Eric Kahnert Bio, KFMB CBS 8, Height, Age, Relatives, Spouse, Salary, and Net Worth

Kaden was born on May 29, 2011, and is 14 years old. This is evident in Kahnert’s Facebook post on May 29, 2025, captioned “14?!?! Can’t believe I have a 14-year-old son now! Happy Birthday, Kaden!…”

Cole was born on December 6, 2012, and is 13 years old. This is evident in Kahnert’s Facebook post on December 6, 2021, captioned “Happy 9th birthday to my son, Cole!…” Brielle was born on May 6, 2015, and is 10 years old. This is evident in Kahnert’s Facebook post on May 6, 2024, captioned “Happy 9th birthday to Brielle, my Cinco de Mayo baby!🪇🎂”

Kahnert and Allison love to try new hiking spots and beaches around San Diego with their three children. During his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, volunteering, joining a pick-up hockey game, coaching youth baseball and hockey teams, or being stuck in a sand trap on the golf course.

Eric Kahnert Education

Kahnert received his high school diploma before enrolling at the University of Southern California. He later graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism. While on campus, he anchored and reported for USC’s Annenberg TV News. In addition, he was a member of USC’s Skull & Dagger Honor Society and Pi Kappa Alpha, and was named All-American as three-year captain of the university’s Division II hockey team.

Professional Life

Eric Kahnert Career

Kahnert works as a weekday anchor at KFMB CBS 8. Before joining KFMB CBS 8, he worked as an evening anchor at KMGH, the ABC affiliate in Denver, Colorado. There, he won various Emmy Awards for his anchoring and reporting. He also provided coverage for Colorado’s major news, investigative, weather, and sports stories. In this capacity, he covered the Aurora theater shooting trial, numerous devastating storms, wildfires, and other deadly events.

Kahnert served as a weekend anchor at KUSA, the NBC affiliate in Denver, Colorado. There, his live reports were featured on Dateline NBC and CNN. Furthermore, he worked as an anchor in at KSTP, the ABC affiliate in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Awards and Recognition

In 2023, Kahnert secured his 9th and 10th Emmy Awards, including the Best Human Interest Award for a community story that highlighted a neglected all-girls baseball team from an underprivileged region. The previous year, he received two Emmys for Best Medical Story and Best Anchor in the region. Additionally, the San Diego Union-Tribune had nominated him for Best Anchor multiple times.

Kahnert was nominated for Best sports anchor. His breaking news coverage led to CBS 8 winning the coveted Golden Mike Award. The show won the Best 60 Minute Newscast in Southern California Award from the Radio & TV News Association. This marked the first time a San Diego station had won over Los Angeles in 14 years.

Eric Kahnert KFMB CBS 8

Kahnert works as a weekday anchor at KFMB CBS 8. In this capacity, he is on the anchor desk every weekday morning from 4:30 a.m.-7 a.m. on CBS 8, from 7 to 9 a.m. on the CW, and again from 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on CBS 8. In addition, he loves featuring inspiring SanDiegans, reporting on medical developments, sharing stories that help families, and broadcasting youth sports. He considers it a privilege to wake up in San Diego with a story to tell, aiming to arm them with information and positivity. Moreover, he feels proud learning that CBS 8 Mornings is an essential part of their daily routine.

Even though he enjoys delivering live news for 6 hours and sports coverage every morning, Kahnert also enjoys going out to the community to report on stories that affect the region. He launched Trading Places, an award-winning franchise in 2023, to highlight difficult and unique jobs in San Diego that don’t get enough recognition. On the show, he tried out the jobs so that the audience gets a fresh respect for various careers. So far, he has highlighted jobs like animal shelter care attendant, butcher, preschool teacher, and busser at a busy restaurant. Months after launching the Trading Places segment, he earned the San Diego Press Club’s 1st Place News Feature.

Aside from being a broadcaster, Kenhert enjoys serving the community via organizations such as MDA San Diego, where he acts as a fundraiser, organizer, and emcee of various events. He also enjoys emceeing San Diego’s premier charity galas, fundraisers, and high-profile events.

Kahnert partners with Special Olympics to train and mentor developmentally disabled adults to become on-air local news reporters, making him the first journalist to do so in the country. This led to both parties winning Emmy Awards for their work. Moreover, he was awarded by the ARC, a nonprofit dedicated to fully integrating individuals with developmental disabilities into society, for his dedication. 

Eric Kahnert Net Worth

Kahnert has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during his successful career as a journalist.

Eric Kahnert Salary

Kahnert receives an approximate annual salary of $110, 000, which he earns working as an anchor at KFMB.