Chris Cristi Biography
Chris Cristi is an American award-winning journalist currently serving as an evening AIR7 HD helicopter reporter at ABC7 News based in Los Angeles, California. She joined ABC7 in September 2018, after working as a SkyFox reporter, traffic and weather anchor for almost six years at Fox Television Station in Los Angeles.
Chris Cristi Education
Cristi holds a Liberal Studies in Mass Communication and Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Criminal Justice and Political Science from the University of Central Florida in 2003. READ: Ron Childers
Chris Cristi Age
How old is Chris? Chris is 44 years old as of 2024. He was born on September 22, 1980, in Florida, United States of America. His birthday is always celebrated on September 22nd of every year.
Chris Cristi Nationality and Ethnicity
Cristi holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. He was born and raised in Florida, United States. He belongs to the White-American ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.
Chris Cristi Height
How tall is Chris? He stands at an average height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).
Chris Cristi Family
Cristi was born and raised in Florida by his parents. However, information regarding his family members including his father, mother and siblings is currently under review. READ: Tyler Eliasen
Chris Cristi Husband
Is Chris married? Chris is currently single. He has not yet updated his dating life and marital status in the public eye. He is confidential when it comes to matters concerning his personal life. We will update his wife’s information once confirmed.
Chris Cristi Salary
Cristi serving as an evening AIR7 HD helicopter reporter at ABC7 News based in Los Angeles, California, earns an estimated annual salary of $94,600.
Chris Cristi Net Worth
Chris is an American award-winning journalist, anchor and helicopter reporter with an estimated net worth of $1 million. READ: Charlie D’Agata
Chris Cristi ABC 7
Chris is the evening helicopter reporter for ABC7 Eyewitness News on AIR7 HD. Since relocating to Los Angeles in 2014, Chris has had a bird’s-eye view of Southern California while covering breaking news. His reporting spans weather, traffic, numerous police chases, wildfires, and the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack.
In 2016, Chris earned a Golden Mike Award from the Radio and Television News Association for his live coverage of the Cajon Pass brush fire, which engulfed a section of freeway traffic.
After graduating, he worked as a co-op at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center press site. Following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003, he began his helicopter reporting career at the FOX affiliate in Orlando and later at WSVN in Miami. In 2005, during Hurricane Rita’s devastation of the Texas coast, Chris was assigned by CBS News to cover the event as an airborne photojournalist.
Chris then moved to New York City, reporting for WNYW, FOX 5, where he covered the historic MTA subway strike and was among the first to broadcast from the helicopter over the “Miracle on the Hudson,” Captain Sully’s famed landing of US Airways Flight 1549.
Before joining ABC7, Chris also traveled internationally, interviewing newsmakers and celebrities for entertainment outlets such as Us Weekly, InTouch Weekly, and Life & Style magazine.
