Katie Kaplan Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Katie Kaplan is an American journalist and news contributor and crime reporter for Wctv.

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Best Known For:The television program Eyewitness News

Breakthrough:Received the California State University, Fullerton Professional Promise Award in 2011

10 Quick Facts About Katie Kaplan

Full Name: Katie Kaplan
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and reporter
Known For: The television program Eyewitness News
Current Role: News contributor and crime reporter
Current Employer: WCTV
Place of Birth: South Florida
Marital Status: Married
Spouse / Partner: Ben Kaplan
Popular As: Katie Widner

Katie Kaplan Age

Katie Kaplan's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended California State University, Fullerton.

California State University, Fullerton
- Period: Graduated in 2011

Career & Work

Katie Kaplan's career includes news and reporting roles with WHO-TV, a television station and WCTV.

Organization: WHO-TV

Role: News Contributor, Fill-in Anchor and Crime and Courts Reporter

Period: January 2024–Present

Details: Des Moines, Iowa · Reports on criminal justice and provides fill-in anchoring for WHO 13.

Organization: WCTV

Role: News Anchor and Investigative Reporter

Period: September 2018–November 2023

Details: Tallahassee, Florida

Organization: KESQ-TV

Role: Weekend Anchor and Multimedia Journalist

Period: Approximately 2016–2018

Details: Palm Springs, California · Reported and anchored weekend news.

Organization: KFBB-TV

Role: Evening News Anchor and Producer

Period: Before 2016

Details: Great Falls, Montana · Anchored and produced evening television news.

Organization: Entertainment Tonight

Role: Editorial Intern

Period: 2011

Details: Los Angeles, California · Interned in entertainment journalism and contributed published online reports.

Role: True-Crime Podcast Host

Period: Recent

Details: United States

Rise to Fame

Katie Kaplan rose to prominence for her role on the digital series Unsolved.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes WHO 13 News, Unsolved, and Eyewitness News at 4.

Television

TV Show: WHO 13 News (Reporter and Fill-in Anchor, 2024-Present) — Iowa television news coverage focusing on crime and courts
TV Show: Eyewitness News at 4 (Co-anchor, 2018-2023) — WCTV weekday afternoon news programme
TV Show: It's Our Honor (Creator and Producer) — Veterans-focused special programme and fundraising project

Podcasts

Podcast: Two Sleuths (Host) — True-crime podcast

Digital Series

Digital Series: Unsolved (Creator and Investigative Reporter, 2018-2023) — WCTV investigative series about missing people and unresolved crimes

Notable Coverage

Florida cold-case investigation - WCTV - 2022 - An investigative report uncovered a new suspect in a longstanding Tallahassee case
Hurricane Michael - WCTV - 2018 - Covered the Category 5 hurricane affecting the Florida Panhandle
Crime and court reporting in Iowa - WHO-TV - 2026 - Reported on criminal cases and appeals for WHO 13 in Des Moines

Awards & Achievements

Professional Promise Award — California State University, Fullerton — 2011 — Outstanding professional promise as a graduating student.
Mark of Excellence Award — Society of Professional Journalists — Student journalism.

Katie Kaplan Family & Relationships

Katie Kaplan is married to Ben Kaplan.

Lesser Known Facts

She studied abroad in Italy through a scholarship.
She played competitive soccer during her youth.
She created Unsolved to bring attention to missing persons and cold cases.
She participated in a reporting fellowship in Vietnam covering a medical mission.