Rachelle Murcia Bio, Wiki
Rachelle Murcia is an American Anchor and Reporter working for KBAK-TV in Bakersfield, California, as a weekday evening anchor. She joined the station in August 2015 after working at KGET.
Rachelle Murcia Age
Murcia is 47 years old as of 2024. She was born in December 1976 in Muncie, Indiana, and therefore celebrates her birthday in December every year.
Rachelle Murcia Height/Measurements
Murcia stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Rachelle Murcia Education
Murcia attended Delta High School and graduated in 1995. She then went to Ball State University in the same year and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications in 2000. While in college, she used to do morning announcements.
Rachelle Murcia Career
Murcia works at KBAK-TV in Bakersfield, California, as a weekday evening anchor. She started working at the station in August 2015. Prior to joining the station, she worked at KGET in Bakersfield, California as an evening anchor and reporter from August 2011 to August 2015. Before that, Murcia worked at KOMO 4 news in Seattle, Washington starting as a morning reporter and fill-in anchor and then becoming the traffic anchor while still reporting. She worked at the station from February 2005 to August 2011. Prior to that, she worked at KVVU in Henderson, Nevada as a morning reporter and fill-in anchor from January 2003 to February 2005.
During her time at KVVU, Murcia covered national stories including Britney Spears’ hours-long wedding and annulment, the white tiger attacking magician Roy Horn during a live show, and Michael Jackson shutting down the strip, traveling through the city following child molestation charges. Before that, she worked at KNDU in Kennewick, Washington starting as a weekend anchor and finally the morning anchor. While working there, she reported on the massive Hanford wildfire, a story that captured national attention. Prior to that, Murcia worked as an intern at WISH-TV, CBS News 8 in Indianapolis.
Throughout her career in journalism, Murcia has been nominated many times for Emmy awards including her reports on Honor Flight Kern County. She has also won many Emmy and Edward R. Morrow awards for the stations she has been working in. However, she says that the biggest she can receive is a viewer telling her she made them cry, laugh, or become motivated. Murcia supports many local nonprofits such as Kern Autism Network the Bakersfield SPCA, Honor Flight Kern County, the Housing and Opportunity Foundation of Kern, and Wounded Heroes Fund.
Rachelle Murcia Net Worth
In Murcia’s career as an anchor and reporter, she has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Rachelle Murcia Salary
She receives annual earnings that range between $35,000 and $100,000.
Rachelle Murcia Parents and Siblings
Murcia was born and brought up in Muncie, Indiana by her parents, Linda Murcia, and Earnie Murcia. Her mother celebrates her birthday on March 29th and her father celebrates his on September 8th every year. She has two brothers, an older one named Tony and a younger one.
Rachelle Murcia Husband
Murcia is a married woman but has not revealed information concerning her husband. An update will be made once the information is made public. When she is not working, Murcia enjoys watching NFL games and running 5k’s, 10k’s, and half marathons. She is a kitty and rescue dog mum.
Rachelle Murcia Breast Cancer
Murcia was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2020 and has received a lot of support from the community ever since. She has served on the American Cancer Society and the board of Kern County Cancer Fund. She has also volunteered for Links for Life.
Rachelle Murcia KBAK-TV
Murcia works at KBAK-TV, where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Michael Patterson
- Miles Muzio
- Greg Kerr
- Myles Boyns
- Kyle Betz
- Lena Folke
Rachelle Murcia Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
She is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 3.3K followers, around 4.2K followers on her Facebook page, and about 307 followers on her Instagram account.