Corey McPherrin Biography
Corey McPherrin is the morning news anchor for WFLD TV in Chicago. He is the former host of Good Day Chicago. Additionally, McPherrin is active in the journalism field for more than 42 years. Previously, he worked as a sportscaster and was a lead sports anchor for the WBBM-TV.
McPherrin began his broadcasting career in 1977 at a television station in Davenport, Iowa. He later worked for TV stations in Quincy, Illinois, New Orleans, Denver, and Atlanta. McPherrin is a 1977 graduate of Butler University where he serves as a member of the school’s board of trustees.
Corey McPherrin Family | Wife
McPherrin was a married man but is now divorced. He and his ex-wife, Sally have two children, Jack and Margaret. As per reports, the McPherrins divorced in June 2016 after twenty years of marriage. At the present moment, Corey is enjoying his single life and it seems that he has a close relationship with his daughter.
He often takes his daughter, Margaret to sports games, vacations, and award ceremonies. Corey with his children lives near Chicago’s North Side. In October 2016, Corey and his ex-wife sold their 5,450-square-foot house in Lake View neighborhood’s Southport Corridor area for $2.35 Million.
Corey McPherrin Age
He was born on March 10, 1955, in Markham, Illinois, the United States, under the birth sign of Pisces. He graduated from Hillcrest High School in Country Club Hills, Illinois. Later, McPherrin earned a bachelor’s degree in radio and television from Butler University in Indianapolis. He is 64 years old as of 2019.
Corey McPherrin Height | Body Measurements
McPherrin is a man of average stature as he stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches ( 1.79 m). He has a body weight of 165 lbs (approx. 75 kg). To maintain his physique, McPherrin regularly works out a minimum of 45 minutes per day.
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In 1984, he joined WABC-TV in New York City and became WABC’s top sports anchor in 1986. He was on hand for the epic 16 innings long sixth game of the 1986 National League Championship Series between the New York Mets and Houston Astros. Although the Astros wound up being eliminated following their 7-6 loss to the Mets in Game 6, Astros’ ace pitcher Mike Scott was still named the NLCS’ Most Valuable Player. McPherrin interviewed Scott following the trophy presentation.
During the late 1980s, he delivered in-game updates during ABC’s Monday Night Baseball and Thursday Night Baseball broadcasts. During the first season of ESPN Sunday Night Football (1987), the very first game of the package, between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, had WABC (the American Broadcasting Company’s flagship station out of New York City) produce a completely separate telecast from ESPN’s (rather than an over-the-air station simply simulcasting ESPN’s broadcast in the competing teams’ home markets).
The reason behind this was that WABC’s union contract at the time, prohibited non-union workers, such as those at ESPN, from producing live events for WABC. As such, McPherrin would provide play-by-play while Monday Night Football’s Frank Gifford and Lynn Swann would serve as his color commentators.
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In 1991, McPherrin joined WBBM-TV in Chicago as the station’s main sports anchor. He remained in that role until 1995, when he was bumped from being WBBM’s lead sports anchor by the arrival of Tim Weigel. McPherrin then chose to leave WBBM-TV and join WFLD-TV in Chicago as its lead sports anchor. In July 2010, it was announced that McPherrin had been promoted to host Good Day Chicago weekdays from (7 a.m-10 a.m.).
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McPherrin moved to FOX 32 in 1995 where he now co-anchors FOX 32 News at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. He previously served as the sports anchor for “Fox Chicago News at Nine” and also co-hosted the Bears pre-game show “Fox Kickoff Sunday,” as well as the Sunday night sports wrap-up show, “The Final Word.” During his 16 years at FOX 32 Chicago, McPherrin’s earned five Emmy awards.
Corey McPherrin Salary | Net Worth
Corey McPherrinn has a net worth of over $1.5 million as of 2019. As a morning news reporter in WFLD-TV, he earns an annual salary of over $42,000. The average salary for news a reporter on Fox Network is around $46,000 per year.
Corey McPherrin Illness
In 2017, McPherrin underwent surgery to replace an aortic valve and part of his aorta that had become enlarged. He reportedly told friends he was born with a faulty valve or developed it early in life, and had been monitoring his condition for decades. The time to fix it was now, he told them.
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After finalizing his divorce, McPherrin and his former wife, Sally McPherrin, in October 2016, sold their former matrimonial home. The property was a four-bedroom, 5,450-square-foot Arts and Crafts-style house in the Lakeview neighborhood’s Southport Corridor area for $2.35 million.
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