Meghan Drakas is a skilled American anchor and reporter working at KMIZ, Channel 17, an ABC affiliate television station in Columbia, Missouri, serving the station as an Evening Anchor. She has been working with this station since January of 2021.
Meghan Drakas Age
Drakas is 26 years old as of 2024. She was born in the suburbs of Philadelphia on the 29th of September 1997. Accordingly, Meghan celebrates her birthday every year on the 29th of September and her zodiac sign is Virgo.
Meghan Drakas Height |Measurements
Drakas stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs around 59 kg.
Meghan Drakas Education
For her education, Meghan attended Penn State University, where she graduated in 2020 with a degree in journalism and two minors, sociology and digital media trends and analytics.
Meghan Drakas Career
Drakas is an Evening Anchor at KMIZ, Channel 17, an ABC affiliate television station in Columbia, Missouri. She joined the station in 2021 as a multi-media journalist. Then she became a weekday morning anchor before being promoted to Evening Anchor in August 2023. Her coverage includes issues within the City of Columbia and the state’s court system.
During her time in Columbia, Meghan has covered protests in Ferguson, Mo., sweeping changes at the University of Missouri, and multiple issues individuals in mid-Missouri face every day. The Penn State grad is from the Philadelphia suburbs and interned in several local TV stations including FOX 29’s “Good Day Philadelphia”, 6 ABC Action News’s special projects department, and WFMZ’s Sunrise show. She’s also interned with The Sanatoga Post, a local Philadelphia online news outlet.
Meghan love for television and reporting developed in her senior year of high school when she transferred to the morning announcements homeroom. Her passion solidified even further following her ‘music video recreation assignment’ of Ne-Yo’s ‘Miss Independent’ where MTV eventually contacted her for use of the video.
Besides anchoring and reporting, Meghan loves traveling and her favorite area is London, England. She also loves trying new foods and her favorite dish is Chinese food. Meghan also loves fashion and is always on the lookout for an exceptional piece to add to her collection.
Meghan Drakas Net Worth
In Meghan’s career as an anchor and reporter, she has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $ 1 Million- $ 3 million.
Meghan Drakas Salary
Drakas receives annual earnings that range between $ 65,785, and $ 160, 890.
Meghan Drakas Parents and Siblings
Drakas was born and raised to American parents in the Philadelphia suburbs, United States. She is the daughter of Mr. Drakas (father) and his wife(mother). Meghan once shared that most of her family suffers from Alzheimer’s. Besides this, there are no further details about her mom and dad, or siblings if she has any.
Meghan Drakas Husband
Drakas keeps information regarding whether or not she is in marriage private. An update on her love life will be done when available. It is also not known if Meghan has any children. When not anchoring, she loves traveling and trying new foods.
Meghan Drakas Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Drakas is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts often. On her Twitter account, she has about 813 Followers around 1.5K followers on her Facebook page, and about 1,646 followers on her Instagram account.
Meghan Drakas KMIZ-TV
Drakas works at KMIZ-TV where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Lucas Geisler
- Nathalie Jones
- John Ross
- Chance Gotsch
- Nate Splater
- Jessica Hafner
- Hannah Falcon