Erika Arias Biography
Erika Arias is an American Anchor/Reporter working for FOX 61 in Hartford, Connecticut as a weekday morning news anchor from 7 am to 11 am. She joined the station in 2009.
Erika Arias Age / Birthday
Arias was born on 17 January, in Stoneham, Massachusetts, in the United States. However, she manages to keep information regarding her year of birth away from the limelight. It is therefore not known how old she is at the moment. Judging from her appearance, she might be in her 40s.
Erika Arias Height / Measurements
Arias is of average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Erika Arias Partner / Husband
Arias is happily married to her loving husband Paul Arias. The two met in high school, became friends, and eventually into lovers. However, she manages to keep information regarding her husband away from the public.
Erika Arias Kids / Children
Arias is proud to be a mother to two beautiful daughters Annika and Julia Ryann. However, she manages to keep information regarding her kids away from the limelight.
Erika Arias Family / Relatives
Arias was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, in the United States, and raised mostly in California. She has strong ties to Connecticut. However, her father was born and raised in the Hartford area, therefore spent many summers as a child there visiting her grandparents. Erika is happy to be living close to her parents and extended family in Central Connecticut.
Erika Arias Education
Arias graduated cum laude from Northeastern University in Boston. He is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Erika Arias Career
Arias is a weekday morning news anchor for FOX61 from 7 am to 11 am. The Emmy-award-nominated anchor joined the station as an anchor for the 10 pm and 11 pm newscasts before joining Connecticut’s only “All Local All Morning” news team. She began her career in television news at WPRI-TV in Providence, R.I. After working for a few months on the job, she found herself covering one the biggest breaking news stories in New England: the Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, R.I. where she reported live through the night of the blaze.
Erika was the only local reporter to interview a nightclub survivor, live from inside the hospital. She then received an Emmy award for her part in the station’s news coverage. Afterward, she moved west to the bright lights of Las Vegas. While there she covered the capture of “the Ohio sniper,” the Ted Binion murder re-trial, and the Bellagio blackout. While working in Las Vegas, Arias also interviewed a few celebrities including Kobe Bryant, Nikki Hilton, Anna Nicole Smith, and Robert Redford.
In “Sin City,” Arias also had the opportunity to appear on the big screen, in the movie “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous”. The role wasn’t much of a stretch though, as she portrayed a local news anchor. Afterward, she moved west to Southern California. She took a break from the news biz but she couldn’t stay away completely. While in Los Angeles, Erika worked as a freelance correspondent for the Fox News Channel.
While there she reported on entertainment events, including “American Idol.” Arias provided coverage, interviews, and live reports for FOX stations across the country, including, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., and Atlanta. Erika was nominated for a New England Emmy award in 2010 for news anchoring. During her free time, she loves to just relax at home with her family and friends or cook and do Pilates.
Arias works with FOX 61 News where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Tim Lammers
- Audrey Kuchen
- Brent Hardin
- Ben Goldman
- Rachel Frank
- Carmen Chau
- Matt Caron
- Jenn Bernstein
- Angelo Bavaro
- Amanda Raus
Erika Arias Salary
Arias receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Erika Arias Net Worth
Through Erika’s career as an anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1 Million and $ 5 Million.
Erika Arias Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Arias is active on her social media accounts. She has about 23 K followers on her Facebook Page, about 8,363 followers on her Twitter account, and around 9,264 followers on her Instagram account.