Who is Karen Borta?
Karen Borta is an American Anchor and Reporter who works at CBS 11 in the Dallas, Texas as a Anchor. She has held this role since 1995 following her tenure at WTVT-TV in Tampa.
How old is Karen Borta?
Borta was born on 15th March1965 in North Texas, United States. She is therefore 59 years old as of 2024 and celebrates her birthday annually on 15th March.
How tall is Karen Borta?
Borta stands at approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall.
Who is Karen Borta Husband?
Borta has been happily married to Jim for more than 20 years and the two live together in Dallas Fort Worth Texas. The couple has been blessed with three children Jake, Katie, and Kylie. In her leisure time, Borta loves to spend time with family and friends, travel, and read.
Karen Borta Family
Borta was born and brought up in North Texas, United States together with her brother Mike and her sister. She has however not provided any information about her parents but she often posts her father’s photos on her social media accounts.
Karen Borta Net worth
Borta has accumulated an estimated net worth ranging from $1 million to $5 million through her successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Karen Borta Salary
Borta annual salary falls between $45,000 and $110,500.
Karen Borta Education
After completing her high school diploma, Borta joined the University of Texas at Arlington where she attained her bachelor’s degree. In 2003, she received the “Distinguished Alumni Service Award” from UTA.
Karen Borta Career
Borta serves as an Anchor at CBS 11. She is a journalist who has been working with CBS Texas since 1995. Before that, she worked as a news anchor and reporter at different TV stations like WTVT-TV in Tampa, KRBK-TV in Sacramento, and KCEN-TV in Waco.
Throughout her journalism career, she has won many awards for her work, including regional Emmy Awards, and Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Awards. She has also won Press Club of Dallas Katie Awards, and the Vivian J. Castleberry Award from the Association of Women Journalists. In 2019, the Press Club of Dallas honored her as a Legend of North Texas Journalism, which is a prestigious award recognizing lifetime excellence in the industry.
Karen Borta Volunteer
Borta has been praised for her community service by various charitable and civic groups, such as Mi Escuelita, and Cook Children’s Medical Center. She has also received praises from the Baylor Sammons Breast Center, and A.W.A.R.E. (Alzheimer’s Women’s Association for Resources and Education). Borta is very passionate about finding cures for breast cancer and Type 1 diabetes, especially since her youngest child was diagnosed with diabetes in 2015. Many women in her family, including her mother, grandmothers, aunts, and cousins, have had breast cancer. Because Karen has two daughters herself, finding a cure is extremely important to her.
Borta has been recognized multiple times for her efforts in this cause. She was an Honorary Co-Chair for the 2000 Komen Dallas Race for the Cure and received a Macy’s “Heart and Soul Award” the same year for her work against breast cancer. In 2005, she received the inaugural “Commitment to the Cure” award. Borta also volunteers with both the Dallas and Greater Fort Worth-Arlington chapters of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation whenever she can.
Karen Borta CBS 11
Borta is employed at WTOP, where she collaborates with other renowned meteorologists, anchors, and reporters from the station including;
- Ken Molestina
- Robbie Owens
- Steve Pickett
- Ginger Allen
- Jack Fink
- Brian New
- Nicole Nielsen
- Brooke Rogers
- Caroline Vandergriff
- Kennedi Walker
- Jason McLaughlin
Karen Borta’s Social Media
Borta is actively involved in social media platforms and has over 15k followers on Facebook.