Colleen Williams KNBC4 Bio Wiki Age Height Family Husband Education Salary and Net Worth
Colleen Williams ( Full Name Colleen Ann Williams) is an American anchor and reporter. She currently serves as a news anchor of KNBC Channel 4 based in Los Angeles. Colleen anchors the station’s 5 p.m and 11 p.m. weekday broadcasts. She as well reports on occasion for NBC News as well as MSNBC. Colleen is among the most recognized anchors in the Los Angeles area which is the number two largest media market in the U.S.A.
She was born on March 6, 1955, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,United States. Colleen is67 years old.
She is a woman of average stature. Colleen stands at a height of5 ft 4 in ( Approx 1.6m).
She was born to her father and mother in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. However, Colleen has kept a low profile about her parents and siblings.
She is married to her loving husband called Jon Dudley who works as an Air Force officer. The couple met while Colleen was covering the Persian Gulf War and they tied the knot in 1991. They are parents to one handsome baby boy.
She and her Air Force officer husband Jon Dudley are parents to one male child. The couple’s son is called Sean Dudley. Sean attended and graduate from Loyola Marymount University.
She went to college at Creighton University based in Omaha, Nebraska after her high school education. Colleen then went to join the University of Nebraska based in Omaha where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education.
She first worked as a teacher, teaching in the Omaha Public School system for a few years. Colleen then began her news career at WOWT based in Omaha. In 1986 she went to work at KNBC based in a cross-town rival. Prior to that, Colleen served at KCBS-TV as the station’s anchor of the 5 p.m. news. She served there for three years, taking over after Connie Chung who left for NBC News. Before Colleen joined KCBS ( by then KNXT), she served as an anchor at KPIX-TV, the CBS affiliate based in San Francisco, California.
Colleen was particularly visible during the O. J. Simpson murder trial and covered the news for KNBC and MSNBC. Additionally, she co-anchoring a daily summary of the trial each evening in the same station. After the Simpson trial, Colleen succeeded long-time 11 p.m. anchor Kelly Lange. Kelly left the station after serving for 25 years. She went to work briefly for KCBS-TV before her retirement from the television in 2001. On August 29, 2009, Colleen did not miss the 61st Emmy Awards that was held at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences based in North Hollywood, California.
Colleen’s other colleagues at NBC include;
Jasmine Turner-anchor
Megan Wise– meteorologist
Nick Russo-meteorologist
Mikea Turner-anchor
Sophia Armata-meteorologist
Diane Walker– anchor
Beverly White-reporter
Kathy Vara-anchor
Michelle Valles-anchor
Robin Winston– traffic anchor
She has received numerous awards including the Golden mic awards for her coverage of the Chatsworth train crash. She also holds the NBC4’s special “LA Riots award: Colleen’s coverage of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games Centennial Park bombing won her the Rubble to Rebirth award. Additionally, the Radio & Television News Association awarded her a Lifetime Achievement Award.Colleen could once be recognized due to her trademark hairstyle. Until the late 1990s, her hairstyle included a prominent silver streak.
Her main source of income is from her job as a news anchor of KNBC Channel 4 based in Los Angeles. Colleen earns an average salary of$ 67,512 per year.
Her years in the television media have enabled her to accumulate good wealth. Colleen’s estimated net worth is$974,834.
Colleen is a 67-year-old American journalist who was born on March 6, 1955, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Yes. Colleen is married to Jon Dudley who works as an Air Force officer. The couple met while Colleen was covering the Persian Gulf War and they tied the knot in 1991. They are parents to one handsome baby boy.
