Chris Earl Biography
Chris Earl is an American Anchor and Reporter working for KAKE, serving as an evening anchor of the 4, 5, 6, and 10 p.m. He has been working for the station since March 2024, after working as an evening anchor at WFTX FOX 4 in Cape Coral, Florida, for 2 years.
Chris Earl Age
Earl was born on November 8th, but has not yet disclosed the year he was born. However, he might be in his 50s, judging from his appearance. Earl celebrates his birthday on November 8th, as evidenced by KAKE’s Facebook post on November 8, 2025, captioned “Please join us in wishing Chris Earl KAKE a happy birthday! 🎂🎈”
Chris Earl Height
Earl stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Chris Earl Family
Earl is a Missouri native, but has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight; hence, he has not disclosed any details about his parents. It is also unknown if Earl has any siblings.
Chris Earl Wife
Earl is very private about his personal life; therefore, it is not known if he is in any relationship. He has two children, as evidenced by his X bio, captioned, “…Wisconsin ‘97, KC guy, parent of two, 3x novelist, drone pilot, survived Ian. SPF about 7500…” He can be found walking and, on rare occasions, running, the streets of Wichita to get familiar with the region, in the neighborhoods, seeing the homes and the restaurants.
Chris Earl Net Worth
Earl has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which he has earned through his successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Chris Earl Salary
Earl earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Chris Earl KAKE
Earl is working at KAKE alongside other famous KAKE meteorologists, anchors, and reporters, including;
- Frank Waugh
- Cameron Venable
- Colton Williams
- Micaela Dea
- Noah Sacco
- Kate Devine
- Johan Marin
- Deb Farris
- Pilar Pedraza
- Jack Cooper
- Jay Prater
Chris Earl Education
Earl joined the University of Wisconsin in August 1992 after completing his high school education. In May 1997, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science and Government. While in college, he participated in Phi Kappa Sigma and WLHA-FM 91.5, the Student Radio.
Chris Earl Career
Earl is working for KAKE, serving as an evening anchor of the 4, 5, 6, and 10 p.m. He is thrilled and ready to meet and see the people and places of KAKEland. Also, he is devoted to carrying on KAKE’s legacy of journalism and community service.
Earl’s love for journalism started when he was only a 5-year-old watching the 1980 election coverage. He watched the news instead of cartoons like other kids on those kindergarten mornings. His passion for storytelling continued to grow since then.
The Missouri native has lived in both Kansas City and St. Louis, but he claims Kansas City as his hometown because of his lifelong fandom of the Chiefs, KU, Royals, and K-State. He enjoyed the WSU basketball teams of the Eddie Fogler era of the late 1980s.
After graduating from college, Earl moved to Topeka as a news photographer. In this role, he broadcast the memorable 1-ranked KU men’s basketball team and K-State’s season that led to the Fiesta Bowl.
After Topeka, Earl then worked in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Duluth, Minnesota, and spent 14 years in Cedar Rapids. Recently, he spent the last two years as the evening news anchor at a station in Fort Myers/Cape Coral, Florida.
During his time in Iowa, Earl won numerous awards for his anchoring and reporting, such as Iowa Broadcast News Association first-place awards for “Anchor, Large Market” in Iowa 3 times(from 2015 to 2017) and “Reporter, Large Market” in 2013.
Though he has focused most of his career on TV and digital, Earl began his career as a sportswriter for The Capital Times in Madison in 1996. He continued writing for years and is the author of three published novels: The Last Out (2009), The Interim (2007), and Gotcha Down (2004).
Earl once received $10,000 on ESPN’s “Two-Minute Drill” in 2000 for his sports trivia knowledge. However, he has forgotten most of those facts since it’s been over 2 decades now.
Chris Earl Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and often posts on his Instagram, Facebook, and X(formerly known as Twitter). He has over 2.5K followers on Facebook, over 100 on Instagram, and over 5K on X.