Chris Tanaka Biography
Chris Tanaka is an American Anchor/Reporter working for WBZ-TV in Boston, Massachusetts as the co-anchor of WBZ News Mornings alongside Paula Ebben. He joined the station in August 2022.

Chris Tanaka Age
Chris was born on August 28, 1975, in the USA. He is therefore 49 years old as of 2024 and celebrates his birthday every year on August 28th. On August 28, 2023, Chris posted his birthday photos on his Instagram account.
Chris Tanaka Height / Measurements
Tanaka is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 12 inches.
Chris Tanaka Wife / Children
Tanaka is happily married to Jenny Tanaka who studied at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The couple is proud to be parents to their two sons. Chris’s oldest son, joined 6th grade on August 28, 2024, while his youngest son, Connor joined 4th grade. His youngest son celebrates his birthday every year on September 5th and Tanaka posted photos of his son on his Instagram wishing him a happy birthday.
Chris Tanaka Family / Relatives
Tanaka manages to keep information regarding his parents away from the limelight. Additionally, he shares no information regarding whether he has any siblings or not. We will update this information once it’s available.
Chris Tanaka Education
In 1993, he joined Boston College where he attained his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication and Media Studies in 1997. He later joined Regis University in 2008 where he earned his Master of Business Administration and graduated with honors in 2011.
Chris Tanaka Career
Tanaka serves as the co-anchor of WBZ News Mornings alongside Paula Ebben at WBZ-TV|CBS Boston based in Massachusetts. Prior to working at WBZ-TV, he worked at WOIO-TV based in Cleveland, Ohio where he served as the primary evening anchor from August 2016 to August 2022. He had previously spent 3 years and 2 months working at Hawaii News Now where he served as a news anchor and reporter. Upon joining Hawaii News Now in June 211, he started off by serving as a sports Director till June 2013 when he got promoted.
Previously, from November 2003 to May 2011, he worked at KDVR-FOX31 based in Denver, Colorado where he served as a Sports Producer/Reporter and was later promoted through the ranks, eventually to Sports Director. Since he started his journalism career, he has won several awards and honors including an Associated Press award in April 2015 as well as an Emmy Award in Jun 2019. He received the AP Award for a sports series covering Marcus Mariota’s final week as a student-athlete at the University of Oregon.
Chris Tanaka Salary
Tanaka receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Chris Tanaka Net Worth
Through Tanaka’s career as an Anchor and Reporter, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Chris Tanaka WBZ-TV
Tanaka works with WBZ-TV where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Lisa Hughes
- David Wade
- Mike Sullivan
- Paula Ebben
- Penny Kmitt
- Paul Burton
- Tiffany Chan
- Alyssa Andrews
- Courtney Cole
- Cheryl Fiandaca
- Sarah Wroblewski
- Beth Germano
- Jordyn Jagolinzer
- Laura Haefeli
- Juli McDonald
Chris Tanaka Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Tanaka is active on his social media accounts. He has about 4.1K followers on his Facebook Page, about 2,737 followers on his Twitter account, and around 483 followers on his Instagram account.