Amber Philpott Bio, Wiki, Age, Husband, WKYT, Net Worth, Salary

Amber Philpott Biography

Amber Philpott is an American award-winning anchor/reporter working at WKYT TV in Lexington, Kentucky. She serves as an evening news co-anchor.

Amber Philpott Age

Philpott likes to keep her personal life private hence she has not yet disclosed the date, month, or the year she was born. However, she might be in her 50’s.

Amber Philpott Height

Philpott stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches tall.

Amber Philpott Family

Amber is a native of Central Kentucky having grown up in Cynthiana. Philpott has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Amber has any siblings.

Amber Philpott Husband

Philpott is happily married to her best friend and Cynthiana native, Steve Hill.

Amber Philpott Net Worth

Philpott has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her career as a journalist.

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Amber Philpott Salary

Philpott earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.

Amber Philpott Career

Philpott serves at WKYT as an evening news co-anchor. She is living her dream as a television news journalist, proudly bringing the news to Central and Eastern Kentucky each night as co-anchor of the 4, 4:30, 5, 5:30, 6, and 11 pm newscasts.

Shortly after she graduated from college, Philpott began her broadcast career at WYMT-TV in Hazard, KY. During her time at WYMT, she served as reporter and co-anchor of Mountain News this morning. She later moved to WKYT in 2004. In 2009 and 2013 Amber was awarded the Best Newscaster in Kentucky award by the Associated Press. She has been a part of several award-winning newscasts and has been nominated for two regional Emmy awards.

Amber who is committed to her community and to giving back, is the former Board Chair for the Bluegrass Chapter of the American Red Cross. Amber served as chair for their annual Disaster Blaster event, for five years raising thousands of dollars for relief efforts. Serving as the honorary chair for the Annual Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes in central Kentucky, she works closely with the American Diabetes Association. For her efforts to raise awareness about diabetes in Kentucky, Amber was named Volunteer of the Year for the ADA, in 2014.

For her work in the community, she has also been recognized by Baptist Health with the Celebration of Women Award. In 2015 Amber has given the Celebration of Life Award for raising awareness about breast cancer from Komen Kentucky. She is a member of the Republican Christian Church in Cynthiana where she serves as a deacon.

When coming to her education, she is an alumnus of Morehead State University where she graduated in 2003. You can find Amber in the gym working out, running, or with a good book in hand, when she isn’t at the station or out in the community.

Amber Philpott WKYT

Philpott is working at WKYT where she works alongside other famous WKYT anchors and reporters including;

  1. Jacqueline Policastro
  2. Alex Walker
  3. Lee K. Howard
  4. Dave Baker
  5. Brian Milam
  6. Adam Burniston
  7. Ally Blake
  8. Jim Caldwell
  9. Chris Bailey
  10. Garrett Wymer
  11. Olivia Russell
  12. Victor Puente
  13. Andrea Walker
  14. Kristen Kennedy
  15. Sam Dick
  16. Bill Bryant

Amber Philpott Social Media Platforms

Amber is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 6k followers on Twitter, over 1.8k followers on Instagram, and over 7k followers on Facebook.

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