Christianne Klein Biography
Christianne Klein is a former ABC News anchor and correspondent, journalist, lifestyle author, television personality, and former anchor and correspondent. Prior to joining ABC News, she was an anchor and reporter for ABC-7/WJLA-TV in Washington, DC.
Christianne Klein Age
She was born and raised in California, United States of America.
Christianne Klein Family
Klein is the granddaughter of Helene Machado, a former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. In 1988, Machado was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Christianne Klein Career
Klein is an American television news anchor, journalist, lifestyle author, television personality, and former ABC News anchor and correspondent. She worked for ABC in both New York, NY and Washington, DC. In New York, she anchored the network’s breaking news coverage and contributed to ABC’s network programs, including Good Morning America. Klein is the author of the children’s book Anna and the Germ Who Came to Visit, which will be released in April 2020. Klein collaborated with her mother, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Helene Van Sant-Klein, to incorporate therapeutic elements into the story. The book is intended to provide families with the resources they need to deal with the abrupt changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
In November 2011, she published her first food and beauty cookbook, Christianne’s Herbal Kitchen: Fresh Herb Recipes for Body and Soul. Klein is also a global Ambassador for HealthCorps, a non-profit founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz and his wife, Lisa, to combat the childhood obesity epidemic. Prior to joining ABC News, she was an anchor and reporter for ABC-7/WJLA-TV in Washington, DC. She is a native of California and has previously worked as the main anchor for KNVN in Chico, California, and as a weekday anchor for KUTV Channel 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She played news reporter Linda Garvey in the 2006 film American Dreamz, and she was a regular panelist on Bill Maher’s late-night talk show “Politically Incorrect.”
Klein was a stage performer who specialized in comedies, musical theater, and Shakespeare before and during her news career. Klein was described as “Marilyn, Madonna, and Mansfield all rolled into one” by Rev. Gus Wagster of the Chico News and Review in Chico, California. Klein is the granddaughter of Helene Machado, a former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. In 1988, Machado was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Christianne Klein Awards
Klein has been nominated and won numerous awards, including Emmy awards and an Edward R. Murrow award.
Christianne Klein Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
