Shannon Cogan Bio, Age, Height, WAVE 3 News, Net Worth, Salary, Parents, and Husband

Shannon Cogan Bio, Wiki

Shannon Cogan is a Multiple Emmy Award-Winning anchor/reporter working at WAVE 3 News in Louisville, Kentucky serving as sunrise and Midday anchor/ Reporter. She has been working with this station since June 2013.

Shannon Cogan Age

Cogan was born in Roselle, Illinois, United States on the 21st of May. She celebrates her birthday on the 21st of May every year and her zodiac sign is Gemini. Shannon is very private about her birth year, Although she appears to be in her 50s.

Shannon Cogan Height

Cogan stands approximately 5 feet 5  inches (1. 65m) and weighs around 71 kg.

Shannon Cogan Education

Upon completing high school, Shannon went on to attend Indiana University where she graduated and obtained her bachelor’s degree in mass communication and journalism.

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Shannon Cogan Career

Cogan works at WAVE 3 News in Louisville, Kentucky serving as a Sunrise and Midday anchor/ Reporter. She anchors WAVE News 4:30-7 am and 11-noon. Shannon came to WAVE News in June 2013 and she is excited to bring viewers the news in WAVE Country.

She arrived at WAVE News from WFOR/CBS 4 in Miami, where she worked as the primary anchor. She also anchored for KTVT/CBS 11 in Dallas the morning show, where she contributed stories about former Dallas Cowboys players for a show hosted by Babe Laufenberg and Troy Aikman.

Shannon also served at WESH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, Fla., and covered the 2000 presidential election and the Columbia space shuttle disaster. Previously, she also served as a morning anchor at WLKY-TV in Louisville from 1994 to 1998 and at WTWO-TV, the NBC affiliate in Terre Haute, Ind.

Cogan also operates on the board of Heuser Hearing & Language Academy. Her son, Colt is a graduate of the school that serves hard-of-hearing and deaf children from birth to kindergarten. She also operates on the board of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Louisville, which WAVE News was instrumental in bringing to the Louisville area. This program gets free books in the hands of children from birth through the age of five, every single month.

Shannon also donates to events for Norton Children’s Hospital,  the Speed Museum, and the American Heart Association. On the weekends, you might catch her enjoying one of the area parks alongside her twin boys and her son Colt’s service dog named Wink from Canine Companions for Independence.

Shannon Cogan Net Worth

In Shannon’s career as an anchor/reporter, she has been able to amass a net worth ranging between $1 Million-$ 5 Million.

Shannon Cogan Salary

Cogan acquires annual earnings that range between $ 95,189 and $ 211,755.

Shannon Cogan Parents and Siblings

Cogan was born and raised by her American father and Swedish mother in Roselle, Illinois, United States, United States.  Growing up, her parents gave their daughter the best upbringing one could ask for. Besides this, Shannon has not revealed any further information about her parents or siblings if she has any.

Shannon Cogan Husband

Cogan is married to Kendall Cogan. The couple met in 1994 in Louisville. Shannon and her husband have been together for more than 2 decades now.

Shannon Cogan Kids

She and her husband Kendall are proud parents of twin boys, Colt and Cade, who keep them very busy. Her son, Colt was born with an uncommon congenital heart defect, and the family is very active in raising awareness and funds for organizations that help children’s health.

Shannon Cogan Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Cogan is vocal on her social media accounts where she posts frequently. On her Twitter account, she has about 5,262 Followers around 21K followers on her Facebook page, and about 7218 followers on her Instagram account.

Shannon Cogan WAVE 3

Cogan works at WAVE 3 where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

  1. Maira Ansari
  2. Sean Baute
  3. John Boel
  4. Taylor Durden
  5. Dawne Gee
  6. Tawana Andrew
  7. Brian Goode
  8. Kevin Harned
  9. Ryan Hoke
  10. Mike Hartnett
  11. Kendrick Haskins
  12. Kent Taylor