Eric Horng Biography
Eric Horng is an American Anchor/Reporter working for ABC 7 Eyewitness News in Chicago. He serves the station as a general assignment reporter. Horng joined the station in the month of August 2010.
Eric Horng Age
Horng was born in Chicago and raised in suburban Darien and Northbrook. He likes to keep his personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday. However, he might be in his 30’s.
Eric Horng Height
Horng stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Eric Horng Family
Horng has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Eric has any siblings.
Eric Horng Wife
Horng is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of him being in any past relationship with anyone.
Eric Horng Net Worth
Horng has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a news reporter.
Eric Horng Salary
Horng earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45, 000 to $ 110, 000.
Eric Horng Education
Horng is a distinction graduate of Glenbrook North High School and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Bronze Tablet honors which recognize the top three percent of college graduating classes. Besides, He is an avid Chicago sports fan.
Eric Horng Career
Horng works for ABC 7 News Chicago serving the station as a News Reporter. Besides being a general assignment reporter, he has been an integral part of Eyewitness News coverage of several stories, including the November 2013 tornado that devastated Washington, IL., the historic 2011 Chicago blizzard, the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series championship, and the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup playoff run.
Eric became part of ABC 7’s Emmy Award-winning coverage of two major stories: the release of video of the police-involved shooting of Laquan McDonald and the death of Fox Lake police lieutenant Joe Gliniewicz in 2015. He joined ABC 7 Chicago with a wealth of experience and an outstanding reputation as an ABC News correspondent for “World News,” “Nightline,” and “Good Morning America,” and was as well a regular fill-in anchor for early morning programs “World News Now” and “America This Morning.”
While he was working with ABC News, Eric covered several major stories including the 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting, the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse, the Michael Jackson criminal trial in California, and Terri Schiavo’s legal battle in Florida. He organized live reports from Louisiana during and after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005. Eric classified reports from Chicago’s Grant Park, the site of President Obama’s victory speech on election night in 2008.
Prior to joining ABC News in 2003, he was working as a correspondent for CNN. From 1998 to 2000, he was based in Atlanta and later moved to Los Angeles from 2000 to 2003. While at CNN, he reported on several high-profile stories, including the Shuttle Columbia disaster, the Academy Awards, the Elian Gonzalez custody fight, and the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case.
Eric Horng ABC7 Chicago
Horng is currently working at ABC7 Chicago where he works alongside other famous ABC7 Chicago anchors and reporters including;
- Rob Elgas
- Alan Krashesky
- Stacey Sager
- David Novarro
- Val Warner
- Paul Meincke
- Diane Pathieu
- John Garcia
- Michelle Gallardo
- Evelyn Holmes
- Jessica D’Onofrio
- Sarah Schulte
- Leah Hope
- Janet Davies
- John Idler
- Samantha Chatman
- Jason Knowles
- Chuck Goudie
- Larry Mowry
- Mark Rivera
- Stacey Baca
- Dionne Miller
- Phil Schwarz
- Karen Jordan
- Ravi Baichwal
- Roz Varon
- Tracy Butler
- Jim Rose
- Terrell Brown
- Hosea Sanders
- Tanja Babich
- Cheryl Scott
- Judy Hsu
- Mark Giangreco
- Cheryl Burton
- Eric Thomas
- Kristen Sze
- Sandhya Patel
- Dan Noyes
- Chris Nguyen
- Mike Nicco
- Dion Lim
- Jobina Fortson
- Liz Kreutz
- Spencer Christian
- Dan Ashley
- Larry Beil
- Reggie Aqui
- Chris Alvarez
- Kumasi Aaron
- Drew Tuma
Eric Horng Social Media Platforms
Horng is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook, and Twitter. He has over 4,000 followers on Twitter, and 7,000 followers on Facebook.
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