Dennis House Biography

Dennis House is an American Emmy-Award-winning journalist and a political show moderator. He was born in New England and raised in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. He worked at  Channel 3/ WFSB as co-anchor in  Eyewitness News at 5 p.m., 6. and also as the host of moderator for its “Face the State” Sunday news and politics program, has been at the station since 1992. 

House was named one of the “12 Most Influential People” by Hartford Magazine. He has traveled broadly to cover breaking news events and find the Connecticut angle for the viewers at home. On September 11, 2001, he reported living from lower Manhattan talking with Connecticut survivors of the terrorist attack on New York. Eight and a half years earlier, he reported live from the World Trade Center after it was attacked the first time by terrorists using a truck bomb.

He announced his departure on Tuesday 1st September, as he celebrated his 28th anniversary at the station, sharing a tweet comparing his current headshot to a younger photo and joking that he was “14″ when he started at WFSB. Before joining WFSB, Before coming to Hartford, he held anchor, reporter, and assignment manager positions in Providence; Manchester, N.H.; Rockford, Ill. and Grand Rapids, Michs. He has not revealed his next move or where he will be going.

The veteran news anchor, Dennis House, and his wife Kara Sundlun reside in Hartford with their two children. House and Sundlun are involved with local charitable organizations and have helped launch the Denise D’Ascenzo Foundation, named for House’s longtime co-anchor and best friend who died in December.

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10 Facts About Dennis House

1. Name: Dennis House
2. Age: 55 years old as of 2019
3. Birthday: 11 September
4. Height: Average
5. Weight: Moderate
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Emmy-Award-winning journalist ,Political show moderator
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: $33,774 – $112,519
10. Networth: $80, 000

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Dennis House Leaving WFSB

Dennis House announced he is leaving WFSB station on Tuesday, 1st Sept 2020, after nearly three decades. House said in a joint statement with WFSB posted on his website, “Words cannot express how grateful I am to have served the great state of Connecticut as a journalist for 28 years at WFSB. The station has meant so much more to me than just a job. I’ve grown up here. The people who work here are my family, Being half of the most successful and longest-running anchor team in Connecticut television history was a great honor.”

Dennis House Age

Dennis House is 55 years as of 2019. He was born on 11th September 1964 in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States of America. He celebrates his birthday on September 11 every year.

Dennis House Height and Weight

House appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Dennis House Education

Dennis House attended  Xaverian Brothers High School. After completing high school he proceeded on to join Assumption college. Afterward, he graduated from the institution with a  bachelor’s degree in foreign affairs. Thereafter, House joined WPRI-TV in Providence, R.I.as an intern. He never got paid while at the station.

Nonetheless, he admitted that the unpaid job was the basic foundation of what would become a great career, here is where he got shaped as a journalist and coincidentally also where he met his wife Sara sundlun.

House’s journalism job at WPRI-TV is where he learned everything from how to write for tv news to how to go out and get the news. Most importantly, he learned how the business worked. He then moved on to become the assignment manager at WMUR-TV in Manchester, N.H.

Dennis House Family, Parents, and Siblings

Dennis was born and raised by his parents in Massachusetts. Our efforts to find out more about his family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Dennis’s parents is still unclear. It is also not known if he has any sisters or brothers. Nevertheless, this section will be updated as soon as it is available.

Dennis House Wife and Wedding

Dennis is married to his lovely wife, Kara Sundlun. The couple tied the knot on Aug. 1, 2003.At St. Augustin’s Church in Newport, R.I and together they are blessed with two children namely, Helena and Julian. The family resides in Hartford, Connecticut.

Dennis House Wife, Kara Sundlun

Kara Sundlun is a two-time Emmy award-winning American journalist. She currently works at Channel 3. She has covered many of time’s greatest stories. After the terror attacks on 9-11- 2018. Currently, she is working for WFSB  a CBS affiliate station as an anchor on the Eyewitness News at Noon.

Kara is also the author of Finding Dad: From Love Child to Daughter where she shares the story of meeting her biological father Bruce Sundlun when she was a teenager and he was the Governor of Rhode Island. Presently, she uses her own story to talk about the life-changing effect of a father and the power of forgiveness at a time when Fatherlessness is an epidemic in America. Additionally, Kara is a contributor to the Huffington Post.

Dennis House Wife Age, Kara Sundlun Age

Kara Sundlun is 43 years as of 2019. She was born on 16 July 1976, in suburban Detroit, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on July 16th every year.

Dennis House Daughter and Son

The media power couple, Kara Sundlun and Dennis have been blessed with two children namely, Daughter Helena and Son, Julian. The family resides in Hartford, Connecticut.

