Paul LaGrone Bio, Wiki
Paul LaGrone is an American Anchor/ Reporter working for WFTS serving the station as a weekday news anchor. He joined the station in July 2016.
Paul LaGrone Age
LaGrone manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. An update of his age will be done once he has made the information public. However, judging from his appearance, he might be in his 40s.
Paul LaGrone Height
LaGrone stands at the height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Paul LaGrone Education
LaGrone graduated from Plant City High School with a high school diploma in general studies. Later he attended and graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in radio and television.
Paul LaGrone Career
LaGrone works at WFTS where he serves as a weekday news anchor. He anchors at 5:30 p.m. and is a reporter for the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the station. At the station, he co-produces and field anchors monthly in-depth specials on a wide variety of high-impact topics ranging from climate change to politics to sports. He also traveled to Puerto Rico to cover the immediate fallout of Hurricane Maria.
Prior to joining WFTS, he served as a morning news anchor at Heart Television from June 2010 to July 2016. Before that, he worked as a news anchor/investigative reporter at Water Broadcasting Corp for 4 years. Previously, he served as a reporter at WRAL from March 2003 to March 2006. Paul came to WRAL from Waterman Broadcasting Corp where he served as a reporter for 3 years.
He began his broadcast career at WFXB-TV where he served as a reporter from September 1999 to March 2000. In 2003, he spent a month in Iraq and Kuwait, covering the war alongside the 82nd Airborne Division. He also spent two weeks in the middle of the Sunni Triangle where hostilities against U.S. troops were starting to intensify. Moreover, LaGrone then took viewers inside one of Saddam Hussein’s palaces and ventured. Alongside soldiers as they uncovered an underground bunker full of Iraqi intelligence.
Paul LaGrone Awards
LaGrone has won three Associated Press awards recognizing his writing and investigative work. In 2007, he won a Regional Edward R. Murrow award for investigating child pornography on charity-donated computers. Additionally, in 2004, he was nominated for an Emmy for “Best Spot News Coverage” in a case where he and his photographer helped find a missing boy. He has also written and produced segments that hold politicians accountable for what they say. In 2015 his political journalism was nominated for an Emmy.
From covering tropical storms in Florida and North Carolina to reporting from the epicenter of the 2000 Presidential election controversy in Tallahassee and broadcasting from the frontlines of the Iraq War. His journalism journey has taken him to major news events around the state and the world. He is excited to be back home in Tampa where both sides of his family live. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Katie, and their two boys, Jacob and Lucas.
Paul LaGrone Net Worth
In LaGrone’s career as an anchor, he has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Paul LaGrone Salary
He receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Paul LaGrone’s Parents and Siblings
LaGrone was born and raised in the United States, he manages to keep information regarding his parents and whether or not he has any siblings away from the limelight. An update of his family information will be done when available.
Paul LaGrone Wife/ Spouse
LaGrone has been happily married to Katie, a Florida Investigative Reporter for The E.W. Scripps Company. She was born on November 12 in Florida, in the United States. Katie attended the University of Florida where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications in 1999.
Paul LaGrone Kids
LaGrone has been blessed with two boys, Jacob and Lucas, but manages to keep information regarding his sons away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about his children once is available.
Paul LaGrone WFTS
LaGrone works at WFTS where he works alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Wendy Ryan
- Jamison Uhler
- Deiah Riley
- James Tully
- Laureen St. Germain
- Vanessa Araiza
- Heather Leigh
- Denis Philips
- Greg Dee
- Shay Ryan
Paul LaGrone Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
He is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts frequently. On his Twitter account, he has about 2k followers, around 3k followers on his Facebook page, and about 528 followers on his Instagram account.