Karl Schmid Biography
Karl Schmid is an American correspondent, producer, host, and contributor working for ABC7 Los Angeles. He also works for British morning television where he entertains and brings Hollywood news.
Karl Schmid Date of Birth / Birthday
Schmid was born in Geelong, Australia on 16th September 1980. He celebrates his birthday on the 16th of September every year. Schmid is 42 years old as of 2022.
Karl Schmid Measurements/Height
Schmid stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 10 inches tall.
Karl Schmid Partner/ Wife
Schmid prefers to keep information about his marital status away from the public hence it is not known if he is in marriage. However, we will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Karl Schmid Kids/Children
Schmid prefers to keep information about whether or not he has any children away from the public. It is therefore not known if he has any children at the moment. However, we will update the information once it’s available.
Karl Schmid Relatives/ Family
Schmid was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. He is is a proud immigrant, coming from a family of immigrants. Both his parents became Australian citizens when they were young. Since leaving Australia, he has lived in many places including Fiji Islands, and News Zealand.
Karl Schmid Profession
Schmid is a correspondent, producer, host, and contributor at ABC7 Los Angeles. He joined the ABC7 News team as a producer and correspondent on the then-weekly and syndicated “On The Red Carpet.” In 2013, he became a regular contributor. For the last 13 years, he has been working for TV stations in Australia, Britain, and Canada.
Through working for ABC7, he has become known to the SoCal audience. While working there, he serves on “RAMS Primetime Saturday Night,” and “On The Red Carpet.” He brings the face of ABC7’s informative SoCal Spotlight segments to contributing to Eyewitness News stories and coverage of L.A. His passion to entertain and inform, and his unmistakable articulation make him an ABC7 family member.
While outside the studio, he works for TLC hosting “The Royal Wedding live from London.” He takes viewers on an emotional journey of Logo’s “Operation Vacation” for two seasons. In addition, he entertains and brings Hollywood news on British morning television. During his leisure time, he enjoys traveling, bike riding, hiking, and most of all spending quality time with his family and friends.
Karl Schmid Income
Schmid receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Karl Schmid Net Worth
Through Schmid’s career as a correspondent, producer, host, and contributor, he has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1million and $1.5 million
Karl Schmid HIV
Schmid is HIV+ and he is passionate about the fight against HIV stigma. He revealed in 2018 on his Instagram account that he is HIV+ and has lived with the virus for 10 years. Schmid tested + when he was 26 years old.
In 2019, he launched +Life to tackle the stigma still associated with the virus and help foster a new conversation around what it means for people living with HIV. He says that +Life will soon be part of Localish TV on the newly launched Localish TV network.
Karl Schmid Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Schmid is active on his social media accounts. He has about 1,700 followers on his Facebook Page, about 5,170 on his Twitter account, and around 16,680 followers on his Instagram account.