Carrie Sharp Biography
May 2023, marks 25 years since Carrie Sharp embarked on a journey to become a journalist. Many discouraged her but her longevity as a dependable anchor and reporter has silenced the naysayers. She does not look like stopping any time soon. Carrie is still as energetic and passionate as she was when she began. She serves as a news anchor for News Channel 5. In her long career, she has worked in News at 5 in WNEM and WAVE 3 News. She is excellent at storytelling, reporting, and writing articles.
Personal Details
She is 44 or 45 years old. Sharp grew up with a passion for journalism. When an opportunity showed up, she took it and ran away with it. She is also married to Doug Sharp and together they have two boys. The family has a mutual inclination for sports, which Doug and Carrie also had in their teenage years. Carries was an active athlete and her husband was a professional bobsledder. However, they have switched their career. Carrie is now a journalist while her husband is a Chiropractor.
Her desire to become a journalist led her to the University of Louisville where she did a degree in communications. In her sophomore, she got an internship opportunity at WAVE 3. She worked her way up through graduation and rose up the ranking levels until she became an anchor. She worked at the station for 11 years, covering extensively investigative issues that earned her two Emmy awards.
Career
In 2010, the family moved to Michigan. Carrie landed an opportunity at WNEM TV5 News. Like in her previous employment, she worked hard contributing majorly to providing digital content and raising the dominance and influence level of the station.
After 5 years, she moved to Nashville where she currently works as a News anchor alongside Vicki Yates. Sharp has covered elections, crime, extreme weather conditions, and events that shaped the history of Americans. Carrie has covered big stories like the interview with Musacchio, the executive director of the Tennessee Catholic Conference, where they talked about vouchers from a private school perspective. She has also covered an interesting story where war veterans fight trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder through music. Sharp has also covered the story of a 14-year-old who embarked on his entrepreneurial journey by cleaning cans at Wilson County.
She continues to be an inspiration to a younger generation looking on to her. Carrie has registered success and the ability to overcome challenges. She is also an inspiration to women seeking to balance motherhood and career roles.
Being a long-serving journalist, she is one of the highest-paid anchors. Her annual salary could be approximately $100,000. Carrie Sharp can be considered a veteran journalist alongside the likes of Jawan Strader and Patricia Boal.
Summary of Personal Details
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Religion: Christian
Age: 44 or 45
Marital Status: Marriage
Children: 0
Occupation: Anchor
Height: approx 5 feet and 5 inches
Salary: approx $90,000
