Jason Austell Biography
Jason Austell is an American anchor/reporter working at KUSI 2 in San Diego, California. He serves as a Good Morning San Diego Weekend Anchor at the station. He joined KUSI 2 in April 2017.
Jason Austell Age
Austell likes to keep his personal life private hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. However, he might be in his 40’s.
Jason Austell Height
Austell stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Jason Austell Family
Jason is the son of a Miramar-based Navy fighter pilot. Austell 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 Austell has any siblings.
Jason Austell Wife
Austell is married to Moji Austell. The couple lives in La Jolla, where he has owned a Pilates studio for many years. However, he has not revealed any information about his children.
Jason Austell Net Worth
Austell has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million -$5 Million which he has earned through his career as a journalist.
Jason Austell Salary
Austell earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Jason Austell Career
Austell serves at KUSI 2 in San Diego, California as a Good Morning San Diego Weekend Anchor on weekend from 6 to 11 a.m. After 12 years, TV newscaster Austell left KNSD/NBC 7 to join XETV-TV/Channel 6 as the weekday evening anchor in July 2016. Then, CW6 finished its newscasts in March and Austell was out of work. Austell has worked on the radio in Whitefish, Montana.
He returned to San Diego to work for local radio stations as a traffic reporter (1990-1997). He then spent the next six years (1997-2003) as a KFMB-TV/Channel 8 traffic reporter, before joining KNSD in 2004. Austell was on board the first news helicopter in San Diego fitted with a gyro-stabilized camera in 1997.
Austell spent four years (2004-2008) traveling as a traffic and news reporter for KNSD in a helicopter. Then in 2008, when Bill Menish quit becoming a professional auctioneer as the morning anchor, Austell asked for a tryout and got the position. Austell spent the next 8 years on the “NBC 7 News Today” morning show as an anchor.
Jason was the reporter and photographer aboard the first news helicopter in San Diego to be fitted with a gyro-stabilized camera in 1997. Jason was the “point man” for traffic and breaking news for the next decade. He filled all of them with brush and building fires, rescues, and high-speed car chases.
Jason’s thousands of hours in the skies above San Diego give him a very special view of the county. When coming to his education, Austell graduated from Escondido High School in San Pasqual (class of 1984). He is also an alumnus of attending Palomar College.
Jason Austell KUSI / KUSI 2
Austell is working at KUSI / KUSI 2 where he works alongside other famous KUSI / KUSI 2 anchors and reporters including;
- Logan Byrnes
- Elizabeth Alvarez
- Dave Scott
- Paul Rudy
- Dan Plante
- Lauren Phinney
- Francella Perez
- Mark Mathis
- Anna Laurel
- Ginger Jeffries
- Allison Edmonds
- Nick James
Jason Austell Social Media Platforms
Austell is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook and Twitter. He has over 5.1k followers on Twitter and over 1.7k followers on Facebook.