Jessica Kartalija Biography
Jessica Kartalija is a journalist from the United States working News Anchor at CBS Philadelphia. In the fall of 2018, she joined CBS3 Eyewitness News’ primetime anchor desk.
How old is Jessica Kartalija? – Age
She is 43 years old as of January 1, 2022. She was born on January 1, 1979, in San Diego, California, United States.
Jessica Kartalija Education
She went to college and earned a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in Spanish from The Pennsylvania State University. She spent a semester in college studying abroad in Sevilla, Spain, and became fluent in the language.
Prior to graduation, she interned at KFMB in San Diego and WRC in Washington, D.C., where she received practical experience in broadcast journalism. Jessica graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a master’s degree in communications in 2016.
Jessica Kartalija Measurements
She stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.6 m). Her other body measurements are not known.
Jessica Kartalija Husband – Son
She is married to Brain Anecharico, a sales executive. They met while she was covering a story in Black Friday Shopping in Towson Towne Mall and wedded on 9 October 2009. They have a son who was born in 2011.
What happened to Jessica Kartalija? – Career
She joined CBS3, KYW-TV from WJZ, a CBS-owned station in Baltimore, where she had worked since the summer of 2006. She moved to Baltimore from Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she anchors KASA FOX 2’s News at Nine and reports for sister station KOB-TV. She was promoted to anchor the station’s 4 p.m. news while continuing to report for other newscasts at KOB-TV.
She worked as a weekend anchor and reporter for KYMA-TV in Yuma, Arizona, before migrating to New Mexico. She got first place in the Associated Press’s “Hard News Feature” category while she was there. Jessica worked with the Special Olympics in Albuquerque, training athletes’ public speaking skills.
She is a board member of the House of Ruth Maryland and a member of the Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. She just received The Daily Record’s Leading Women Award for 2014, which honors women under the age of 40 for their career achievements, community involvement, and commitment to sparking change. She has also been designated a Baltimore Rising Star by the Living Classrooms Foundation, is a member of the American News Women’s Club and the National Press Club and serves on the Irvine Nature Center’s Board of Trustees. She appears in the film Transformers, which is now available on DVD.
Jessica Kartalija Salary
She earns an annual salary of $290,000.
Jessica Kartalija Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 Million.