Ashlei King Biography
Ashlei King is an American Anchor and Reporter working for KLRT FOX 16, serving as a morning news anchor. She has been working for the station since July 2018, after working as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor KABB FOX 29 in San Antonio, Texas, for four years.
Ashlei King Age
King was born in Italy, but likes to keep her personal life private; hence, she has not disclosed the date, month, or year in which she was born. However, she might be in her 30s, judging from her appearance.
Ashlei King Height
King stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Ashlei King Family
Born in Italy, King spent part of her childhood in Germany. Raised in San Antonio, Texas, she has deep-seated roots in Arkansas. Her father’s side of her family is originally from Southeast Arkansas (Dermott, Monticello, and McGehee areas). She still has family who lives in the area.
King is related to music icon Michael Jackson, as his grandmother and her great-grandfather were first cousins. Even so, she has not disclosed more details about her parents. It is also unknown if King has any siblings.
Ashlei King Husband
King got married to her high school sweetheart in March 2022. On March 26, 2022, she posted a photo of them on her Instagram account and captioned “Celebrating 4 years of marriage to my best friend!” She is with her husband during her free time or eats at hole-in-the-wall restaurants, and then works off the calories at the gym.
Ashlei King Net Worth
King has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Ashlei King Salary
King earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Ashlei King Education
King joined the University of Texas at Austin in 2007 after completing her high school education. In 2010, she graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism degree. As a freshman, she was a member of the co-ed cheerleading squad. In this capacity, she cheered for the Texas Longhorns football team and men’s basketball team. Moreover, she was involved with the UT Track & Field team, where she ran hurdles for two years.
King kicked off her broadcasting career in college, reporting for the CBS-affiliate’s UT in Austin. Also, she was the assistant news director for Texas Student Television’s KVR News.
Ashlei King Career
King is working for KLRT FOX 16, serving as a morning news anchor. In this role, she co-anchors the Good Day morning show. Since joining the station, she has played a vital role in the station’s Victory Over Violence Campaign. Launched in 2017, the campaign was started as a way to broadcast crime in a responsible manner. She started the Victory Over Violence digital show, where she concentrated on effects, response, and solutions to the violence.
King’s greatest career achievement was winning a Regional and National Edward R. Murrow Award in 2022 for shedding light on the daily fears some children face while living in neighborhoods known for violence. She earned a Regional EMMY for focusing on how violent crime affects entire families.
The San Antonio native came to Arkansas after serving KABB FOX 29 in her hometown for four years. While at FOX 29, she earned an Emmy nomination for her work on a documentary covering the city’s Martin Luther King Jr. March. That documentary also won her a National Association of Black Journalists Award.
After graduating from college, King worked for KTXS in Abilene. While in Abilene, she earned a Texas Associated Press Award for deadline editing. She then spent two years working for the CBS-affiliate in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In Tulsa, she broadcast various stories, including tornadoes, a racially motivated shooting spree in Tulsa, and destructive wildfires that torched hundreds of homes. She serves as a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Ashlei King Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram, Facebook, and X(formerly known as Twitter). She has over 7K followers on Facebook, over 1K on Instagram, and over 4K on X.