Erik von Ancken Bio, Age, Height, NEWS 6 WKMG, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Wife

Erik von Ancken Bio, Wiki

Erik von Ancken is an American Anchor and Reporter working for WKMG in Orlando, Florida, the United States where he serves as an anchor and reporter. He joined the station in February 2003. 

Erik von Ancken Age and Family

Ancken was born in 1976 in Orlando, Florida, United States, therefore he is 48 years old as of 2024. He grew up in Scarsdale, New York. However, details about his birth date and month, as well as his parents’ information are yet to be revealed.

Erik von Ancken Height

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

Erik von Ancken Education

After graduating from high school Erik attended Binghamton University in 1994 a State University for public research university and graduated in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics.

Erik von Ancken Career

Von is an anchor and reporter for WKMG. He is a two-time Emmy award-winning journalist in the prestigious and coveted “On-Camera Talent” categories for both anchoring and reporting. Ancken joined the station days after the tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia. From then, Erik has covered almost every shuttle launch at Kennedy Space Center, including the final Space Shuttle launch and landing in 2011 and the Return to Flight mission of Shuttle Discovery in 2005.

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Erik is among the only handful of journalists in the world to have sat in the commander’s seat on the flight deck of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Since the beginning, Ancken has covered and continues to cover the next phase of America’s space program: the design, construction, and test flight of the deep-space Orion capsule. Erik got the ride of his life in the back seat of an F-16 with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds in 2014. Prior to joining WKMG, Ancken worked at ABC 7 WWSB-TV from May 2000 to February 2003 as a reporter. He also worked as a reporter at WMBC-TV 63 News from 1998 to 20000.

Erik von Ancken’s Net Worth

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

Erik von Ancken’s Salary

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

Erik von Ancken Wife and Kids

Ancken is a married man but the name of his spouse is under review. The duo is blessed with two kids a son and a daughter (their names are also under review).

Erik von Ancken WKMG

Ancken works with NEWS 6 WKMG where he works alongside his 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

Erik von Ancken’s Twitter

Ancken is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts frequently. On his Twitter account, he has about 2,220 followers.