David Crabtree

David Crabtree: Biography in Details

Who is David Crabtree?

David Crabtree is an American television presenter on WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC.

In addition, he previously worked with KCNC-TV and KMGH-TV in Denver, and WITN-TV in Washington, North Carolina.

David Crabtree’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education

David was born in Nashville, Tenn. Information regarding his early life and childhood is not available at present.

David Crabtree is of American nationality. Furthermore, details regarding his ethnicity are not known at present.  He is a native of Tennessee who has lived in Raleigh since 1994.

Education

Talking about his education, David obtained his Bachelor of Science from Middle Tennessee State University.

In addition, he attended Vanderbilt University School of Divinity. He also got his master’s degree in Theology with coursework at Oxford University.

Currently, he is working on another master’s in Divinity at Duke University.

David Crabtree’s Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Initially, in his career, David took over as the lead anchor at WRAL when Charlie Gaddy retired in 1994.

From 1982 to 1984 he worked at WKRN, Nashville, Tenn. Next, he worked at WITN-TV, Washington, N.C from 1985 to 1988.

Later, from 1988 to 1991, he worked at KMGH-TV, Denver, Colo. He worked as an anchor and reporter for KCNC-TV, Denver, Colo from 1991 to 1994.

Finally, from 1994 till the present, he has been working as an anchor and reporter at WRAL-TV.

Over the years, David has covered several important topics including the election of Pope Francis, the funeral of Nelson Mandela, survivors of the Haiti earthquake in 2010, interviews with Holocaust survivors, Pope John Paul II’s funeral, Mother Theresa’s funeral, a documentary on the Vatican, seven major hurricanes, a documentary focusing on living conditions of migrant workers in North Carolina and others.

Furthermore, he also covered the interviews of husbands of wives with breast cancer and the documentary, ‘Focal Point: The Other North Carolina’.

WRAL announced recently that longtime anchor David will retire in late 2018.

Currently, David Crabtree balances his time between his job as a reporter and news anchor and his Christian ministry.

Talking about his personal life, David enjoys tennis, sailing, theater, reading, and walking.

Some awards he has won include the DuPont Award, 13 Emmys, Radio-Television News Directors Association Reporter of the Year (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001), Gabriel Award, the 2014 North Carolina Association of Broadcasters Anchor of the Year, and 2014 Radio Television Digital Association of the Carolinas 2014 Anchor of the Year.

Furthermore, David Crabtree garnered a nomination for the Midsouth Emmy for coverage of the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards in 2011.

David has not revealed his recent salary. Furthermore, there is no information regarding net worth of David currently.

David Crabtree’s Rumors, and Controversy

There was a rumor that David might be retiring soon.

Later, this rumor turned out to be true. Furthermore, he has been able to live a successful controversy-free career.

David Crabtree’s Body Measurements

Talking about his body measurement, there is no information regarding David’s height and weight.

His hair color is grey and his eye color is hazel.

Social Media Profile

David Crabtree is fairly active on social media sites. He has several followers on social sites like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

He has more than 4.9k followers on Twitter. Furthermore, his Facebook page has around 3.3k followers.

References: (www.wral.com, newsobserver.com)

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