Doug Proffitt Biography
Doug Proffitt is an American Anchor/Reporter working for WHAS11 in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States as a weeknight news anchor at 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.and a reporter. He joined the station in April 1987. He first began working at the station as a high school intern from December 1977 to January 1978.
Doug Proffitt Age / Birthday
Proffitt manages to keep information regarding his dates of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday and how old he is at the moment. Judging from his appearance, he might be in his 50s.
Doug Proffitt Height / Measurements
Proffitt is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Doug Proffitt Partner /Wife
Proffitt has been happily married to his lovely wife Anne. However, he manages to keep information regarding his marriage away from the public. However, we will update information about his spouse once it’s available.
Doug Proffitt Kids / Children
Proffitt has been blessed in his marriage with two sons who both attended Manual High School. However, he manages to keep information regarding his sons away from the limelight. However, we will update this information about his children once it’s available.
Doug Proffitt Family / Relatives
Proffitt was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. He is the son of Jim Proffitt, a Manual grad, who was recruited by legendary football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant to play in the UK and still lives in Louisville. However, he manages to keep information regarding his mother 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.
Doug Proffitt Career
Proffitt is a weeknight news anchor and reporter for WHAS-TV at 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m. He also specializes in general assignment reporting. He grew up watching WHAS11 and first began at the station as a high school intern from December 1977 to January 1978.
Doug has been on WHAS11, as a news anchor and reporter since 1987 and today as the weekday evening anchor uses the role to reconnect viewers with Louisville’s amazing history and architectural wonders. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, WHAS11 was the only local news department using moving film. For the past few years, he has worked to bring this amazing archive back to life, showing exclusive area scenes on news films.
Since Proffitt joined the station he has covered several major stories including the Standard Gravure shooting, the Flooding of 1997, The Presidential nomination of Bill Clinton in New York (1992), The Carrollton Bus Crash, The 2012 Vice Presidential Debate (Biden-Ryan) in Danville, KY, The Winter Storm of 1994, and Hurricane Fran (1996).
Doug has also worked as the chief anchor for live coverage of all 3 of Louisville’s Implosions including The Commonwealth Building (the day before the winter storm of ’94), The Milner Hotel (1995), and The Belknap Warehouse (1993). He anchored the station’s breaking news coverage of The Windstorm and Ice Storms of 2008-09, which left a record number of homeowners without power.
After a week-long series of his reports, several years ago, the state of Kentucky passed what lawmakers in Frankfort nicknamed, the “WHAS Law”. It removed the Social Security number from KY Driver’s licenses, helping protect people’s identities across the state. It didn’t cost taxpayers a dime to make the change.
In the year 2001, The Kentucky Associated Press gave him 1st place for a story showing how Directory Assistance (411) routinely gives you a wrong number. Afterward, in the year 2009, Doug together with Photographer Bryan Derby was awarded first place by the Associated Press for their reporting on “Rose Island”, the popular Louisville amusement park that existed on the Ohio River, but was swept away by the 1937 Flood.
Proffitt was named the honorary media chair of the Diabetes event in 2008 and WHAS11 sponsors the annual Diabetes Walk which attracts close to two thousand walkers and runners. He had also anchored and reported the news in Lexington, KY, and Charleston, SC, before returning to Louisville when WHAS11 called in 1987.
Proffitt works with WHAS-TV News where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Ben Pine
- Shay McAlister
- Kent Spencer
- Hayley Minogue
- Eric King
- Brooke Hasch
- Grace McKenna
- Tom Lally
- Aiden German
- Colleen Peterson
Doug Proffitt Salary
Proffitt receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Doug Proffitt Net Worth
Through Proffitt’s career as an anchor and reporter, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Doug Proffitt Facebook and Twitter
Proffitt is active on his social media accounts. He has about 7.5 K followers on his Facebook Page and about 7,149 followers on his Twitter account