Paige Barnes Biography
Paige Barnes is an American Anchor, Reporter, and Multimedia Journalist working for WKRC serving as a reporter. She has been working for the station since June 2023 after working as a weekend morning anchor and multimedia journalist at WSBT 22 in South Bend, Indiana.
Paige Barnes Age
Barnes was born in China on June 6th but has not disclosed the year in which she was born. However, she might be in her 20s, judging from her appearance. Celebrates her birthday on June 6th, as evidenced by her Instagram post on June 6, 2024, captioned, “Celebrating another trip around the sun in style 🎂🎉 Thanks for all the birthday messages 💞.”
Paige Barnes Height
Barnes stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Paige Barnes Family
Barnes was adopted from southeast China at 18 months old. Even so, she has not disclosed any details about her parents. It is also not known if Barnes has any siblings.
Paige Barnes Husband
Barnes is very private about her personal life; therefore, it is not known if she is in any relationship. Exploring her Chinese heritage, she has seen the Great Wall, China’s “panda capital” of Chengdu, and the Terracotta Army.
Paige Barnes Net Worth
Barnes has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor, Reporter, and Multimedia Journalist.
Paige Barnes Salary
Barnes earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Paige Barnes WKRC
Barnes is working at WKRC alongside other famous WKRC meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Katie Amrhein
- Cassy Arsenault
- Annie Brown
- Sydney Hawkins
- Tyler Madden
- Yanni Tragellis
Paige Barnes Education
Barnes joined Columbia College Chicago in 2018 after completing her education at Wyoming High School. In 2021, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism-T.V.
Paige Barnes Career
Barnes is working for WKRC serving as a reporter. Before that, she worked as a weekend morning anchor and multimedia journalist at WSBT 22 in South Bend, Indiana.
During her time in South Bend, Barnes exposed two businesses working out of the former Drewry’s Brewery factory that went undiscovered by the city. The property owner lacked an occupancy permit because of the danger of asbestos exposure and owed tens of thousands in back taxes.
An inquisitive storyteller, Barnes values journalism based on the community. She started her career in print writing before she tried radio, eventually moving to broadcast TV. She considers Cincinnati home since she finished high school in the region.
Barnes has a passion for education in America. In this magnitude, she reports on the sensitive debate about Critical Race Theory in school and the use of School Resource Officers (SROs). She was in Chicago during the peak of the George Floyd protests, photographing and writing about the downtown riots. She also covered COVID-19 as the city of 2.7 million people worked to return to “normal.”
Paige has spent time in Chicago and is a Columbia College Chicago alum. She was there during the height of the George Floyd protests and photographed and wrote about the downtown riots; that coupled with COVID-19 as the city of 2.7 million people worked to return to “normal.”
Paige Barnes 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 3K followers on Facebook, over 1.7K on Instagram, and over 700K on X.