Chad Petri Biography
Chad Petri is the weekend morning anchor and digital journalist at News 5, always with a bag packed and ready to cover news on-the-go.
Chad Petri Age
His Exact age and date of birth are still under Investigation we will update when information is available.
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Chad Petri Height
Petri stands at a fair height and has a fair body weight to match his height.
Chad Petri Daughter
The WKRG News 5 family grew overnight with the birth of anchor and reporter Chad Petri’s daughter, Destiny Lynn Petri. Chad and his wife, Amy, welcomed baby Destiny .“Mommy and baby are doing well. They are really tough ladies,” Chad posted on Facebook. Destiny is Chad and Amy’s third child. She will be loved by her big sister, Emma, and big brother, Brit.
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Chad has lived on the Gulf Coast since 2007 and since then has covered some of the biggest stories Alabama has ever witnessed. He’s seen the devastation and continuing recovery during the 2010 BP disaster. Chad spent weeks in central Alabama covering the deadly tornadoes that ravaged Tuscaloosa and the rest of the state’s midsection. He’s no stranger to sports reporting either, as he’s covered four college football national championships spanning the country in Pasadena, CA, Phoenix, AZ, New Orleans, LA and Miami, FL.
Chad is usually the guy News 5 sends when there is a story of great significance far from home. He’s a regular presence in Montgomery at the beginning and end of the Alabama legislative session.Chad is from a little suburban community halfway between Baltimore and Washington D.C. known as Ellicott City, Maryland. After graduating college, he took his first job as the chief cook and bottle washer for a five radio station cluster in Rolla, Missouri. He’s also worked in Danbury, Connecticut, Jacksonville, Florida and Sioux City, Iowa. Chad is very happy to be back where it’s above 70 degrees almost year-round.
Chad and his wife Amy have built a family and life for themselves here in the Gulf Coast region. Chad, wife Amy, son Brit and daughter Emma all live in Baldwin County.In his sparse spare time, Chad enjoys listening to podcasts, following mixed martial arts and playing with his kids. He’s always open to story ideas. You can shoot him a line in a variety of ways:
Chad Petri Destiny
One smile on social media can change your day in a heartbeat, and that’s been happening a lot on the Gulf Coast, thanks to one little girl who may be familiar to you. She is News 5’s Chad Petri’s daughter, Destiny.Chad has posted many updates about Destiny since she was born with Down Syndrome last year. She has been in and out of the hospital with health problems. Chad and Amy say most of her health problems are related to feeding. She cannot eat on her own. For months, Chad and Amy had to insert a feeding tube down her nose into her stomach.
Now, Destiny has what is called a MIC-KEY button, or a G-tube. Food goes through her abdomen directly into her stomach. Feedings are very time-consuming. She has not been able to eat regular food yet.Chad has kept the community abreast of Destiny’s progress on social media. Thousands of people have “liked” many of his posts about Destiny because she usually has a smile on her face! He says he and his family feel the love from the community.
“I think there is a lot of love out there for babies, and a child that has Downs, a child that special needs.”
Chad says his updates have been very beneficial to his family because people in the Down Syndrome community have offered advice. Amy appreciates all the support.“These people who have reached out. We wouldn’t know about them if we hadn’t posted on Facebook,” she said.
The Petris say Destiny is incredibly good-natured and happy, despite her health problems. She only cries when she is experiencing discomfort. She loves her big brother, Brit, and sister, Emma. He wants people to change their outlook about special needs children, as he has.“We are so blessed to have her. She is challenging. She is wonderful and challenging and we want to give her the best life we can.”You can follow Chad’s updates on his WKRG Chad Petri Facebook page.
Chad Petri Mobile County
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Family and friends are trying to raise money for funeral expenses following the death of a man in Chickasaw Creek last week. Family members say this is a very hard loss to take.
Tommy Stewart’s body was found in Chickasaw Creek Friday. That was nearly two days after he went diving in the creek with homemade scuba gear. Crews spent hours trying to find him. Today his family remembers Stewart as a strong sometimes stubborn man who loved to joke with his family.
“He was a very strong person, he had a good heart and everything he made bad decisions in life but that’s not what he was about he was very social, always trying to rig everything up he was a welder,” said Stewart’s daughter Ashleigh Nicole Jolly. The family is also trying to raise money for funeral expenses through both a GoFundMe page and a community fundraiser taking place next weekend.
They’ll raise money at “The Barn” on HighwChickasaw Police are investigating the case. Family members say they still haven’t determined how Stewart died.