Claire Anderson Bio, Age, Height, FOX 5, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Husband

Claire Anderson Bio, Wiki

Claire Anderson is an American Meteorologist working for FOX 5 in Washington, DC serving the station as a Weather Forecaster. She has been working with this station since April 2022. 

Claire Anderson Age

Anderson is 32 years old as of 2022. She was born on the 6th of June 1990, in Enumclaw, Washington, United States. This is evidenced by a post she shared on her Instagram account on the 6th of June 2021 stating that she was getting to 31 and was ready for fun. She also thanked everybody who reached out to send birthday wishes to her and stated that she was feeling loved.

Claire Anderson Height

She stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches.

Claire Anderson Education

Anderson is a proud graduate of the University of Washington, School of Communication where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications. There, she studied between 2008 and 2012. She is also a certified meteorologist through the Mississippi Broadcast Meteorology Program. There, she studied between 2013 and 2016. While she was in college, she was working as a weather intern for KOMO Seattle.

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Claire Anderson Career

Anderson works with FOX 5 News, serving the station as a Weather Forecaster for the Nation’s Capital, Maryland, and Virginia. She has previously worked as a meteorologist for KIRO News in Seattle, WA. She was forecasting snow, a historic heat wave, and rain there. While there, she loved hiking, boating around the Northwest where she was raised, and skiing. She worked for the station between April 2018 and April 2022.

Prior to this, she worked as a Meteorologist for KOIN in Portland, Oregon where she covered wildfires, record-breaking heat waves, and ice storms. There, she worked between June 2016 and March 2018. She has also previously spent about two years, between May 2014 and June 2016 working as a Morning Weekday Weather Anchor and reporter. Then, she was working for KCOY-KKFX News in Santa Barbara, California. There, he was covering the California wildfires, a devastating oil spill, and Santa Ana winds.

She kick-started her career working for KRTV in Great Falls, Montana where she was serving the station as a weekend weather anchor. There, she worked between June 2012 and May 2014. She has also worked as a Promotions Intern for Fisher Radio. Here, she served between March 2011 and June 2011. This is in addition to working with Q13 FOX NEWS where she was serving the station as a News Intern. There, she worked between January 2011 and March 2011.

She states that she would describe her style as an on-air meteorologist as upbeat, friendly, and breaking down the science. Anderson loves explaining the “why” behind every forecast and making the weather approachable and exciting. Asides from this, she loves showing her personality and how being involved in the community & area around them relates to the forecast.

Claire Anderson FOX 5

Anderson works with FOX 5 where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Melanie Alnwick
  2. Katie Barlow
  3. Bob Barnard
  4. Nana-Sentuo Bonsu
  5. Matthew Cappucci
  6. Joe Clair
  7. Sierra Fox
  8. Ayesha Khan
  9. Lindsay Watts
  10. Jacqueline Matter

Claire Anderson Net Worth

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

Claire Anderson Salary

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

Claire Anderson Parents and Siblings

Anderson was born in Enumclaw, Washington, United States to her loving and caring parents. She posted a photo of her mother, Lynn Trantow, on her Instagram Account on the 6th and 8th of May wishing her a happy mother’s day. Claire stated that they were celebrating their mum on Good Day DC. She also posted a photo of her father on the 22nd of April 2022 wishing him a happy birthday.

His father passed away on the 13 of September 2011 to suicide and this made Anderson an avid suicide prevention advocate. This is evidenced by a post she shared on her Instagram Account on the 11th of September 2021 during suicide prevention week. She stated that September was personally a hard month for her and that the following week would be a milestone anniversary of her father’s passing. She also posted a photo of her dad on the 13th of September 2022 stating that it has been 11 years since he passed away.

Claire Anderson Husband/ Spouse

Anderson is in a relationship with his partner, Garret Verhoff. Garret happens to be an American insurance and risk broker. She frequently posts photos of him on her Instagram Account.

Claire Anderson Kids

Anderson manages to keep information regarding whether she has any children away from the public. However, an update regarding her children will be done once available.

Claire Anderson Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 10.8K followers, around 12K followers on her Facebook page, and about 25K followers on her Instagram account.