Chris Long Biography
Chris Long is a journalist from the United States working as the weekend sports anchor and reporter at KSTP-TV. He joined 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS in March 2010.
How old is Chris Long? -Age
He was born in the Washington DC area. His date of birth is not revealed.
Chris Long Education
Chris has a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri, where he played lacrosse and hockey and was a founding member of Mizzou’s chapter of Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternity.
Is Chris Long Married? Wife
He is married. He together with his wife has a daughter.
Chris Long Career
He can also be heard filling in as a host on 1500ESPN Radio on a regular basis. Chris has spent the majority of his professional life in Minnesota, where he began as a sports anchor at KDLH-TV in Duluth. Chris most recently worked as the sports director and anchor at WBBH in Ft. Myers, Florida. In addition to San Diego, he has worked and lived in Indianapolis and Columbia, Missouri. His first TV job was as a freelancer for ESPN’s “Outside The Lines.”
Chris Long anchors weekend sportscasts for DMA 15’s ABC affiliate. He also gathers and assembles content based on stories and people for weekday sportscasts. He also helps with short and long-term planning in a 6-person department. In addition, he fills in for production, editing, and photography roles as needed. He also hosts live broadcasts of several Minnesota State High School League Championship events that are produced in-house.
Long rose through the ranks from Sports Reporter and Photographer to Weekend Sports Anchor to Sports Director. He was also in charge of a 6-person department’s newsgathering, staff scheduling, budgeting, and general planning. Additionally, he produced, edited, and anchored sportscasts. In assembling news-driven sports stories, he primarily worked as a one-man-band. In addition, I created and hosted a weekly half-hour prep football magazine show.
Chris Long Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2 million.