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Katherine Creag Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics
Profession: | Journalist |
Date of Birth: | December 26, 1973 |
Age: | 48 |
Net value : | 5 hundred thousand |
Place of birth: | Manila |
Height (m): | 1,60 |
Religion: | Christianity |
Relationship Status: | Married |
Katherine Creag was a Filipina-American television journalist who had worked on several cable news channels as well as major news networks. She had her first job at NY1 in New York where she covered reports on TWA Flight 800 and the lawsuits stemming from the Crown Heights riot. She had also worked in other news channels like WSOC-TV, WNYW and News 4 New York, many others.
In addition, she has also won several awards for her reporting and anchoring in news, including the Emmy Award. The veteran journalist died on February 10, 2021 at the age of 47 in Manhattan, New York, USA. Scroll below to learn more about the reporter while reading about her relationship and net worth
KATHERINE CREAG: BIOGRAPHY, FAMILY, CAREER
The journalist was born on December 26, 1973 in Manila, Philippines. She was the daughter of her father Valentino Creag and her mother, Cecilia Creag. When she was young, her family eventually moved to Warsaw, Indiana, in the United States. Regarding her education, she went to high school in Chicago and later attended New York University. She had earned her undergraduate degree in journalism in 1996.
She began her career at NY1 in New York where she covered 7 news on the Sixth and TWA Flight 800 fashion shows. From 1998 to 2000, she continued to work for CBS 5 affiliate WTVH in Syracuse, New York. Prior to joining Fox 5 affiliate WNYW in March 2005, she also worked for WSOC-TV and KDFW.
In 2011, she also worked at WNBC, New York City as a reporter. She became a reporter for Today in New York and also became Weekend Today in New York and News 4 New York. Throughout her career, she has received several awards, including an Emmy Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and an Associated Press Award.
KATHERINE CREAG: PERSONAL LIFE, HUSBAND AND DEATH
She married when oCreag married Bill Gafner on September 2, 2006, at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Manhattan. Her husband also works as a reporter for WNBC in New York. Additionally, he previously worked at ION trading (May 2005-August 2020) and Aurora Software (1999-2005). The duo remained together until his death in February 2021. Together they have three children: two daughters named Gemma and Josephine and a son named Jackson.
KATHERINE CREAG: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES
Speaking of her salary or income, she had made a lot of money as a journalist over the decades. Although she did not reveal information about her exact earnings, she surely maintained a profitable amount for her life. Therefore, she could have around $500,000 at the time of her death.
We can see his verified katcreag4ny Twitter account with over 5.7k followers. Apart from this, no other active accounts of her on different social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
KATHERINE CREAG: BODY MEASUREMENTS
She had an average looking body structure with decent body measurements of chest, waist, and hips. No exact information on his height or weight, but his slim body could have been about 5 feet 3 inches or 1.60 meters. She had black eye color with black hair color.