Brian Allen Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Dakota News Now, Net Worth, and Salary

Brian Allen Biography

Brian Allen is an American Emmy-awarded journalist who serves Dakota News Now as an evening anchor. Previously, he served KGAN in Cedar Rapids as an evening anchor.

Brian Allen Age

Allen was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He likes to keep his personal life private. He has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year he was born or when he celebrates his birthday. However, he might be in his 50’s.

Brian Allen Height

Allen stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.

Brian Allen Family

Allen was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa by his parents. He has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight. He has not disclosed any information about his parents or siblings.

Brian Allen Wife

Allen is a married man and a father of 6 children. He is very private about his personal life and has not know the names of his wife or children.

Brian Allen Net Worth

Allen has an estimated net worth of about $850 545- $1.5 Million which he has earned through his career as an anchor, reporter, producer, and director.

Brian Allen Salary

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

Brian Allen Education

After high school, Allen attended and graduated from Iowa State University. While there, he pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Political Science

Brian Allen Career

Allen serves Dakota News Now as an evening anchor. Previously, he served KGAN in Cedar Rapids as an evening anchor. The Radio-Television News Directors’ Association appreciated him with an Edward R. Murrow award. This was after he reported the 1993 devastating floods which hit central Lowa. He also won the Quarton-McElroy Award in 1991 for his broadcast journalism endeavors.

Further, his excellence in Journalism made the Iowa Broadcast News Association honor him 15 times. He is a four-time Emmy nominee and one Emmy Award winner. Additionally, he has conducted multiple newsmaker interviews for almost 20 years of his print and broadcast journalism. President Bill Clinton, S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, and President George W. Bush are among Allen’s interviewees.

From 1998 to 2003, he worked at KSFY-TV covering the Tim Johnson – John Thune Senate race of 2002 winning with 500 votes only. Throughout the campaign, he filed the C-SPAN and CNN reports. Allen got a start in radio news as a reporter at WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa for the Marconi Award-winning.

Starting with that he followed to reporting at WHO-TV in Des Moines, KSFY-TV, KCAU-TV in Sioux City, and KASI-AM in Ames prior to going west to Las Vegas at KLAS-TV. He also anchored the KGAN news in Cedar Rapids. Allen is involved with the historic radio and television broadcasts, Archives Of Iowa Broadcasting.

In addition, he served among the handful of local news reporters redirected to follow Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. In the course of his time there, he filed reports for The Weather Channel, the BBC, and CBS News. He has also served as an ABC Radio Network contributor. He is a board member of the Northwest Broadcast News Association and Iowa Broadcast News Association. Also, he serves on the Committee of Concerned Journalists member.

Brian Allen Dakota News Now

Allen is working at Dakota News Now where he works alongside other famous Dakota News Now anchors and reporters including;

1. Erik Thorstenson
2. Sam Wright
3. Phil Schreck
4. Tyler Roney
5. Aaron Doudna
6. Austin Haskins
7. Mark Ovenden
8. Zach Borg

Brian Allen Social Media Platforms

Allen is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 2k followers on Twitter, and over 21k followers on Facebook.