Fred Shropshire Biography
Fred Shropshire is an American Emmy award-winning journalist who serves at WCNC, as the main evening anchor alongside Sarah French for the 5, 6, and 11 p.m. newscast. He majored in journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he was named a prestigious Nelson Benton Lecturer in 2006.
Fred Shropshire Career
He began his journalism career at WTCI-TV in New Bern, North Carolina, and has since worked at WGN-TV in Chicago and WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. During his time at WCNC, he had over a dozen sit-down interviews with then-Senator Barack Obama during his historic first presidential campaign. He’s also hunted down a number of tropical storms, including Hurricane Ike, which hit Galveston, Texas.
Furthermore, the reporter covered big events such as Michael Jackson’s funeral in Los Angeles, the Jena Six Rally in Louisiana, and the 2005 World Series in Chicago. He covered a number of important North Carolina stories while at WXII, including the arrest of Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph, the Air Midwest Flight 5481 plane crash, the Kinston chemical plant explosion, and the kidnapping of Jennifer Short.
He majored in journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill, where he was named a prestigious Nelson Benton Lecturer in 2006. He’s also a past board member of Charlotte Pride Magazine’s PEEP (Pride Entrepreneur Education Program), which gives out scholarships and supports education among young people aged 16 to 25.
Fred Shropshire Age
Shropshire likes to keep his personal life private hence he has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year he was born. It is therefore not known when he celebrates his birthday.
Fred Shropshire Height
Shropshire’s height is not yet disclosed.
Fred Shropshire Family
Shropshire 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 Fred has any siblings.
Fred Shropshire Wife
Shropshire is very private about his personal life therefore it is not known if he is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of him being in any past relationship with anyone.
Fred Shropshire Net Worth
Shropshire has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through his career as a journalist.
Fred Shropshire Salary
Shropshire earns an annual salary ranging between $ 40,000 – $ 110,500.
Fred Shropshire WCNC
Fred Shropshire works at WCNC where he works alongside other famous WCNC anchors, reporters, meteorologists, and sports anchors including;
- Ben Thompson
- Ashley Stroehlein
- Larry Sprinkle
- Eugene Robinson
- Vanessa Ruffes
- Brad Panovich
- Chris Mulcahy
- Kendall Morris
- Tanya Mendis
- Mia Atkins
- Carolyn Bruck
- Nick Carboni
- Ruby Durham
- Sarah French
- Brandon Goldner
- Briana Harper
- Lana Harris
- Chloe Leshner