Chandi Chapman Biography
Chandi Chapman is a National Award-Winning and Multi-Emmy Award-Winning Journalist from England who anchors Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 weekend evening newscasts and reports during the week.
How old is Chandi Chapman? – Age
She was born and raised in New Castle England.
Chandi Chapman Husband
She has not revealed her marital status to the public making it difficult to conclude if she is married, engaged, dating or divorced.
Chandi Chapman Career
Chandi’s Mid-Atlantic Emmy wins and nominations have included best general assignment reporter for her coverage of the heroin epidemic, bullying in schools, racial inequity, and the culture behind our favorite foods. Her community work and writing abilities were also highlighted in the nominees.
To advance in the local TV news industry, one must have a particular amount of perseverance and “stay with it.” That was not the case for Chapman. Chapman worked as a desk assistant for WTAE after graduating from New Castle High School and Pitt-Greensburg, doing everything from operating the assignment desk to creating newscasts. She left WTAE for nearby WYTV-TV in Youngstown, where she received her first experience of being in front of the camera as a reporter, because she wanted to be on the broadcast. Chapman then went to WTOV-TV in Steubenville, where she got her first taste of anchoring as well as field reporting.
Chapman moved on to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she won multiple promotions and eventually became the weekday anchor for WMBF-4 TV’s p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts. Chapman then ruled mornings at WTVM-TV in Columbus, Ga., before returning to Pennsylvania to work at WFMZ-TV, an independent station that broke into the Philadelphia TV market.
In 2017, Chapman was informed by current WTAE news director Jim Parsons that a reporter position was available at the station. Chapman claimed it was the appropriate time for her to return to her birthplace because she was expecting her first child at the time. Chapman joined the WTAE family for the second time in October 2017, and it didn’t take long for her to win some Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy Awards.
In 2018, Chapman and WTAE producer Mary Davies won the Team Coverage Award for “Search for a Killer,” and Chapman and former reporter David Kaplan and chief meteorologist Mike Harvey won the Weather—News Single Story or Series Award for “February Tornado.” Chapman has been covering stories as a reporter for Pittsburgh-area audiences for the past four years, but anchoring is something she enjoys even more.
Chapman had been a fill-in anchor for a few years, but when the station was looking for the perfect 6:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekend anchor, she jumped at the chance. Viewers have described Chapman as a “calming voice” on the anchor desk, as if she is speaking directly to them. Parsons stated to Chapman that she had a “distinct anchor style that is real,” according to Chapman.
Chandi Chapman Salary
She earns an annual salary of $1 Million.
Chandi Chapman Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 Million.