Kate Merrill Profile
Kate Merrill is an American Emmy award-winning news anchor/reporter working for WBZ-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. Merrill joined the station in March 2004.
Kate Merrill Career
Merrill serves at WBZ as the news anchor for WBZ-TV News weekday morning and noon newscasts with co-anchor Chris McKinnon. Before joining WBZ, she worked as a reporter for WNBC-TV in New York. Merrill started her career at WCVB-TV in Boston as a college intern. She moved to upstate New York after graduation to work as a reporter for WICZ-TV and WIVT-TV.
Merrill began working as an anchor and reporter for WKRN-TV in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1998. She won an Emmy Award for her coverage of the tornado that struck Tennessee in 1999 during her time in Nashville. Merrill won two awards for her investigative reporting in the same year. She moved to the Northeast to work for WNBC-TV in New York after five years at WKRN.
Merrill is a Lafayette College graduate with a bachelor’s degree in government and law. She volunteers with the American Heart Association and the YMCA in addition to her reporting duties. CBS Television Stations, a subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates WBZ-TV and myTV38 in Boston.
Kate Merrill Age
Merrill is 48 years old as of 2021. She was born on December 11, 1973, in Carlisle, Massachusetts. She celebrates her birthday on December 11 every year.
Kate Merrill Height
Merrill stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches.
Quick Facts About Kate Merrill
| Age | 48 years old as of 2021 |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Mike Dunham |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |
Kate Merrill Family / Kate Merrill’s sister
Merrill’s great-grandfather was the editor of the Boston Globe, and he was from Carlisle, Massachusetts. Kate had two fathers Bob and Dick, both of whom are now deceased. Lynne Palmer Abromeit, her mother, lives in Pennsylvania, while Susie Abromeit, her younger sister, lives in California.
Kate Merrill Husband and children
Merrill is married to Mike Dunham, the former NHL player. The couple married on May 27, 2000, and together lives outside of Boston with her husband, their bichon frisé named Nimbus, and their two daughters: Addison Dunham and Kayden Dunham whom she enjoys spending time with them.
Kate Merrill Salary
Being one of the top journalists for WBZ-TV earns an annual salary ranging from $ 20,000 – $ 100,000.
Kate Merrill’s Net Worth
Merrill has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as a journalist.
Kate Merrill WBZ- TV
At WBZ- TV Merrill works alongside;
- Ed Davis
- Dr. Mallika Marshall
- Dan Roche
- Steve Burton
- Zack Green
- Sarah Wroblewski
- Eric Fisher
- Bill Shields
- Kristina Rex
- Breana Pitts
- Anna Meiler
- Mike LaCrosse
- Rachel Holt
- Christina Hager