Ric Young Biography
Ric Young is an American Anchor, Reporter, Producer, and Host working for CBS19, serving as an anchor and producer at 4, 6, and 11 p.m. He has been working for the station after working for the Radio VR network in Washington, DC, as a news anchor, host, and producer.
Ric Young Age
Young likes to keep his personal life private; hence, he has not disclosed the date, month, or year in which he was born. However, he might be in his 40s, judging from his appearance.
Ric Young Height
Young stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.
Ric Young Family
Young has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight; hence, he has not disclosed any details about his parents. It is also unknown if Young has any siblings.
Ric Young Wife
Young is very private about his personal life, therefore, it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of Young being in any past relationship with anyone.
Sample Net Worth
Young has an estimated net worth of between $1 million-$5 million, which he has earned through his successful career as an Anchor, Reporter, Producer, and Host.
Ric Young Salary
Young earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
CBS19
Young is working at CBS19 alongside other famous CBS19 meteorologists, anchors, and reporters, including;
- Dan Schutte
- Bo Sykes
- Brenna Kiefner
- Cassidie Stevens
- Kathryn Young
- Travis Koshko
Ric Young Career
Young is working for CBS19, serving as an anchor and producer at 4, 6, and 11 p.m. He previously worked as an adjunct professor of Broadcast Journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
Before joining CBS19, Young worked for the Radio VR network in Washington, DC, as a news anchor, host, and producer. There, he held interviews with authors, national and international newsmakers, and even journalists.
Young is a veteran journalist who has also worked as an anchor and reporter for CBS 6 News and the CW News at 10 in Richmond. Further, he worked as a co-anchor of the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts at WRIC in Richmond.
For 2 years, Young created, produced, and hosted “Talk Virginia with Ric Young” on Richmond PBS affiliate WCVE. Before relocating to Virginia, he worked as the anchor of the No. 1 morning newscast in Cleveland, Ohio.
During his career, Young has received many awards for his broadcasts, including five NABJ awards, an Emmy, an Edward R. Murrow award, and multiple national honors. In 2023, the Virginia Associated Press granted him its Best TV News Anchor award. He also won the Virginia Association of Broadcasters Award for Best Newscast and Best News Series.
Young won a first-place award from the National Association of Native American Journalists in 2022 for broadcasting Native America in the report “Removing the Sacagawea Statue” in Charlottesville.
Some of the highlights of his career at CBS 6 include his broadcast of 9/11 at the Pentagon, being the first to break the news of the sniper shooting in Ashland, and a murder suspect surrendering to him.
Besides broadcasting, Young has portrayed a reporter in multiple major motion pictures and TV shows filmed in Virginia, including Hannibal and Mickey. He portrayed a news anchor in Netflix’s Mindhunter and in Stranger Things Season 2, Episode 1. Further, he works as a narrator for documentaries and government and corporate video presentations.