Chris Wragge Biography
Chris Wragge is an American Anchor/Reporter working for WCBS-TV in New York City as the co-anchor of CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News at Noon alongside Mary Calvi. He joined the station in 2004.
Chris Wragge Age
Wragge was born on June 19, 1970, in Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S. He is therefore 54 years old a sof 2024 and celebrates his birthday every year on June 19th.
Chris Wragge Height / Measurements
Wragge is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 6 feet 2 inches.
Chris Wragge Ex-Wife
Wragge was married to Victoria Silvstedt a renowned Swedish singer, model, actress, beauty pageant titleholder, and TV Host. The two met in 1999 while Cris was interviewing Victoria for Entertainment Tonight. They later tied the knot in June 2000 and divorced in 2009.
Chris Wragge Wife / Children
A few years after his divorce from Victoria, he started dating Satah Siciliano and tied the knot in 2015. Chris and Sarah are proud to be parents to their two children, a daughter, Wynn Katherine, and a son, Christian P. Wragge II. Wynnie was born on February 27, 2021, and celebrated her third birthday on February 27th, 2024.
On February 27, 2024, Chris posted photos of Wynnie on his Instagram wishing her a happy birthday. Christian was born on August 25, 2016, hence is 7 years old as of 2023. On August 25, 2023, Chris posted photos and videos of her daughter, Katherine wishing her a happy birthday.
Chris Wragge Family / Relatives
Wragge 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 Wragge Career
He went to The University of New Hampshire where he attained his Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts. Wragge serves as the co-anchor of CBS 2 News This Morning and CBS 2 News at Noon alongside Mary Calvi. On joining WCBS News New York, he started off by serving as the 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 11 p.m. sports anchor. Since joining CBS New York he has covered several stories including the “Miracle on the Hudson” landing of U.S. Airways Flight 1549.
Chris covered the 2008 presidential election, the Brooklyn tornado, and Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to New York. He also enclosed the East Side crane collapse, the scandal that led to the resignation of Governor Eliot Spitzer, and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center. Chris has won 21 Emmy Awards three of them being for Best News Anchor category.
Prior to working at WCBS-TV, he worked at NBC Sports where he served as a sports anchor and reporter. While working at NBC Sports, he attended the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.He also covered two years covering the WNBA as well as four years as a sideline reporter for NBA game broadcasts. He enclosed the Notre Dame Football, the PGA Tour for five years, and the PBR. He also served the station as the anchor of NBC’s Sportsdesk reports from 2002 to 2004. Chris worked for Entertainment Tonight as a correspondent for about four years.
Prior to working at NBC Sports, he worked at DIY, HGTV, and Travel Channel where he served as a host. He previously worked at KPRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas, WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire, and WVIT-TV in Hartford, Connecticut. Chris is an active volunteer at the Diabetes Research Institute, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Mahwah High School athletics, and the National Down Syndrome Society. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the new Valley Hospital.
Chris Wragge Salary
Wragge receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Chris Wragge Net Worth
Through Wragge’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 Wragge Illness / Surgery
On September 24, 2016, Wragge shared that he got a Cervical Spine Fusion and had to undergo an emergency surgery. He posted on his Facebook on September 24, 2016, with the caption, “Titanium brackets, 6 screws, some of my hip bone now in my neck, etc. I cannot wait to get back to full strength in a few months and I cannot wait to get back to the job and people I hold dear. YOU! Cervical Spine Fusion is no walk in the park! Thank you again to all the wonderful doctors and nurses at Lennox Hill Hospital led by my surgeon Dr. Sean McCance, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon. 🙏”
Chris Wragge WCBS-TV
Wragge works with WCBS-TV where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Naveen Dhaliwal
- Elle McLogan
- Jennifer McLogan
- Tim McNicholas
- Jessi Mitchell
- Jessica Moore
- Alecia Reid
- Lisa Rozner
- Mahsa Saeidi
- Christine Sloan
- Elijah Westbrook
- Tony Sadiku
- Otis Livingston
- Steve Overmyer
Chris Wragge Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Wragge is active on his social media accounts. He has about 120K followers on his Facebook Page, about 22K followers on his Twitter account, and around 16.5K followers on his Instagram account.