Megan Newquist is a prominent journalist currently working as a morning and midday news anchor for KSTP Channel 5 and KSTC Channel 45 in St Paul, Minnesota. She joined the station in May 2009.

Previously, Newquist served for WTVQ-TV in Lexington, Kentucky as the evening anchor. Her career journey in broadcasting started at KHSL-TV in Redding, California where she got her first job as a bureau reporter. Currently, Megan anchors KSTP & KSTC morning newscasts from 4:30 to 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. newscast.

Megan Newquist Age

Megan Newquist was born on July 22 in Sacramento, California, in the United States. She is around 46 years old and celebrates her birthday every year on July 22.

Megan Newquist Height

Newquist is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 6 inches (Approx 1.68 m).

Megan Newquist Education

She attended the University of California State at Sacramento where she studied Mass Communication and Journalism.

Megan Newquist Family

Megan was brought up in Sacramento, California, USA. She has always been interested in journalism since she was young. Newquist still remembers watching the nightly news together with her parents before dinner.

Megan Newquist Husband

She is happily married to her longtime boyfriend called Josh. The duo first met at the University of California State at a fraternity party. The duo locked eyes that night and the rest has been history.

Her husband currently serves as a firefighter in Edina where they currently reside. The duo celebrated their 10-year anniversary in April 2013 and are blessed with two children, who are twins named Reed and Sophia.

Megan Newquist Children

She is a proud mother of two twin babies called Reed Michael and Sophie Rochelle. Her twin babies were born on October 20, 2011. Reed and Sophie are currently 11 years old.

Megan Newquist Salary

Megan’s annual salary is $120,443 per year. This is according to KSTP News anchors’ and reporters’ salaries.

Megan Newquist Net Worth

Newquist has an estimated net worth of $2 million.

Megan Newquist Career

In May 2009, She joined KSTP Channel 5 & KSTC Channel 45 in St Paul, Minnesota working as a morning and midday news anchor. Before that, Newquist served at WTVQ-TV in Lexington, KY as an evening news anchor for a period of five years.

Her career journey started at KHSL-TV in Redding, California where she served as a bureau reporter. While there, Megan served almost every shift serving different roles from reporter to producer to morning news anchor, and also served as the evening anchor for three years.

Currently, Megan anchors KSTP & KSTC morning newscasts from 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. In addition, She also anchors the station’s 11 a.m. newscast. Newquist obtained an Emmy for her breaking news coverage of the Minneapolis Police Officers being cleared in the shooting death of Jamar Clark in 2016.

In addition, She spent thirteen hours straight during her time in Kentucky where she anchored on the crash of Comair Flight 5191 in which 49 out of the 50 people on board were killed. As a result, the station for her coverage was honored with a National Edward R. Murrow Award.

Moreover, Newquist has volunteered with Shriner’s Hospital for Children for years, took part in Camp Achieve, and also the Shriner’s Prom. Additionally, She has also emceed various events for groups and organizations around the Twin Cities. When Megan is not busy at work, she along with her husband likes camping, renovating their home, traveling, and also cooking.

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