Chad Plein Biography
Chad Plein is an American Anchor and Reporter working for KY3, serving as a sports anchor. He has been working for the station since 2007, after working for KOAM as the sports director for 3 years.
Chad Plein Age
Plein was born on June 3, 1976, in the U.S.A. He is 49 years old as of 2025. Plein celebrates his birthday on June 3rd. On June 3, 2024, he posted his family on his Facebook account and captioned “Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! Hoping 48 will be great!”
Chad Plein Height
Plein stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Chad Plein Family
Plein was born to Susan and Mike Plein. He grew up with his brother, Todd. His parents got married on June 8, 1973. Mike, his father, studied at St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Mercy High School. Unfortunately, his father passed away. On May 13, 2024, he posted on his Facebook account and captioned, “Yesterday was the first time in 47 years my mom celebrated Mother’s Day without my dad. But, he still gave her a gift after his death. His rose bush bloomed on Saturday.”
Chad Plein Wife
Plein married Cati on October 2, 2004. The couple has two children, Coy and Chyler. Cati helped the GYN Cancers Alliance collect funds when she was recognized in 417 Magazine’s 10 Most Beautiful Women of 2015.
Chyler was born on September 2, 2011, and is 14 years old as of 2025. On September 2, 2024, he posted on his Facebook account and captioned “Senior Sunday and Sibling Birthday 2-for-1. On this day 13 years ago, here’s where Coy found out he had a sister. Happy Birthday Chyler.”
Chad Plein Net Worth
Plein has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which he has earned through his successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Chad Plein Salary
Plein earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Chad Plein Education
Plein joined St. Louis University in 1994 after completing his education at Brentwood High School. In 1998, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree. While in college, he worked as a morning radio show co-host and was an AFF member.
Chad Plein Career
Plein is working for KY3, serving as a sports anchor. He initially joined the station as a weekend anchor. He held the role for 5 years until 2012, when he filled in on the weeknight sports desk after Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Legend Ned Reynolds’s semi-retirement. Simultaneously, he launched Ozarks Sports Zone, which gave the station a fresh perspective on high school sports. Since then, he has received 4 Emmy Best Sports Anchor in the Midwest Awards.
During his career, Plein has broadcast Missouri State in the NCAA Tournaments for women’s basketball and baseball, many Cardinals and Royals World Series games, the Chiefs in Miami for Super Bowl 54, and Drury’s 2013 National Championship run. He broke the national story of Bobby Petrino accepting the Missouri State University football job in January 2020.
Plein’s first real media experience was during his internship at ABC News Nightline. In September 1998, he was put right in the middle of a heated home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
Plein worked as a sports producer for KSDK (NBC) in St. Louis for nearly 3 years. He then landed his first on-air position in 2002 at KQTV (ABC) in St. Joseph, where he was the sports director. When his contract expired in 2004, he relocated to Joplin as the sports director for KOAM (CBS). Following three years in Joplin, he transitioned to the news with a weekend anchoring position at KY3.
Since suffering a heart attack, Plein has helped out the American Heart Association through speaking engagements and fundraisers. He loves giving back to the community and won the 2012 Leukemia and Lymphoma Man of the Year Award for his fundraising endeavors. He was recognized in the Springfield Business Journal’s 40-under-40 in 2014. Chad’s wife
Chad Plein Heart Attack
Plein suffered a heart attack when he was 39 years old. As a result, he underwent open-heart surgery. Since suffering a heart attack, he has helped out the American Heart Association through speaking engagements and fundraisers.
Chad Plein Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Facebook and X(formerly known as Twitter). He has over 4.5K friends on Facebook and over 1.9K on X.