Laurel Staples Biography
Laurel Staples is an American Anchor, Reporter, and Host working for NBC Montana, serving as a co-anchor for NBC Montana Today. She has been working for the station since 2012.
Laurel Staples Age
Staples likes to keep her personal life private; hence, she has not disclosed the date, month, or year in which she was born. However, she might be in her 50s, judging from her appearance.
Laurel Staples Height
Staples stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Laurel Staples Family
Staples is originally from Polson, Montana, but has managed to keep her personal life out of the limelight; hence, she has not disclosed any details about her parents. It is also unknown whether Staples has any siblings.
Laurel Staples Husband
Staples is married to Chris Line, a Missoula-area rancher and property owner. On June 30, 2023, she posted photos on her Facebook account and captioned, “Happy wedding anniversary to my husband and lifelong Road Trippin’ partner! Love you! ❤️🚙 #roadtrippinforever.”
Chris frequently appears and co-hosts travel and ancestry features with her, including episodes looking into Montana’s historical ties and trips to Ireland (such as County Mayo).
Laurel Staples Net Worth
Staples has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor, Reporter, and Host.
Laurel Staples Salary
Staples earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Laurel Staples Education
Staples joined the University of Montana after completing her high school studies. In 1988, she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Radio and TV.
Laurel Staples Career
Staples is working for NBC Montana, serving as a co-anchor for NBC Montana Today. Besides her anchoring duties, she and her husband, Chris Line, host NBC Montana’s Road Trippin’ series and Spotlight Montana.
Staples is part of the team that won the E.B. Craney Award for Television Newscast of the Year in 2020 and 2021, as well as Breaking News in 2019. The team was also a runner-up for Television Hard News Reporting for NBC Montana’s series, On the Northern Border.
Staples won the E.B. Craney Television Broadcaster of the Year Award in 2010. The previous year, she was part of a team that won the 2009 E.B. Craney Program of the Year Award for the broadcast of the Mansfield-Metcalf Dinner in Butte that featured then-presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. She was runner-up for the 2008 E.B. Craney Award for Program of the Year for Face the State, Evel Knievel.
Before working for NBC Montana, Staples was a producer, anchor, and reporter for the CBS affiliate station in Butte. She has also served at stations in Helena and Missoula. She serves as a member of the Missoula Kiwanis Club.
Laurel Staples Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram, Facebook, and X(formerly known as Twitter). She has over 8K followers on Facebook, over 300 on Instagram, and over 1.2K on X.