Jennifer Kraus Biography
Jennifer Kraus is an Emmy Award Winning American Anchor and Reporter working as a Weekend Morning Anchor at WTVF NewsChannel 5 in Nashville. She is honored to be part of the WTVF news team and is happy to serve the Nashville folk. She joined the station in September 1994 after working as a News Reporter at WSFA 12 News in Montgomery, Alabama.
Education | Career
Kraus attended Occidental College studying international relations, political science, and Japanese. She began her professional career as a Field Producer and Production Assistant at KCAL Channel 9 News CBS in Los Angeles, California. She joined the station in December 1986 and after 3 years and 6 months, she left the station in May 1990.
Kraus currently serves as a Weekend Morning Anchor and Investigative Reporter at NewsChannel 5 in Nashville. She joined the station in September 1994 and has been working there ever since.
As WTVF’s Investigative reporter, she exposed unscrupulous business practices at Bill Heard Chevrolet and soon after, the company closed its Nashville dealership. After she exposed neglect at the Tennessee State Veterans’ Home, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered the state to improve conditions at the nursing home immediately.
Further, Jennifer demonstrated the alarming failure rate of a popular type of smoke detector and as a result, the Metro Nashville Fire Department announced changes to its detector giveaway program. After her investigation of the Veterans Support Organization, the state fined the VSO $20,000 and ordered the VSO to change the way it raises money.
After Jennifer’s investigation showing the dangers of novelty lighters, state lawmakers voted to ban them in Tennessee. Her work as an investigative reporter at NewsChannel 5 began after she caught the top managers at the regional warehouse and headquarters of Feed the Children stealing from the charity.
At WTVF, Kraus works alongside the following personalities;
- Nick Beres
- Ben Hill
- Hunter Hoagland
- Heather Mathis
- Hannah McDonald
- Austin Pollack
- Nikki-Dee Ray
- Henry Rothenberg
- Rebecca Schleicher
- Bree Smith
Jennifer Kraus Awards and Recognitions
Kraus has won regional Emmy Awards for Investigative Reporting and Business & Consumer Reporting, Tennessee Associated Press Awards for Consumer Reporting, two National Headliner Awards for Consumer Reporting, two National Press Club Awards for Consumer Reporting, a national Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigating Reporting, and she has been honored twice by the national American Legion with its Fourth Estate Award.
Parents | Family
Kraus was born and brought up in the United States, however, information concerning her parents and siblings is not yet verified, we will therefore not talk about them for now.
Jennifer Kraus Age
Kraus’s age is not available in the public domain so far, but she seems to be about 50 years old.
Husband
Kraus is married but has preferred keeping her personal life private and for this, not much is known about her husband. She is blessed with 4 children and when she is free she enjoys reading, cooking, zumba, and running. She’s completed four Country Music Marathon half-marathons. Further, she owns 3 rescue dogs Charlie, Remy, and Willie.
Jennifer Kraus Salary
Kraus’s salary ranges between $20,000 and $55,000.
Net Worth
Kraus has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million. Her primary source of income is working as a Journalist.
Social Media Platforms
Kraus is very active on social media i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. She has 576 followers on Instagram, over 46k followers on Facebook, and 6.8k followers on Twitter.
Jennifer Kraus Height
Kraus stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 7 inches tall.
Quick Facts About Jennifer
- Age: Even after thorough research we were unable to establish Kraus’s current age as this is information she has preferred to keep private
- Marital Status: Kraus has preferred keeping her personal life private and for this, not much is known about her relationship status
- Net Worth: She has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million and $5 Million
- Salary: Kraus receives an estimated annual salary of between $20, 000 and $50, 000
- Nationality: She is American
- Height: Kraus stands at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches