Kaity Tong Biography
Kaity Tong is a Chinese-born American journalist and reporter and news anchor in New York City since 1981. All the while, she gained fame by moving up her career.
Tong participated Bryn Mawr High School where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. She later joined Stanford University for a doctoral program in Chinese and Japanese literature.
Long began her career in 1976 working as a reporter for KPIX-Tv in San Francisco until 1979. She then became the co-anchor of newscasts for KCPA-TV in Sacramento, California in December 1979. In 1981, she moved to New York-based WABC-TV and within two years, she moved on to become a co-anchor of the station’s 5 pm and 11 pm news. At first, she co-hosted alongside Tom Snyder and later with Ernie Anastos.
In 1986, Kaity moved to the 6pm news, spinning the anchor’s chair with John Johnson alongside Bill Beutel after Roger Grimsby was fired. At the same time, she co-anchored the 11 p.m. broadcast with Anastos until he left the station for WCBS in 1989. Eventually, Tong became the sole anchor of the 11 p.m. news and Beutel took on her solo anchor role on the 6 p.m. broadcast.
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In 1984, she appeared as herself, reporting on the defection of the Soviet circus artist played by Robin Williams in the feature film Moscow on the Hudson. Kaity has also hosted television shows and movies like Spider-Man, City Hall, Marci X, and Night Falls in Manhattan.
After her dismissal by WABC-TV in 1991, Tong was replaced by Susan Roesgen. However, in early 1992, she joined WPIX as the station’s main female anchor, and she is there to this day.
In addition, Tong became the first woman to be honored by Rotary International and also to receive a Star Award from the New York Women’s Agenda. Furthermore, she won a Distinguished Woman Award from the Chinese-American Planning Council.
Kaity Tong Age
How old is Kaity Tong? tongue It is 74 years from July 2021. Is it over there he was born about July 23, 1947, in Qingdao, China. Furthermore, she celebrates her birthday every July 23rd and her birth sign is Cancer.
When Tong was four years old, she moved with her family to the United States of America. She is of American nationality, possessing an Asian ethnicity.
Kaity Tong Family
tongue is father’s daughter Jorge Tong, it’s mom Anita Tong. She has an uncle named Hollington K. Tong. However, she has not disclosed any other details about her family. Therefore, it is unknown whether she has siblings or not.
Kaity Tong’s Husband
Kaity It is married for the husband Patrick Callahan and they are yet to have children. However, from her marriage to Robert Long, Tong has a son, Philip Long. Long and Kaity divorced on September 25, 2009.
Kaity Tong’s height
Tong stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Kaity Tong Net Worth
tongue have an estimate net worth of US$ 4.5 million. His income is mainly attributed to his successful career as a journalist and reporter.
Kaity Tong Salary
By the time tongue was fired by WPIX, she received a annual salary of US$ 750,000. However, his salary was not disclosed after his return.
