Kristine Sorensen Bio, Wiki
Kristine Sorensen is an award-winning American journalist working for KDKA TV in Pittsburgh, serving as an evening news anchor/reporter at 5 p.m. She has been working with this station since April 2, 2003.
Kristine Sorensen Age
Sorensen is 52 years old as of 2023. She was born in Winter Park, Florida on the 23rd of September 1971.
Kristine Sorensen Height
Sorensen stands approximately 5 feet 7 inches (1. 7 m) and weighs around 83 kg.
Kristine Sorensen Education
For her education, Kristine earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Government with a minor in dance from the College of William and Mary in Virginia and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She also obtained a graduate marketing certificate from Southern Methodist University and has trained at Point Park University as an adjunct professor.
Kristine Sorensen Career
Sorensen works for KDKA TV in Pittsburgh, as an evening news anchor/reporter. She arrived at KDKA on April 2, 2003. Kristine anchors KDKA News at 5 p.m., as well as Kidsburgh stories and special reports, in collaboration with Kidsburgh.org, featuring the positive things in her community for families and kids. She also hosted on KDKA “Pittsburgh Today Live” for eleven years.
Kristine joined KDKA following working as a reporter/anchor in Dallas, Texas. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Government with a minor in dance from the College of William and Mary in Virginia and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. She also obtained a graduate marketing certificate from Southern Methodist University and has trained at Point Park University as an adjunct professor.
Kristine also was honored with a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award for Features Reporter for Human Interest Stories for her Kidsburgh reports, including children in “A Musical Christmas Carol” a story on a colorful crossing guard, and a boy with Autism who learned to communicate through the assistance of a special iPad speaking device. That story went viral online and has been seen by over 2 million individuals. Kristine has also earned an AP Award for hosting Pittsburgh Today Live which won best news talk show and an Edward R. Murrow award for reporting.
Apart from being an anchor, Kristine volunteers in countless ways in the community. In 2022, she was one of just five individuals across her parent company, Paramount, to earn the “Paramount Impact Award” for her community service, in part for the club she and her son commenced at his middle school to raise funds for the kids of Ukraine. She also served on the Board of Trustees for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre for a decade and has written about dance for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Kristine also is an involved supporter of the March of Dimes, Variety the Children’s Charity, and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
When not working, she enjoys reading, gardening, playing tennis, and enjoying Pittsburgh’s cultural institutions. She has studied dance since she was a kid and performed with dance groups for a decade. In 2013, she performed a solo at the Byham Theater with the Bodiography Contemporary Ballet company’s performance.
Kristine Sorensen’s Net Worth
In Kristine’s career as an anchor/reporter, she was able to amass a net worth between $1 Million 5 million.
Kristine Sorensen Salary
Sorensen acquires annual earnings that range between $ 103, 550, and $ 259, 900.
Kristine Sorensen Parents and Siblings
Sorensen was born and raised to parents in Winter Park, Florida, the United States. Growing up, her devoted parents gave her the best upbringing possible. Her parents own a company named Paramount. Besides this, the news anchor /reporter has not revealed any further details about her parents or siblings if she has any.
Kristine Sorensen Husband
Sorensen is married to Marty Griffin, a KDKA Radio host. The duo exchanged their marriage vows in 2003 which means they have been together for more than 20 years.
Kristine Sorensen Kids
She and her husband are proud parents of two children, a son Vincent, and a daughter Sophia.
Kristine Sorensen KDKA TV
Sorensen works at KDKA TV, where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Lindsay Ward
- Ken Rice
- Heather Abraham
- Kristin Emery
- Ron Smiley
- Ray Petelin
- Mary Ours
- Falicia Woody
- Jessica Guay
- Erika Stanish
- Erica Mokay
- John Shumway
- Meghan Schiller
- Royce Jones
- Kym Gable
- Jennifer Borrasso
- Shelley Bortz
- Chris DeRose
- Ross Guidotti
- Chris Hoffman
- Andy Sheehan
- Lynne Hayes
- Dave Crawley
- Josh Taylor
- Bob Pompeani
- Rich Walsh
- Jon Delano
Kristine Sorensen Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Sorensen is vocal on her social media accounts, where she posts often. On her Twitter account, she has about 1,077 Followers 18K followers on her Facebook page, and 3,018 followers on her Instagram account.