Virginia Cha Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Virginia Cha is a journalist and news anchor for Kgtv.

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Best Known For:The television program ABC 10News

Breakthrough:Graduated from Princeton University and received Fulbright Scholar recognition

10 Quick Facts About Virginia Cha

Full Name: Virginia Cha
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program ABC 10News
Current Employer: KGTV
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Correspondent, and Journalist
Media Level: Local
Net Worth: $341,000-$4,875,000 (Estimated range)
Salary: $51,000-$223,000 (Estimated range)

Virginia Cha Age

Virginia Cha's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended Princeton University.

Princeton University

Career & Work

Virginia Cha's career includes news and reporting roles with KGTV (ABC 10News) and CNN/HLN.

Organization: KGTV (ABC 10News)

Role: News anchor

Period: Current official station listing

Details: San Diego, California · Listed on ABC 10News' official team biography as an anchor, bringing experience in national and local television reporting.

Organization: CNN/HLN

Role: News anchor

Period: Before joining ABC 10News

Details: Atlanta, Georgia

Organization: NBC News

Role: Network correspondent

Period: Before CNN/HLN

Details: New York, New York · Reported nationally and internationally for NBC Nightly News, Today, MSNBC and Weekend Today, and served as a substitute anchor.

Role: Television news anchor

Period: Early career

Details: Boston, Massachusetts

Role: Television journalist

Period: Early career

Details: Hartford, Connecticut

Rise to Fame

Virginia Cha rose to prominence for her role on the television show HLN.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes September 11 Attack Coverage, ABC 10News, and CNN.comLIVE.

TV Show: September 11 Attack Coverage (Network correspondent, 2001) — On-location reporting from the World Trade Center site and subsequent recovery operations
TV Show: ABC 10News (News anchor) — San Diego television news programming
TV Show: CNN.comLIVE (News anchor) — CNN's digital live-news service
TV Show: HLN (News anchor) — National television news coverage
TV Show: NBC Nightly News (Correspondent) — National news reports as an NBC correspondent
TV Show: Today (Correspondent and substitute anchor) — NBC national morning news programming
TV Show: Weekend Today (Correspondent and substitute anchor) — Weekend national morning news programming

Notable Coverage

September 11 terrorist attacks - NBC News - 2001 - Reported from the World Trade Center site when the North Tower collapsed and continued covering recovery efforts
2000 United States presidential election recount - NBC News - 2000 - Reported from Florida during the disputed presidential election recount
El Salvador earthquake devastation - NBC News - 2001 - Covered the aftermath of destructive earthquakes
China-United States surveillance aircraft dispute - NBC News - 2001 - Reported on the return of the crew of a United States surveillance aircraft following an international dispute
Quecreek Mine rescue - NBC News - 2002 - Covered the Pennsylvania mine rescue
Hurricane Katrina - CNN/HLN - 2005 - Presented coverage of the hurricane and its aftermath
2008 United States presidential election - CNN/HLN - 2008 - Anchored news coverage of the national election
Death of Michael Jackson - CNN/HLN - 2009 - Presented breaking news coverage
Death of Osama bin Laden - CNN/HLN - 2011 - Anchored coverage following the United States operation that killed bin Laden

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Awards — National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — Multiple local or regional awards for television news anchoring.
Edward R. Murrow Award — Radio Television Digital News Association — Team political news coverage.

Lesser Known Facts

She reported from the World Trade Center when the North Tower collapsed on September 11, 2001.
She has worked as both a national network correspondent and a local television news anchor.

She has supported community organizations including Rosie's Place and the Boys and Girls Club.
Her reporting has included major events in the United States, Central America and elsewhere.
She has interviewed figures including Bill Clinton, Stephen Hawking, Walter Cronkite and Spike Lee.