Mark Curtis Biography
Mark Curtis ( born Mark Corrigan Curtis ) is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, author, and political analyst who presently works as an anchor for 12News at 5, 6, and 10 with Caribe Devine and as the Nexstar Media Group’s Chief Political Reporter in West Virginia.
Mark Curtis 12News | Wikipedia
Mark made his first on-air appearance in the Valley in June 1980. In those days, Mark covered sports for 12 News all throughout the country. At 5, 6, and 10 p.m., he now co-anchors 12 News with Caribe Devine. Mark has been a member of Team 12 for over two decades. He is a renowned journalist who has won 13 Emmys, a Murrow, and two Best Anchor AP awards over his career. He worked at the station until 1987 when he and his pregnant wife Abby moved to Minneapolis.
Mark Curtis Career
He is a multi-award-winning journalist who has won 13 Emmys, a Murrow, and two AP awards for Best Anchor over his career. In June 1980, Mark made his first appearance on the Valley’s airwaves. Mark used to travel around the world for 12 News, reporting on sports. He worked at the station until 1987, when he and his expectant wife, Abby, packed their belongings and relocated to Minneapolis. He covered the 1987 World Series for the Minnesota Twins as the Sports Editor for KSTP, an ABC station. Mark went to St. Louis after three years in the Twin Cities, where he worked as a leading sportsman and a play-by-play basketball announcer at St. Louis University.
Throughout his career, he has covered numerous major events, including two World Series and five Olympic Games, including Sochi. From the democratic primaries to the inaugurations, Mark has been closely involved with 12 News’ election coverage. President Donald Trump flew to the nation’s capital after being elected in 2016. Curtis hosted the special coverage of Senator John McCain’s burial from Washington, D.C. in 2018. Mark is most pleased with his story Being Rachel, which chronicles Valley’s personal transformation from a guy to his actual self — a woman. Mark attended the University of Georgia and received his bachelor’s degree from the American University. The Sun Devils cast a pall on it.
Curtis is best known for his 15 years as a reporter and anchor at KTVU-TV2, a former Cox Media Group station and FOX affiliate in the San Francisco Bay Area. From 1993 to 1999, he worked for Cox-owned stations as Chief Washington, D.C. Correspondent, Morning News co-anchor from 1999 to 2007, and as a freelance reporter and political analyst for the remainder of the 2008 campaign, traveling from Iowa and New Hampshire in January to South Dakota and Montana in June. For KTVU, he also covered both party conventions. In the Bay Area, he was also a host of Comcast Newsmakers.
Curtis began his career as a weekend evening news anchor and Chief Political Reporter at WLNE-TV ABC6 in Providence, Rhode Island, in January 2010. He went on to anchor the ABC affiliate’s morning and evening newscasts on weekdays and at 5 p.m. on weeknights. He also filled in for former Providence mayor and ABC6 News On the Record’s main political analyst Vincent “Buddy” Cianci on the weekend public affairs show ABC6 News On the Record. Curtis covered various events surrounding the 2012 US presidential election during his time at ABC6, including the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, and the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also worked as a reporter for all of WLNE’s sister stations (WOI-DT in Des Moines, Iowa, and WHBF-TV in Rock Island, Illinois).
Mark Curtis Age
How old is Mark? Curtis is 62 years old as of 2021. He was born in 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is however not known when he celebrates his birthday.
Mark Curtis Education
Curtis received his B.A. in Broadcast Communication from Marquette University in 1981, an A.S. in Computer Studies from the Community College of Rhode Island in 2016, an M.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Florida in 1986, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga, California (2012). He has given guest lectures at a number of universities and is currently an Adjunct Communication Lecturer at Rhode Island College.
Mark Curtis Nationality | Ethnicity
What ethnicity is Curtis? he belongs to the white ethnicity/heritage. Mark was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. He holds American nationality and citizenship by birth.
Mark Curtis Height
Curtis’s height is not yet disclosed, however, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping updating this information once it is out.
Mark Curtis Family
Curtis grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was born and raised. Curtis is the son of notable Milwaukee physician Dr. William C. Curtis, M.D., and the late Mary Beth Curtis. He is one of seven siblings.
Mark Curtis Wife | Married
Curtis has a wife named Abby. The pair married on February 2, 1985, and they have two children, Alexandra Curtis and Patrick Curtis. All three of his children, as well as his wife Abby, attended ASU. Mark enjoys golfing and vegetable gardening in his spare time. The family lives in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States of America.
Mark Curtis Daughter
Alexandra Curtis (born December 19, 1991), her daughter, is an American beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Rhode Island in 2015. In September 2015, she competed for the Miss America 2016 crown and finished outside the Top 15. Miss World America 2017 named Curtis 4th Runner-Up. Under the title of Miss Rhode Island, she competed for Miss Earth USA 2019 and placed in the Top 12. Miss Rhode Island Earth 2020 participated in the virtual version of Miss Earth USA 2020 in 2020. She was dubbed Miss Earth USA Eco 2020 after placing in the top five.
Mark Curtis Salary
How much does She earn? Curtis earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Mark Curtis Net Worth
Curtis’ net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million, based on his work as an author and political analyst.
Mark Curtis Author
Curtis released his debut book, a first-person account of the historic 2008 Presidential campaign, in January 2009. Nimble Books, LLC released “Age of Obama: A Reporter’s Journey with Clinton, McCain, and Obama in the Making of the President 2008” on January 20, 2009, to coincide with Barack Obama’s inauguration. The book was a nominee in the Non-Fiction Narrative category and received an International Book Award in the Current Events: Political/Social category in 2010.
Mark Curtis Awards
The Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist has received 13 Emmys, a Murrow, and two AP awards for Best Anchor throughout his career. Mark made his first air appearance in the Valley in June 1980.
