Keith Edwards Biography
Keith Edwards is an American award-winning anchor/reporter. He works as the ‘Live at Five’ anchor at WQOW News 18. Over his career, he and his team have won a number of awards and honors for the superb work they have done in broadcast journalism. He has worked in a number of roles with other stations before he joined WQOW News 18 as an anchor.
Keith Edwards Early Life
Keith Edwards was born and raised in the small village of Lake Haille. He attended the Chippewa Falls Schools. It was here that he started pursuing a career in broadcast. As a child, he did several part-time jobs. It was through these jobs that he became a better reporter. These jobs include; working in his parents’ burial vault business, stocking soda machines, flooding ice skating rinks, digging graves, cemetery maintenance, sears order taker among many others.
Keith Edwards Family
He is married to an unknown woman. Together, the couple has two children, Kevin, pursuing a masters degree in Biology Education, and Carrie, pursuing studied to become a veterinarian. One of the things he enjoys most in his free time is spending time with the family. He also likes the company of his friends and relaxing at his cabin in northern Wisconsin.
Keith Edwards Career
Keith’s career started off as a Disc Jockey in Tomahawk. He spent a significant amount of time working with a couple of radio stations in Neisville. After this, he went to the Chippewa Valley back in 1981. He then joined WAXX-WAYY as a reporter and anchor. After a while in this role, he was promoted to news director. He spent about 15 years working there. After this, he joined B-95/Moose Country/Z-100/Rock 92.1 as a reporter/anchor for its news staff.
For a time spanning about 18 years, Keith also took on a part-time role as a correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Over the years, Keith Edwards has covered a vast majority of stories and topics. Through this, he has won a number of awards for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.
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