Chris Wragge Biography
Chris Wragge is an American Anchor/Reporter working for CBS 2 New York. There he serves as the co-anchor for CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News At Noon with Mary Calvi.
Chris Wragge Age
Wragge is 51 years old as of 2021. He was born Christian P. Wragge on June 19, 1970, in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 19th June every year.
Chris Wragge Height
Wragge stands at a height of 5 feet 11 Inches (1.8 Meters) tall.
Chris Wragge Family
Wragge was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and raised in Rutherford. He moved to Mahwah as a pre-teen. He has however not revealed the names of his parents or siblings.
Chris Wragge Wife
Wragge is married to Sarah Siciliano since 2015. The couple is blessed with a son, Christian Price Wragge II, who was born in 2016, and a daughter who they named Winnie born in 2021. Wragge currently resides in Manhattan with his wife, son, and daughter. Previously, Wragge was married to Swedish model and actress, Victoria Silvstedt, from 2000–2009.
Chris Wragge Net Worth
Wragge has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million which he has earned through his career as an anchor.
Chris Wragge Salary
Wragge earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Chris Wragge Career
Wragge serves as the co-anchor for CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News At Noon for CBS 2 New York. Prior to joining CBS2, she worked on WCBS’s 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. broadcasts, until he moved to CBS’s The Early Show (nationwide).
There, he served as morning co-anchor from January 2011 until January 6, 2012, when the broadcast was replaced. He joined WCBS-TV in 2004 for the first time as the station’s 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. sports anchor. In November 2006, Wragge made the transition to news anchor and reported on major events.
These include the 2008 presidential election, Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to New York, the “Miracle on the Hudson” landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549, and the Brooklyn tornado. Additionally, he covered the scandal that led to the resignation of Governor Eliot Spitzer, the national recession, the East Side crane collapse, and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.
He has received 21 Emmys, including three wins in the Best News Anchor category. Also, Wragge and his CBS News colleagues won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for “CBS Reports: Children of the Recession.” Before joining CBS, he worked for NBC Sports.
His assignments included four years as a sideline reporter for NBA game broadcasts, covering the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, and two years covering the WNBA. Additionally, Wragge covered Notre Dame Football, the PGA Tour for five years, and the PBR. Additionally, he anchored NBC’s Sportsdesk reports from 2002-04.
Before that, he spent four years as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight. Wragge also has been a host for HGTV, DIY, and the Travel Channel. His broadcasting career also includes positions with KPRC-TV, WVIT-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas, and WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire.
When coming to his education, Wragge attended Mahwah High School, where he was an athlete. He then graduated from the University of New Hampshire where he attended on a football scholarship and received a degree in Liberal Arts.
Chris Wragge CBS 2 New York
Wragge is working at CBS 2 New York where he works alongside other famous CBS 2 New York anchors and reporters including;
- Elise Finch
- Otis Livingston
- Steve Overmyer
- Lisa Rozner
- Kristine Johnson
- Cindy Hsu
- Hazel Sanchez
- Dick Brennan
- Ali Bauman
- Lonnie Quinn
- Tony Aiello
- Vanessa Murdock
- Mary Calvi
- Dana Tyler
- Jessica Moore
Chris Wragge Social Media Platforms
Wragge is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has over 21k followers on Twitter, over 14k followers on Instagram, and over 124k followers on Facebook.
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