Karthik Venkataraman Biography
Karthik Venkataraman is an American Sports Director, Anchor, and Reporter working at WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee as a sports director. He has been working for the station since August 2021.
Karthik Venkataraman Age
Venkataraman is 32 years old as of 2024. He was born on June 21, 1992 (according to his Twitter bio), in Bristol, Tennessee, United States. He therefore celebrates his birthday on the 21st of June every year.
Karthik Venkataraman Height
Venkataraman stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 11 inches.
Karthik Venkataraman Family
Venkataraman was brought up in Bristol, Tennessee alongside his sister, whose name is unknown. However, he has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight hence he has not disclosed any information about his parents.
Karthik Venkataraman Wife
Venkataraman is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Venkataraman being in any past relationship with anyone.
Karthik Venkataraman’s Net Worth
Venkataraman has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million which he has earned through his successful career as a Sports Director, Anchor, and Reporter.
Karthik Venkataraman Salary
Venkataraman earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Karthik Venkataraman Education
Venkataraman is a proud August 2018 alumnus of Syracuse University, where he obtained a Master’s degree in Broadcast Digital Journalism, with a focus on Sports Communication. He is also a May 2014 graduate of East Tennessee State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology.
Karthik Venkataraman Career
Venkataraman serves at WBIR 10 News as a sports director/leader. He has also worked as a weekend sports anchor at the station. Before joining WBIR-TV, Venkataraman worked for KREM-TV in Spokane, Washington as a weekend sports anchor and reporter for 2 and a half years (from February 2019 to July 2021).
Prior to that, Venkataraman worked for KMTV 3 News in Omaha, Nebraska as a Sports Digital Content and Cross Platform Sports Producer for half a year (from August 2018 to January 2019). Venkataraman has also had brief stints at WKPT-TV in Kingsport, Tennessee, and WCYB in Bristol, Tennessee where he worked as a news journalist (this was while he was still in school).
He grew up loving sports but never thought of it as a career – he actually wanted to become a doctor! He taught himself how to create stories and worked for a while as a news multimedia journalist for a few TV stations in Tennessee’s Tri-Cities. Although he enjoyed reporting news, his real passion was sports, and he wanted to focus more on that. Venkataraman has been nominated for an Emmy Award for his incredible sports reporting and anchoring.
Karthik Venkataraman WBIR-TV
Venkataraman is working at WBIR-TV alongside other famous WBIR-TV meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Rebecca Sweet
- Cassie Nall
- Tevian Whitehurst
- Katie Inman
- Brittany Bailey
- Frank DeLuca
- Raya Quttaineh
- Emilie Rae Cochrane
Karthik Venkataraman Social Media Platforms
He is active on his social media accounts and is often seen posting on his Facebook and Twitter. He has over 680 followers on Facebook and over 3.3K followers on Twitter.