Ryan Baker Biography|Profile
Ryan Baker is a skilled American journalist currently working at CBS2-WBBM-TV as an anchor. He is the weekday Morning News anchor at CBS2 Chicago. Baker joined the station in April 2008 as the lead sports anchor on the weekday evening newscasts at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
Ryan Baker Age
How old is Baker? He is 39 years old as of 2024. Baker was born on 25th November 1984 in Chicago Illinois, USA. He celebrates his birthday on the 25th of November every year.
Ryan Baker Education
He is a graduate of Thornridge High School in 1987. He received his B.S. in Journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1991. During his time at U. of I., he was a student basketball manager for the 1989 Flyin’ Illini Final Four team.
Ryan Baker Height|Weight
He stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs.
Ryan Baker Family
He was born in the united state, however, he has not revealed information regarding his family members. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Ryan Baker Wife|Married
He is happily married to his beloved wife by the name Jessa but /he has not disclosed information about her. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Ryan Baker Children
The couple is blessed with two daughters called Grace and Rose but he has not disclosed information about them. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Ryan Baker Career
His career highlights include covering historic World Series wins for both the Cubs and White Sox, and three Stanley Cup championships for the Chicago Blackhawks. He also reported from Athens during the 2004 Summer Olympics. Before joining CBS2 Chicago, he served at WMAQ-TV/NBC 5 from 2003-2008 as a sports anchor and reporter. Moreover, he served as host of Sports Sunday, as well as the host of Bears Game Day and Game Night Live.
Baker was the Sports Director at WKMG-TV in Orlando, Florida (1995-2003) before returning to his hometown of Chicago. He was voted twice “Best Sportscaster” by Orlando Magazine, and hosted “The Ryan Baker Show” on Sports Radio 740 the Team and “Inside Magic”. Baker previously worked at KFMB-TV in San Diego and began his broadcasting career in Champaign, Illinois, at WCIA-TV and WICD-TV.
He was originally born in Chicago Heights and raised in south suburban Phoenix. He is a graduate of Thornridge High School in 1987. He received his B.S. in Journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1991. During his time at U. of I., he was a student basketball manager for the 1989 Flyin’ Illini Final Four team.
Baker worked on the Illini Leadership Council and was the 2013 Chicago Illini of the Year. Additionally, he is a board member with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicago and Northwest Indiana, active with the Chicago chapter of the American Diabetes Association, and volunteers his time and talent with various local charities. Baker is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. He and his wife Jessa, and daughters Grace and Rose, reside in Glenview.
CBS2-WBBM-TV Background
CBS2-WBBM-TV is a television station in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It airs programming from the CBS network. The station is owned and operated by the network’s CBS News and Stations division and it maintains studios on West Washington Street in the Loop district, and its transmitter is located atop the Willis Tower.
WBBM-TV is currently the only “full-power” TV station in Chicago that operates its digital signal on the VHF band. Its rival station, WLS-TV, was the only other station to have operated its full-power digital signal on a VHF allocation until the station moved its digital broadcasts to UHF channel 44, in order to alleviate reception problems, although it retained VHF channel 7 as the allotment for its digital fill-in translator when it launched on October 31, 2009. Some of the viewers had trouble picking up VHF signals after the June 12 transition; as a result, WBBM’s newscasts were simulcast over WWME-CA (channel 23), which served as a low-power analog nightlight service on its analog signal following the transition.
The station launched a streaming news service, CBSN Chicago which is now CBS News Chicago, on April 21, 2020, as part of a rollout of similar services across the CBS-owned stations. The service was initially planned to launch by the end of March 2020 but was delayed by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, WBBM-TV was honored with a Peabody Award for the report “Unwarranted”, a 2019 investigation into botched police raids in Chicago and the impact they left on families and their homes.
CBS2 Colleagues
Brad Edwards
Irika Sargent
Audrina Bigos
Ryan Baker
Marie Saavedra
Ryan Baker salary|Net Worth
He has an estimated salary ranging between $70,000 – $125,000 and has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earns from his broadcasting career.
Who is Ryan Baker?
He is a skilled American journalist currently working at CBS2-WBBM-TV as an anchor. He is the weekday Morning News anchor at CBS2 Chicago. Baker joined the station in April 2008 as the lead sports anchor on the weekday evening newscasts at 5, 6, and 10 p.m.
Is Ryan Baker Married?
He is happily married to his beloved wife by the name Jessa but /he has not disclosed information about her. This information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Where does Ryan Baker Live?
He and his wife Jessa, and daughters Grace and Rose, reside in Glenview.
