Tashara Parker Biography
Tashara Parker is an American Emmy award-winning traffic anchor and reporter who is working at WFAA. She has been serving as a morning traffic anchor and reporter at WFAA since she joined the station in 2019.
Tashara Parker Career
She is historically recognized as the first black woman to anchor CBS affiliate KYTX’s primetime evening newscasts. Later on, Tyler who is a Texas anchor was commended for her coverage of the 2017 Van Zandt County and 2019 Alto tornadoes. In addition, she has also written two high-profile executions of which she wrote and executive produced the majority of the content.
Furthermore, her work has been identified as progression and innovation producing both civic and social impact. Over the years, she has worked at College Station’s NBC affiliate KAGS News where she served as an evening anchor and reporter, and at Houston’s KTRK where she worked behind the scenes.
In addition, she has also worked at KBTX, the CBS affiliate in Bryan, Texas, as well as Comcast Sportsnet Chicago, an ABC affiliate. Tashara delivered firsthand reporting of the Chicago district closings of 54 elementary schools while she was a master’s degree candidate in Chicago. In addition, she also co-authored and produced an in-depth exploration of the ‘Decline of Inner-City High School Athletic Championships’ in Chicago thereafter.
As of the moment, she has been titled a community-focused storyteller for her efforts in highlighting organizations and people who have been underrepresented and misrepresented in mainstream media. In addition, she uses her platform to volunteer ample time to numerous organizations such as; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
She began a global conversation in October 2020, after backlash for a natural bun hairstyle she wore on-ai. She has an original series called Rooted that discusses the taboo subject of Black hair and professionalism within the workplace, with many of DFW’s prominent leaders as the central focus of the interview. Rooted airs on the ABC network affiliate WFAA.
The Dallas Weekly honored her as the Best Broadcast Journalist as she has garnered over 162,000 followers across her multiple social media platforms and is a respected influencer thought leader. Parker attended Texas A&M University where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications. She has also studied at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois where she earned a master’s degree in journalism.
Tashara Parker Age
Parker is 33 years old as of 2021. She was born on September 2, 1988, in Houston, Texas, United States. She celebrates her birthday on the 2nd of September every year.
Tashara Parker Height
Parker stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Tashara Parker Family
Parker has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Parker has any siblings.
Tashara Parker Husband
Parker is very private about her personal life therefore it is not known if she is in any relationship. There are also no rumors of her being in any past relationship with anyone.
Tashara Parker Children
Parker has not been blessed with children.
Tashara Parker Salary
Parker earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.
Tashara Parker Net Worth
Parker has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through being a traffic anchor and reporter.
Tashara Parker Weight Loss
There is no information about Parker’s weight loss however, this information will be updated when available.
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