best upbringing and nourishment one could ask for. Besides this, Brian has not revealed any further information concerning his parents or siblings if he has any.

Brian Hackney Wife

Hackney manages to keep information regarding whether or not he is in marriage private. An update on his spouse will be done when out.

Brian Hackney Kids

An update on whether Brian has kids or not will be updated when reliable information is out.

Brian Hackney Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Hackney is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts often. On his Twitter account, he has about 4,567 Followers around 2.7K followers on his Facebook page, and 456 followers on his Instagram account.

Brian Hackney KPIX 5

Hackney works at KPIX 5 where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Amanda Starrantino
  2. Elizabeth Cook
  3. Reed Cowan
  4. Max Darrow
  5. Anne Makovec
  6. Katie Nielsen
  7. Mary Lee
  8. Kenny Choi
  9. John Ramos
  10. Don Ford
  11. Len Ramirez
  12. Juliette Goodrich
  13. Justin Andrews
  14. Andrea Nakano
  15. Vern Glenn
  16. Dennis O’Donnell
  17. Gianna Franco
  18. Paul Heggen
  19. Darren Peck
  20. Jessica Burch