Who is Karen Fuller?

Karen Fuller is one of the few female journalists who has covered the biggest news story of all time regarding the American agricultural trade with Cuba after Hurricane Michelle devastated the country. On the same subject, she is well known for interviewing Mikhail Gorbachev, the former President of the Soviet Union who knew the codes to Russia’s nuclear war power.

Aside from her interest in journalism, Fuller is a regular yoga practitioner. During her vacations, she also goes fishing. Furthermore, her vacation itinerary included stops in all countries of Europe, Africa, and Cuba.

She wants to visit Asia in the next few days, and one of her favorite places is Paris, France.

A WGAN-TV news anchor, on the other hand, earns an annual income of $53,495 on average.

As a result, it could be comparable to Fuller’s annual salary.

Karen Fuller currently has a net worth of $250,000, which is higher than that of 6ABC News investigative reporter Nydia Han.

Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education of Karen Fuller

Karen Fuller was born in 1957 in the state of Arkansas, in the United States.

Her parents live in North Arkansas at the moment.

She also has a brother who is an Arkansas-based high school music instructor and an avid fisherman who knows how to capture catfish.

When it comes to Fuller’s educational background, she graduated from high school in 1985 and went on to Drake University, the top private university in the Midwest.

Her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication, Television, and Radio Broadcasting was awarded to her in 1989.

Similarly, CNN’s White House correspondent Lisa Stone co-moderated the Democratic Debate at Drake University about the 2020 presidential race.

Facts of Karen Fuller

Relationship Status 

Karen Fuller is a happily married 64-year-old woman.

Her husband’s identity, however, remains a mystery for the time being.

She seemed to prefer an out-of-the-closet married existence.

Meanwhile, on September 14, 2015, she announced Scott Sanborn, a fellow CBS2 co-news anchor, as her on-air TV husband in one of her Facebook posts.

Fuller and her amazing television husband, Scott Sanborn, at an Iowa Hawkeyes game.

Karen, on the other hand, is a devoted mother to two children, a 19-year-old son named Quinn Fuller and a 20-year-old daughter named Blaise Fuller.

With their two pet cats, the Fuller family currently resides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Tracy Kornet, another news anchor, is married to Frank Kornet and they have a happy marriage.

Karen has reached a settlement with Meredith Corporation in her discrimination lawsuit.
Karen, a former KCTV news anchor, has settled her age and gender discrimination lawsuit against Meredith Corp., a media firm.

Her key decision to launch a case stems from the company’s “age ceiling” for female news anchors, but male news presenters are not restricted by age.

Fuller’s contract with the KCTV news team was repeatedly not renewed, and she was eventually fired because she was “too elderly and unattractive.”

Meredith was forced to leave her NBC News-affiliated TV station in 2015 after ten years of service. She was 58 years old when she quit the news station.

Karen raised her voice during this period by bringing a discrimination action in federal court in Kansas City, Kansas in late 2015.

In her case, she stated that the maximum age for a woman to work as a news anchor is 40 years old, but a man can work up to 51 years old.

Fuller’s news anchoring, according to Meredith corporate attorneys, was not up to par.

Furthermore, her contract with the KCTV station was repeatedly renewed, despite her performance is less than stellar.

Despite this, US District Judge John Lungstrum discovered evidence that the KCTV station was looking for a young anchor to fill Fuller’s job.

Karen’s lawsuit was eventually considered by the court due to a sufficient source of evidence.

Despite the fact that the contents of the settlement were kept secret, both sides agreed to calm down and not to discuss it publicly.

Professional Career 

Karen Fuller began her journalism career as an intern at WHO-TV in Des Moines after graduating from Drake University.

She has won two Emmy Awards. Later, she worked as a morning and lunchtime anchor for KIMT-TV in Mason City.

She also spent nearly a decade as a member of the KCTV news staff.

However, she was fired without cause by Kansas City TV in February 2015, forcing her to depart the station.

Since September 2015, Fuller has been co-hosting a news program on CBS 2 and FOX 8 in Cedar Rapids with fellow news anchor Scott Sanborn.

Becky Lutgen Gardner, the channel’s news director, says she became an indispensable part of the newscast.

Karen said that the degree of talent on CBS 2 and FOX 8 at KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had impressed her.

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Quick Facts of Karen Fuller

• Karen filed a discrimination suit against the KCTV station’s owner and Meredith Corp media company.
• In her lawsuit, she proclaimed that overall 17 TV stations under Meredith media company set the maximum age for a woman to work as a news anchor as 40 whilst a man can work up to 51 years.
• However, Kansas City TV terminated her without reason, which made her compelled to leave the station in February 2015.
• Karen with her co-news anchor of CBS 2 and Fox 8, Scott Sanborn.
• She boasts a total net worth of $250,000, which is more than 6ABC News investigative reporter, Nydia Han’s fortune.