Last Updated on August 13, 2025 by Editor
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Kelly Eckerman Biography
Kelly Eckerman is an American working in the field of journalism as an anchor and reporter for KMBC. During her 2 decades at the station, she has won multiple awards, including the regional Edward R. Murrow award for her reporting, and three Emmy awards.
Kelly Eckerman Height
Eckerman stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Kelly Eckerman Age
Eckerman was born on February 27th in Russell, Kansas, but keeps her year of birth away from the limelight. Thus, her exact age is unknown. This is evident on her Instagram post on February 27, 2025, captioned “Thank you…for making my birthday so special…”
Personal Life
Kelly Eckerman Relatives and Family
Eckerman was born to Dorris and Jerry Eckerman in Russell, Kansas. She has a brother named Scott. Dorris, unfortunately, died in June 2021, as shown in her Facebook post on June 4th, 2021, captioned “Heaven is a better place today. A little more beautiful…. Mom, you made this world a better place…” Jerry passed away on July 7, 2015, at the age of 77. He served the U.S. Army Air Force, worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 16 years in Waterloo, Iowa. He started and managed Eckerman Sod Service for two decades, and subsequently worked as a bus driver for the Blue Valley School District.
Kelly Eckerman Spouse and Children
Eckerman manages to keep her marital and relationship status private. However, she has two daughters, Sadie and Aubrey. Aubrey was born on December 27, 1995, and is 29 years old. This is evident in Eckerman’s Instagram post on December 27, 2024, captioned “Celebrating my beautiful Aubrey’s birthday!”
Aubrey tied the knot with Sam on June 8, 2024, as shown on Eckerman’s Instagram post on June 8, 2025, captioned Happy First anniversary, Aubrey and Sam!!” Sadie celebrates her birthday on November 24th, as shown on Eckerman’s Instagram post on November 24, 2024, captioned “Celebrating the birthday girl… and taking in our girlie tradition.”
Professional Life
Kelly Eckerman Career
Eckerman has worked as an anchor and reporter for KMBC for more than two decades. Her passion for journalism began in high school. At first, she thought that she would be fine as a print journalist because she enjoyed editing her school’s newspaper. Instead, she fell into a TV career and worked for several stations in Iowa and Illinois before coming to Kansas City in 1990.
Throughout Eckerman’s career, she has won several awards for her works. For instance, she won a regional Edward R. Murrow award for her reporting and three Emmy Awards. In addition, she has won several state and regional reporting awards.
Eckerman annually works with many charities and says that she is blessed to have a challenging career. Even so, she feels most important when she is with her daughters. She claims that her daughters have a way of reminding her of what is truly important and help her put things in perspective as she covers the news.
Kelly Eckerman Net Worth
Eckerman has garnered a net worth ranging from $1 million to $6 million during her successful career as a journalist.
Kelly Eckerman Salary
Eckerman receives an approximate annual salary of $110, 000 which she earns working as an anchor and reporter for KMBC.
Kelly Eckerman Social Media
Eckerman has active social media platforms, i.e., Facebook, X(previously Twitter), and Instagram. She has a following of over 13K on Facebook, over 346 on Instagram, and over 3.6K on X.
Kelly Eckerman Station
At KMBC 9 News, Eckerman works alongside her fellow journalists and meteorologists such as;
- Brya Berry
- Cody Holyoke
- Donna Pitman
- Jamie Weiss
- Kris Ketz
- Lara Moritz
- Dennis Evans
- Taylor Kauffman
- Nick Bender
- Bryan Busby
- Pete Grigsby
- Brittany Foster
- Katie Horner
- Neville Miller
- Matt Flener
- Matt Evans
- Brian Johnson
- Len Jeannings
