Frank Buckley KTLA, Bio, Age, Parents, Children, Wife, Interviews, Salary and Net Worth

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Frank Buckley Biography

Frank Buckley is an American journalist who currently anchors KTLA’s signature broadcast, L.A.’s No.1-rated KTLA 5 Morning News weekday from 7-11 a.m. He is also the host/executive producer of the weekly TV show and podcast, Frank Buckley Interviews, airing on weekends on KTLA and also available on YouTube, KTLA + app, and all available as an audio podcast. He joined KTLA in June 2005 from CNN.

Frank also co-anchors Inside California Politics, which is seen statewide across California TV stations including KTLA in Los Angeles, KRON4 in San Francisco, and Fox5 in San Diego.

Frank Buckley Age

Frank is 58 years old as of the year 2022, he was born on 9 February 1964, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America. His birthday is on February 9th of every year. He is an American by nationality and he belongs to the white ethnicity.

Frank Buckley Height

Frank has not shared his exact height with the public. However, this section will be updated as soon as the information regarding his exact height is available.

Frank Buckley Education

Frank attended his high school education at 29 Palms, California. He then attended California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California. He later attended the University of Southern California (USC) and graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and history.

Frank Buckley Parents

Frank was born by his parents at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. His parents are Toshiko Buckley (mother) and his father Billy Joe Buckley. His dad was a hospital corpsman in the US Navy and met Frank’s mother who would become his wife while on a posting in Yokosuka, Japan.

Frank’s father worked for the US Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) in Washington, D.C.,where the first two years of his existence (BUMED). Frank and his parents traveled to Japan in 1966. The USS Mars, which was stationed off the coast of Vietnam, was where his father had been posted.

In 1969, he returned to the United States, settling with his family at the Sand Point Naval Air Station in Seattle, Washington. Frank had forgotten how to speak Japanese by 1973, and his father had been given another posting there. The family moved back to the United States in 1976, this time to 29 Palms, California, where Frank attended high school.

Frank Buckley Wife

Frank is married to his lovely wife Elena Pearce who is a native of London and Milan. The couple married on May 13, 1995, in a spectacular wedding attended by a few guests and family members. Together the duo shares two grown-up children. Frank and his family reside in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Frank Buckley Children

Frank together with his wife are blessed with two grown-up children; Ben Buckley and Sebastian Buckley. However, he has not disclosed the ages of his children. We are keeping tabs and will update you once this information is available.

Frank Buckley Salary

Frank earns an average annual salary of $72,860, but the range typically falls between $58,440 and $96,102. This is according to KTLA anchor/reporter salaries in Los Angeles, California. However, their salaries vary mainly according to the level of seniority of the journalist in question. Frank of course has experience of over three decades as a reporter and would earn an amount far more than the average. We will keep tabs and update his exact salary once it is available in the public domain.

Frank Buckley Net Worth

Frank’s net worth is estimated to be in the range of $1 Million – $5 Million as of 2022. He has accumulated his fortunes through his primary source of income as a broadcast journalist and in the other businesses he has invested in.

Frank Buckley KTLA

Buckley is an American journalist who currently anchors KTLA’s signature broadcast, L.A.’s No.1-rated KTLA 5 Morning News every Monday through Friday from 7-11 a.m. He is also the host/executive producer of the weekly TV show and podcast, Frank Buckley Interviews, airing on weekends on KTLA and also available on YouTube, KTLA + app, and all available as an audio podcast. He joined KTLA in 2005 from CNN where he had been a national correspondent.

While at CNN, he was entrusted to report breaking news, encourage and report on governmental issues, and long-structure undertaking announcing.

Prior to KTLA and CNN, Frank reported for KCAL-TV situated in Los Angeles, California (1992-1999). While at KCAL, the reporter circulated an assortment of stories including; the Oklahoma City bombarding, the OJ Simpson preliminary, the handover of Hong Kong to China, and so on. WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, N.C., and at KESQ-TV in Palm Springs. In addition, Frank has filled in as a creator and writer at the Los Angeles Times and The Detroit News.

Frank frequently volunteers his time to local charities and has sat on the boards of the Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and JDRF (previously known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). He participated in the Japanese American Leadership Delegation to Japan in 2006 and is a member of an organization that promotes people-to-people diplomacy and the  U.S.-Japan Council. He speaks conversational Japanese. He is also a member of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Frank Buckley Filipino, Nationality

Frank is an American by nationality and he belongs to the white ethnicity. He was born in Bethesda, Maryland United States to an English father and a Japanese Mom.

Frank Buckley Mother

His mother is known as Toshiko Buckley and is Japanese. His dad was a hospital corpsman in the US Navy and met Frank’s mother who would become his wife while on a posting in Yokosuka, Japan.

What happened to Frank Buckley

For KTLA, Frank traveled to Japan in March 2011 and covered the tsunami and earthquake that ravaged Sendai. Frank has also covered a terror plot from London and from Tehran, Iran for KTLA as well as the presidential election.

Frank Buckley Interviews

Buckley Interviews airs on weekends on KTLA and is also available on YouTube and all podcast platforms. In 2019, Frank Buckley Interviews was nominated for a Los Angeles Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Award. In 2020, the show was nominated for an Emmy Award.

Frank Buckley Body Measurements and Facts

  • Full Name: Frank Buckley
  • Career / Profession: Journalism
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: White
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight
  • Age: 58 years old as of the year 2022
  • Zodiac Sign: Under Review
  • Date of Birth: 9 February 1964
  • Place of Birth: Bethesda, Maryland
  • Birthday: February 9th
  • Body Measurements: Under Review
  • Height: Under Review
  • Weight: Under Review
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Wife/Spouse: Elena Pearce
  • Children: Ben Buckley and Sebastian Buckley
  • Net Worth: Estimated to be in the range of $1 Million – $5 Million as of 2022
  • Salary: Average annual salary of $72,860

Where does Frank Buckley live

Frank resides in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

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