Doug Kolk Biography
Doug Kolk is an American journalist currently working as a general assignment reporter at KTLA 5 in Los Angeles, California. Kolk worked as a reporter at KFMB-TV in San Diego for five years.
Doug Kolk Career
Doug worked for his father’s manufacturing firm in the Bronx, New York, after college, before joining WICZ-TV in Binghamton, New York. He then worked for WBBH-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, as a traffic anchor, and then spent five years working in San Diego for KFMB-TV.
Doug studied and graduated from Hofstra University and is a self-proclaimed concert-going fool. He loves taking advantage of all the awesome live music venues this city provides in his free time. “He also enjoys spending time with his family, including his southern California niece and nephew.
Doug Kolk Age
Kolk 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.
Doug Kolk Height
Kolk stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches.
Doug Kolk Family
Kolk 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 Kolk has any siblings.
Doug Kolk Wife
Kolk is married to Natalie Deese Kolk. He has not shared much information about his family. It is also not known if he has any children.
Doug Kolk Net Worth
Kolk has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his career as a general assignment reporter.
Doug Kolk Salary
Kolk earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Doug Kolk Cardi B
Kolk aired a segment about the reactions of celebrities to the demonstrations over the murder of George Floyd. A clip from a video posted by Cardi B was included on the channel, with reporter Doug Kolk writing, “rapper Cardi B used her massive platform to promote the violence.”
She came after KTLA and Kolk for misrepresenting her words after fans pointed this out to Cardi herself on Twitter. “KTLA SUCK MY DICK. I’m not promoting violence in promoting the PROTEST,” she tweeted. “@DougKolk why your no lip square head having ass ain’t put the part where I said to vote? Your cottage cheese breath-having bitch. Why don’t you post how a conservative Christian Trump supporter posts my address and encourage people to loot my home (which by the way he going to jail)?” In response, Kolk eventually tweeted, “I apologize to @iamcardib if I took her words out of context,”
“I respect her for using her platform to connect with people during these difficult times and it was wrong of me to not let her full voice be heard. I will make sure that is corrected during my next segment.”
“I made the mistake of interpreting her post strictly on a surface level, and I knew I was wrong when the tweets started rolling in,”
Doug Kolk KTLA 5 News
Kolk works at KTLA 5 News where he works alongside other famous KTLA 5 News anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;
- Ellina Abovian
- Frank Buckley
- Liberté Chan
- Samantha Cortese
- Dayna Devon
- Henry DiCarlo
- Kaj Goldberg
- Jennifer Gould
- Steve Hartman
- Kirk Hawkins
- Vera Jimenez
- Mark Kriski
- David Pingalore
- Christina Pascucci
- Lu Parker
The table below answers some of the frequently asked questions about Kolk.
| Who is Kolk? | He is an American journalist currently working as a general assignment reporter |
| Age | Not Available |
| Height | 6 feet 2 inches |
| Spouse | Natalie Deese Kolk. |
| Salary | $40,000 – $ 110,500 |
| Net Worth | $1 Million – $5 Million |