Casey Wheeless Biography
Casey Wheeless is an Emmy Award-winning Journalist working at WVLT-TV in Knoxville, TN as the Evening News Anchor. She joined the station in July 2013 after working for WXIX-TV.
Casey Wheeless Education
Wheeless pursued her bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in mass communications at the University of Kentucky. While at the university, she worked for Texas Monthly Magazine in Austin, Texas. Further, she worked as an anchor, reporter, and producer for ESPN-U and the UK Student News Network.
Casey Wheeless Career
Wheeless works for the WVLT-TV Channel 8 Masthead and reports as an evening anchor along with Ted Hall. She started working at the station in the middle of the year 2013 as an anchor and reporter for the station and later was upgraded to an evening anchor in September 2023. Notably, she has been awarded the Emmy and Associated Press awards making her recognized by many as a credible journalist.
Before her stint in Tennessee, Wheeless was a reporter for the local news at the WXIX-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio. Also, she was a weekday Co-anchor, Producer, and Reporter at WBKO-TV in Bowling Green, KY from Jun 2011 to Jul 2013. She was supposed to compose and present the ten o’clock newscast.
Further, she highlighted a story that touched on emotions such as anger, fear, shame, and disappointment as she narrated the life tragedy that a Knox County woman died waiting for an ambulance. Wheeless also finds fun in hiking a trail within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Casey Wheeless Age
Wheeless was born on the 7th of December 1988 in Texas, and raised in Ohio. Therefore, she celebrates her birthday on December 7 every year and is 34 years old as of 2023.
Casey Wheeless Height
Wheeless stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Casey Wheeless Family
Wheeless is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeless. However, it is not known if she has any siblings.
Casey Wheeless Husband
Casey is happily married to Tyler Bailey. She got married to her husband on June 22, 2019, at Grace Lutheran Church in Knoxville.
Casey Wheeless’s Net Worth
Wheeless has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a Journalist.
Casey Wheeless Salary
Wheeless earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500 while working at WVLT-TV as an Evening News Anchor.
Casey WVLT-TV
Wheeless works at WVLT-TV where she works alongside other famous WVLT-TV anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;
- Harry Sullivan
- Evan Lasek
- Lexi Lepof
- Sam Luther
- Whitney Turner
- Jacob Durham
- Rick Russo