Brian Hackney Biography
A native of Hollister, California, Brian Hackney is an Emmy award-winning American journalist and anchor. Currently, he serves as an anchor and meteorologist at CBS5 (KPIX) Television in San Francisco since 2005. In addition, the journalist has won 18 Emmy awards for best news anchor, best news reporting, best documentary, best writer as well as best weather anchor.
Additionally, he worked in Northern California for two years as a vice president of broadcast at SAG-AFTRA prior to working at KPIX-TV.
Brian Hackney Age|Birthday
Hackney was born on November 12, 1957. Therefore, he is 64 years old as of 2022 and celebrates his birthday on the 12th of November evry year.
Brian Hackney Height|Weight
Hackey’s height is 5 feet 8 inches (approximately 173 centimeters). However, Brian’s weight and other body measurements are currently unavailable to the public domain.
Brian Hackney Family
Hackney was born in Hollister, California, the United States to his parents. However, the Emmy award-winning journalist has not revealed his parent’s identities or if he has any siblings.
Brian Hackney Wife
Hackney keeps his personal life lowkey thus he has not disclosed any information about his wife or he is married. He has however not disclosed if he has any children. Moreover, there are also no rumors of Brian being in any past relationship with anyone.
Brian Hackney Education
Hackney attended California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Here, the talented journalist graduated in 1986 with two degrees in Physics and Electronic Engineering. Moreover, Brian joined UCSB in 1987. However, after one year, he left to pursue a career in journalism and served as a meteorologist, news anchor, and science editor initially at KSBY in San Luis Obispo.
Brian Hackney Career|KPIX
Hackney joined CB5 News KPIX-TV in 2005. Moreover, he currently works as an anchor, producer, and meteorologist at the station. Brian has appeared on the CBS Evening News providing live reports as a meteorologist. In addition, Hackney has appeared on Good Morning America co-hosting with Charlie Gibson and Joan Lunden.
Prior to working at KPIX-TV, Hackney worked as a vice president of broadcast at SAG-AFTRA, North Carolina from August 2015 to July 2017. Previously, the journalist worked in San Fransisco, California at KRON-TV as a news anchor and meteorologist for nine years from 1996 to 2005.
Furthermore, the Emmy award-winning journalist also served at PBS NEWTON’S APPLE in St. Paul, Minnesota from 1997 to 2001. Moreover, at PBS, Hackney hosted the national program, Emmy award-winning program on Public Broadcasting. Furthermore, he started his journalism career in San Francisco, California as a meteorologist and science editor at KGO-TV for six years from 1990 to 1996.
Brain Hackney House Fire
Hackney reported a deadly house fire on Cabrillo Street on December 23, 2019, in San Francisco where one man died in a Fatal 2-Alarm Fire.
Awards
Brian is an 18-time Emmy award winner. He won everything from Best Weather anchor to Best News Reporting to Best News Anchor and Best Documentary. Additionally, the journalist won five Emmy awards in the summer of 2013 representing more than half the total awards won by KPIX-TV.
Moreover, in 2013, Brian won two National Associated Press Mark Twain awards for Best Weathercast and Best Documentary. Additionally, the journalist has interviewed everyone from Edward Teller, Carl Sagan as well as Paul McCartney in the course of his career.
Brian Hackney’s Net Worth
Hackney’s net worth ranges between $1 million and $5 million.
