Tracy Taylor
Tracy Taylor
Tracy Taylor is an American journalist and afternoon Traffic Anchor for KIRO 7- TV which is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Seattle, Washington in the United States.[1][53]
Personal Life
Tracy was born on December 25, in United States. Her parents are White Americans and of American Nationality. She has two siblings. [55]
She is an Eastern Washington native. She likes her Gonzaga Bulldogs and she is a big fan of the Seattle Seahawks.[54]
Education
Tracy Taylor attended Mead High School where she studied Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs from the year 1992 to the year 1995.
After completing high school, she got admission at the North Idaho College which is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho where she studied Journalism from the year 1995 to 1996. While in college, she was active in serving as a reporter for the Sentinel.
Career
Tracy Taylor began her career while attending North Idaho College where she worked as an intern. Afterwards, it turned out to be her first full-time job in Spokane, Washington.[58]
She began doing traffic on KJR Sports Radio in 2001 and later, left to be weekend weather anchor in her hometown and mid-day DJ.
She kept moving east after a year, settling near Raleigh, North Carolina to become Program director at a local country radio station (Cumulus Broadcating) between 2002 - 2004. Tracy returned to Seattle and morning traffic duties in 2005.
Between May 2005 to January 2010, Tracy worked as a Traffic Reporter, Air Talent, and a Music Director at Clear Channel Radio.
Tracy left radio and went to pursue full-time traffic for an NBC affiliate station in 2010.
From January 2010 to December 2016, Taylor worked at TEGNA as a traffic reporter, social media, as well as a Content creator. She was responsible for anchoring morning traffic news at KING 5. She present On-Air traffic reports from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. on KING 5 and from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. on KONG Channel 6 or 16.
Awards
Tracy has won various awards throughout her career and there are:
** (Two Times) Emmy Award winner nominee for Breaking News in 2016 and 2017.**
Emmy Award nominee for Continuing Coverage in 2019.
Marital Life
Tracy is a happily married woman.
She tied the knot with her husband Kyle on 18 August 2013. The couple have a beautiful girl (Jess) who enjoys dancing and playing soccer.
They also have two miniature dachshunds.
One of their dachshunds is called Clark and the dog is really close to Tracy’s husband.
Tracy and her husband are big animal organization supporters.
They currently live in the Greater Seattle Area, Washington, D.C.