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Kaley O’Kelley Wiki
Kaley O’Kelley is an award-winning news anchor, reporter, and host who has worked for a number of networks in her life. She has anchored Breakfast Show Good Morning Arizona and Local news on CBS 11, KTVT, and done much more in her career.
Kaley O’Kelley Biography and Career Life
She won the title of Miss Teen Washington USA 1992 and represented the state in the Miss Teen USA 1992 contest. Her sister originally registered her as a joke, but she took her dare and emerged victoriously.
After graduation, Kaley started work as a morning anchor, weather presenter, and investigative reporter for KYMA-TV for 1 year. She then transferred to KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara for a similar role for 3 years. While she was there she often car-pooled to her workplace with TV anchor, Tess Rafols. She was then employed by XETV-Fox San Diego for 5 months as a general assignment reporter and weekend freelancer.
In 2003, she joined KNXV-TV in Phoenix as a weather reporter and TV Host for 6 years. While she was there, she was a fill-in weather reporter for ABC News’ Good Morning America Weekend Edition. Kaley then joined the Belo Corporation in September 2009 & the CBS 11 team in Jan 2015. In early 2018, she announced an extended medical leave from the station. She is a member of the Native American Journalists Association, The American Meteorological Society, and the National Weather Association.
O’Kelley went on to work at KEYT (ABC) Santa Barbara, XETV (FOX) San Diego, and Phoenix to co-host Sonoran Living Live and forecast the weather for ABC15 Arizona. O’Kelley later joined 3TV in Phoenix where she was voted Best News Personality in 2013 and 2014.
In 2015, She was offered an opportunity to anchor the evening news at CBS in Dallas/Fort Worth, and while she was in Texas, she was invited to Los Angeles to guest co-host The Talk on CBS.
After three and a half busy years, a few health scares, and starting a business in emerging web-streaming technologies, O’Kelley made the move back to Arizona. In August 2018, She returned to ABC15 Arizona to co-anchor the morning news.
Kaley O’kelley Family
Kaley was born in East Wenatchee, Washington. Her family included her parents, a sister and four foster siblings, She was a shy tomboy in school who played for her school softball team. She graduated from Pepperdine University with a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications with Business Emphasis in 1999.
Kaley is married to her husband Paul, They got married on September 10, 2010, at the rooftop of the penthouse suite in Sorrento Hotel, Seattle. Their original plan was to tie the knot in Sorrento, Italy, but logistics and other issues kept on pushing the plan back. They settled on the Sorrento Hotel after discovering it by accident. Their wedding was attended by a small group of 18 consisting of family and close friends. Kaley and Paul have 2 kids: Paul (born November 2, 2011) and Karsen York (born May 29, 2013).
Kaley O’kelley Net Worth Range
Her net worth is estimated to be around $250k.