Jake Whittenberg Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Jake Whittenberg is a journalist and morning news anchor for King 5.

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Best Known For:The television program KING 5 Mornings

Breakthrough:Grew up in a family connected to newspaper journalism and publishing

Jake Whittenberg's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

He attended Montana State University, where he earned an Undergraduate degree in Media Theatre Arts.

Montana State University
- Qualification: Undergraduate degree
- Field of Study: Media Theatre Arts
- Period: 2000–2004

Jake Whittenberg's career includes news and reporting roles with KING-TV / KING 5, a television station and WSYX-TV / WTTE-TV.

Organization: KING-TV / KING 5

Role: Morning news anchor and multimedia journalist

Period: 2009–Present

Details: Seattle, Washington

Organization: WSYX-TV / WTTE-TV

Role: Reporter and news anchor

Period: Before 2009

Details: Columbus, Ohio · Worked as a television news reporter and anchor before moving to Seattle.

Organization: KTVQ-TV

Role: Reporter and news anchor

Period: Early career

Details: Billings, Montana · Worked as a local news reporter and anchor in Montana.

Jake Whittenberg rose to prominence for his role on the television show KING 5 Mornings.

Notable media work includes KING 5 news reporting, KING 5 Mornings, and Jake Whittenberg digital news videos.

TV Show: KING 5 news reporting (Multimedia journalist, Since 2009) — News reports and feature stories about the Pacific Northwest
TV Show: KING 5 Mornings (Morning news anchor) — Seattle-area weekday morning television news programming

Digital Series: Jake Whittenberg digital news videos (Creator and presenter) — Short-form digital news explanation, storytelling and video reporting for online audiences

Seattle Public Schools leadership – KING 5 – 2026 – Reported in September 2026 on the new Seattle Public Schools superintendent and the challenges facing the district
Pacific Northwest community and human-interest stories – KING 5 – Produces regional news reports and human-interest features covering Washington communities and the wider Pacific Northwest
2026 Winter Olympics – KING 5 – 2026 – His professional profile documents a reporting assignment covering the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Regional Emmy Awards — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Twelve regional television journalism awards, as reported on his official personal website.
Edward R. Murrow Awards — Radio Television Digital News Association — Two broadcasting journalism awards.
Broadcaster of the Year — Associated Press — Recognition of broadcasting and reporting excellence.

Jake Whittenberg is married. He has 2 children, Lula and Ollie.

Was born in southern Illinois but identifies strongly with Montana.
Grew up with parents who worked in newspaper reporting and publishing.
Uses online video and short-form digital reporting alongside television broadcasting.
Enjoys golfing, cycling and fly-fishing.
Has served on an advisory council alongside actors Peter Fonda and Margot Kidder.
Has been a KING 5 journalist since 2009.