Jakob Brandenburg Biography

Jakob Brandenburg is an American journalist working for CBS 7 News as the co-anchor of Wake Up West Texas alongside Matthew Alvarez and Craig Stewart. Before that role, he served as the station’s sports director from July 2020 till his promotion in 2024. He joined the station in July 2018 as a reporter and was later promoted to sports anchor in August 2019.

Jakob Brandenburg Education

Brandenburg joined Baylor University in 2014 after finishing his high school education. In 2018, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and a minor in Communication. During his time in college, he worked as an intern for a summer at KXAN in Austin.

Brandenburg spent a semester in New York City as an intern for CBS Sports. While in New York City, he worked events like the Big Ten Tournament and Final Four. He worked as a reporter and writer for The Lariat student paper and was the co-founder of the student-run Baylor Lariat Radio. On the radio, he delivered live play-by-play broadcasts of Baylor football and basketball games. Also, he co-hosted a weekly sports talk show.

Jakob Brandenburg Career

Brandenburg has worked for CBS 7 News as a co-anchor of Wake Up West Texas alongside Matthew Alvarez and Craig Stewart. Before that role, he served as the station’s sports director from July 2020 till his promotion in 2024. Upon joining the station, he initially worked as a reporter and was later promoted to sports anchor in August 2019.

In 2025, Brandenburg received the Texas Association of Broadcasters Best Feature Story-Light Award for his story about a 95-year-old great-grandmother who returned to school to obtain her high school diploma. He also received Texas Association of Broadcasters Awards for “Best Sports Story” in 2023 and “Best Sportscast” in 2023 and 2024.

Brandenburg loves everything sports, particularly volleyball and football. He previously worked as the host of First Alert 7’s weekly recap show, “Friday Night Blitz.” He has broadcast many playoff games and college signings and big news stories like the COVID-19 Pandemic,the Midland-Odessa mass shooting in 2019, and severe weather. Besides his work on TV, he is a volunteer in the community, where he emcees and hosts multiple events that raise money for charity or support local youth.

Jakob Brandenburg Age

Brandenburg was born in Wisconsin, but likes to keep his personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month he was born. It is, therefore, not known when he celebrates his birthday. However, he might be in his 20s.

Jakob Brandenburg Height

Brandenburg stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 7 inches.

Jakob Brandenburg Family

Brandenburg’s family relocated to Georgetown, Texas, when he was young and has lived there ever since. Even so, he has managed to keep his personal life away from the limelight; hence, he has not disclosed any information about his parents. It is also not known if Brandenburg has any siblings.

Jakob Brandenburg Wife

Brandenburg married Amanda Lesikar in August 2019. On August 10, 2025, he shared a photo of them on his Instagram account and captioned it “Celebrating 6 years of marriage with my best friend ❤️.” He proposed to her in September 2019, as evidenced by his Instagram post on September 19, 2019, captioned “I got engaged to this beautiful woman a year ago, and we’ve already been married for a month…”

Amanda is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a Baylor University Alum. On January 6, 2020, he wished her a happy birthday via an Instagram post. The couple has 2 dogs. Although still loyal to the Packers and Badgers, he considers himself a Texan.

Jakob Brandenburg Net Worth

Brandenburg has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million, which he has earned through being a journalist.

Jakob Brandenburg Salary

Brandenburg earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.