Bianca Castro Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Bianca Castro is an American journalist and news anchor and health reporter for NBC 5 Dallas Fort Worth.

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Best Known For:The television program NBC 5 First at Four

Breakthrough:Established her television reporting career at KWTX in Waco in 2004

10 Quick Facts About Bianca Castro

Full Name: Bianca Castro
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program NBC 5 First at Four
Current Role: News anchor and health reporter
Current Employer: NBC 5 Dallas Fort WORTH
Place of Birth: California, United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3 children
Specialization: Journalist, News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and Investigative Journalist

Bianca Castro Age

Bianca Castro's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended Baylor University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts.

Baylor University
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Period: Graduated in 2003

Career & Work

Bianca Castro's career includes news and reporting roles with KXAS-TV / NBC 5, a television station and WFTV.

Organization: KXAS-TV / NBC 5

Role: News anchor and health reporter

Period: 2014–present

Details: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas

Organization: WFTV

Role: Anchor, reporter and investigative journalist

Period: 2010–2014

Details: Orlando, Florida · Anchored news and reported investigative stories, including coverage of the Trayvon Martin case and public accountability investigations.

Organization: KRIS-TV

Role: Anchor and reporter

Period: 2006–2010

Details: Corpus Christi, Texas

Organization: KWTX-TV

Role: Anchor and reporter

Period: 2004–2006

Details: Waco, Texas · Worked in local television news covering a wide range of community and national stories.

Rise to Fame

Bianca Castro rose to prominence for her role on the television show NBC 5 First at Four.

Notable Works

TV Show: NBC 5 First at Four (Co-anchor, 2014-present) — NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth afternoon news program

Notable Coverage

Trayvon Martin shooting - WFTV - 2012 - Contributed to the station's reporting on the nationally prominent Florida shooting case
North Texas health and medical issues - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth - Reports on medical research, treatment developments and health issues affecting North Texas residents

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Award — NATAS — Reporting excellence in the North Texas region.

Bianca Castro Family & Relationships

Bianca Castro is married. She has 3 children.

Lesser Known Facts

Castro was born in California and grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Her investigative reporting at WFTV helped prompt the resignation of officials responsible for public employment-assistance funds.
She is fluent in Spanish and has experience reporting in Spanish.
Before returning to North Texas, she worked in Waco, Corpus Christi and Orlando.