Dennis House Salary

WFSB news anchor salaries range from an average of $33,774 to $112,519 a year. However, these figures may vary substantially according to the level of seniority of the employee in question. At the moment, we do not have the exact salary of Kara but we’ll keep tabs and update once it is available.

Dennis House Net Worth

The award-winning journalist, House, has an estimated net worth of $80, 000 which he has earned through his successful career as a journalist or reporter or any other.

Dennis House Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Dennis House

Dennis House Bio and Wiki

• Full Names: Dennis House
• Popular As: Dennis
• Gender: Male
• Occupation / Profession: Journalist
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion:  Not Known
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Dennis House Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 55 years (2020)
• Zodiac Sign: Virgo
• Date of Birth: 11th September 1964
• Place of Birth: Norwood, Massachusetts, United States of America
• Birthday: September 11th

Dennis House Body Measurements

• Height / How Tall?:  Not Known
• Weight: Not Known
• Eye Color: Black
• Hair Color: Black

Dennis House Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Not Known
• Mother: Not Known
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters):  Not Known
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife/Spouse or Husband/Spouse:  Married to Kara Sundlun.
• Children:  Sons ( one) Daughter(s) (one)

Dennis House Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: $1 to $ 5 Million
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Journalism career

Dennis House House and Cars

• Place of living: To be Updated
• Cars:  Car Brand to be Updated

Dennis House Journalist

From there, he went to WREX-TV in Rockford, Ill., where he worked as a weekend anchor. Dennis was also a weekend sports anchor and news reporter at WWMT-TV in Grand Rapids, Mich.House joined Channel 3 in 1992 and has worked there ever since.

Dennis House WFSB

Presently, Dennis co-anchors Eyewitness News at 5 p.m., 6 at WFSB. He also interviews politicians and newsmakers on Face the State, the critically acclaimed Sunday morning political show. Often times what an elected official or candidate says; to Dennis on Face the State is picked up by local and national media organizations.

Including the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Politico, MSNBC. And others. On September 11, 2001, he reported live from lower Manhattan talking with Connecticut survivors of the terrorist attack on New York. Eight and a half years earlier, he reported live from the World Trade Center after it was attacked the first time by terrorists using a truck bomb.

Among Dennis’ other live reports from the scene: the funeral of Pope John Paul II, the O.J. Simpson trial, a World Series, a presidential inauguration, conventions, and a Final Four. Dennis previously anchored what was then Eyewitness News Daybreak in the mid-1990s, during which time the program became Connecticut’s No. 1 morning news broadcast.

Dennis House and Denise Dascenzo

Over the years Dennis and D’Ascenzo have graced the tv news as co-anchors. The two developed a good working relationship and also a personal friendship. It was even D’Ascenzo who gave a reading at the House’s wedding with Kara Sundlun.

Following the passing on of D’Ascenzo, House had to be the one announcing her passing on which was gruesomely a tough thing for him to do. House, described the late D’Ascenzo as his “tv wife,” to tell viewers that she had died, prematurely and unexpectedly.

He struggled to keep calm, his eyes swelled with tears, as he disclosed the grieving news about Denise, Her death has rendered people all over Connecticut heartbroken, as they remember her Kindheart, professionalism, and commitment.

Dennis House Blog

He is also the author of the popular blog “the Hartfordite.”Dennis has traveled extensively to cover breaking news events and find the Connecticut angle for the viewers at home.

WFSB News

WFSB or virtual channel 3 is a CBS-affiliated television station sanctioned to Hartford, Connecticut, United States, and serving the Hartford–New Haven television market. It is owned by the Meredith Local Media subsidiary of Des Moines, Iowa-based Meredith Corporation.

WFSB Anchors and Reporters

His fellow news team at WFSB include:

♦ Eric Parker
♦ Irene O’Connor
♦ Mark Zinni

♦ Erin Connolly
♦ Nicole Nalepa
♦ Kevin Hogan
♦ Caitlin Nuclo

♦ Susan Raff
♦ Courtney Zieller
♦ Matt McFarland
♦ Matthew Campbell

♦ Roger Susanin
♦ Eva Zymaris
♦ Patricia Del Rio
♦ Mike Savino

♦ Ayah Galal
♦ Shawnte Passmore
♦ Carolina Cruz 
♦ Bruce DePrest
♦ Mark Dixon

♦ Scot Haney
♦ Melissa Cole
♦ Mike Cameron
♦ Joe Zone
♦ Elliott Polakoff

Frequently Asked Questions About Dennis House

Dennis House Social Media Contacts

• Instagram
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Youtube
• Tiktok
• Website

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