Shirley Chan Bio
Shirley Chan is an American award-winning journalist who serves as the news reporter at WPIX. She joined the WPIX team in 2016. She was raised in New York City and is excited to be reporting in her hometown. Prior to joining WPIX, Shirley worked as morning anchor at NBC Connecticut in Hartford.
One of her most difficult assignments was the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. Shirley remained on the anchor desk for hours during continuous coverage, delivering information on one of the worst mass shootings in our nation’s history. The station’s coverage was recognized with a Peabody Award.
Shirley got her start in television news at NBC’s The TODAY Show. Her time at TODAY afforded her the opportunity to travel and cover big stories of national importance including the September 11 attacks and two Olympic Games. Shirley started at NBC as an intern and worked her way up to being a producer, before leaving to embark on a successful on-air career. Shirley’s anchoring and reporting career has also earned her an Associated Press Award and four Emmy nominations.
Her first job in local news was at WWLP-TV22 in Springfield, Mass., where she was the station’s weekend anchor and investigative reporter. From Springfield, Shirley moved on to WFXT-FOX25 in Boston, where her duties included both reporting and fill-in anchoring.
Shirley enjoys the diverse nature of reporting. She may be on the frontlines of breaking news one moment, or filing an eye-opening, in-depth story the next. After enjoying over a decade at three New England broadcast outlets, she is happy to once again call NYC home.
Shirley Chan Age
Chan’s age is not known. She was born in New York in the United States of America. However she has not revealed the date, month and year she was born making it difficult to know her exact age and when she celebrates her birthday. Moreover, her zodiac sign is unknown.
Shirley Chan Height
Chan stands tall at an average height and has a moderate weight. However her exact height, weight and other body measurements are currently an available. This section will be updated as soon as the information is available.
Shirley Chan Family
Chan was born in the United States of America. However, she has not revealed any information about her family and if she has any siblings. Thus, details regarding her parents are not known including any information about her brothers or sisters.
Moreover, Chan attended and graduated from a local high school in her hometown. In addition she holds a degree in journalism from a certain University in the USA which name has not been disclosed.
Shirley Chan Husband
Chan is happily married to her lovely husband Kevin Chan. However nothing much is known about them since she is very secretive when it comes to her family. We will update more details about them as soon as we discover any relevant information about them.
Shirley Chan Salary
Chan earns an annual salary ranging between $31,300 to $92,500 from her career as the news reporter at WPIX.
Shirley Chan Net worth
Chan has an estimated net worth of between $1 million and $5 million as of 2023. Her main source of income is her successful career as a journalist.