Susan Carlson Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Susan Carlson is an American journalist best known for playing Anchor and reporter in NBC 5 Chicago News.

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Best Known For:The television show NBC 5 Chicago News

Breakthrough:Joined WGN-TV as a television traffic anchor in 1995

10 Quick Facts About Susan Carlson

Full Name: Susan Carlson
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and reporter
Known For: The television show NBC 5 Chicago News
Current Role: Broadcast journalist
Date of Birth: November 24, 1969
Age: 56 years old
Place of Birth: Dolton, Illinois
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and Traffic Anchor
Media Level: Local

Susan Carlson Age

Susan Carlson is about 57 years old as of 2026. Susan Carlson was born in 1969.

Education

Their educational background includes studies at Loyola University Chicago and Roosevelt University.

Loyola University Chicago
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree
- Field of Study: Communication
Roosevelt University
- Qualification: Master's degree
- Field of Study: Journalism

Career & Work

Susan Carlson's career includes news and reporting roles with WMAQ-TV-TV (NBC 5 Chicago), a television station and WLS Radio and ABC Radio Network.

Role: Voice-over artist and audiobook narrator

Period: 2020–Present

Details: Chicago metropolitan area, Illinois

Organization: WMAQ-TV-TV (NBC 5 Chicago)

Role: News anchor and reporter

Period: 2013–2020

Details: Chicago, Illinois · Joined NBC-owned WMAQ-TV in April 2013 and departed in October 2020 to focus on family and a voice-over and audiobook narration career.

Organization: WLS Radio and ABC Radio Network

Role: News anchor and reporter

Period: 1998–2001; 2013–2014

Details: Chicago, Illinois · Held broadcast radio reporting and anchoring assignments during two separate periods.

Organization: WBBM-TV (CBS 2 Chicago)

Role: Weekday morning news anchor and reporter

Period: 2002–2013

Details: Chicago, Illinois · Worked at the CBS-owned television station from December 2002 to May 2013.

Organization: WLS-TV (ABC 7 Chicago)

Role: Traffic anchor

Period: 1998–2002

Details: Chicago, Illinois · Presented television traffic reporting before joining CBS 2.

Organization: WGN-TV

Role: Traffic anchor

Period: 1995–1998

Details: Chicago, Illinois · Worked as a television traffic reporter at the Chicago station.

Rise to Fame

Susan Carlson rose to prominence for their role on the television show NBC 5 Chicago News.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes NBC 5 Chicago News, CBS 2 Chicago Morning News, and ABC 7 Chicago Traffic.

Television

TV Show: NBC 5 Chicago News (Anchor and reporter, 2013-2020) — Television news reporting and anchoring at NBC-owned WMAQ-TV
TV Show: CBS 2 Chicago Morning News (Morning news anchor, 2002-2013) — Weekday morning news broadcasting for WBBM-TV
TV Show: ABC 7 Chicago Traffic (Traffic anchor, 1998-2002) — Chicago traffic news coverage

Work: Professional audiobook and corporate narration (Narrator and voice-over artist, 2020-Present) — Commercial voice-over and audiobook projects for clients including Audible, Walmart and the Library of Congress

Notable Coverage

Chicago Marathon - Chicago television - Her reporting on the Chicago Marathon received multiple regional Emmy Awards
Execution of Timothy McVeigh - 2001 - Served as a media witness at the execution of Timothy McVeigh

Awards & Achievements

Six regional Emmy Awards — National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — Broadcast reporting and on-air journalism, as reported in her professional biography.
Edward R. Murrow Award — Radio Television Digital News Association — Broadcast news feature reporting.
Chicagoland Achievement in Radio Award — Best News Reporter.

Lesser Known Facts

She adopted a daughter from India as a single parent, a decision she has discussed publicly in her own writing.
She studied performance at Chicago's Second City Theatre.
Her professional work expanded into audiobook narration, corporate voice-over work and public-speaking coaching after leaving NBC 5.