Caroline Collins

Caroline Collins is a news anchor for KRIV-TV in Houston, Texas. She gained attention for her Social Media posts during her time at KSEE-TV in Fresno, California. She also co-hosted a nationally televised golf instructional show series, The Swing Clinic, which aired on Fox Sports and Collins was the face of national golf companies modeling for Golf Galaxy and Dick’s Sporting Goods. [1] She also completed for Miss Pennsylvania.

Early life and college

Collins grew up in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, she attended Kennedy Catholic High School (Hermitage, Pennsylvania) and Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on a full-ride athletic scholarship.[2] She was on the PPU women’s golf team where she won several events and made two holes-in-one within two weeks of one another and was All-Conference in her senior year.[3][4] She would get a bachelor's in broadcasting and later a Master of Arts in communication technology, with a concentration in social media, both at PPU.[5]

Career

She launched her career in broadcasting at WJET–WFXP in Erie, Pennsylvania, where she was a general assignment reporter, fill-in anchor and producer then going to WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, where she was a weekend evening anchor and multi-media journalist as well as co-hosting The Swing Clinic. It was her time in Fresno where she was the morning anchor when gained a following on TikTok and Instagram. She has over 1.3 million followers and 26 million likes on TikTok and over 320 thousand followers on Instagram.[6] While at KSEE in Fresno, California, also did a story for NBC's Today (American TV program) as a part of Today's “Spookiest House in America” segment.[7] She made her debut for KRIV in 2023.[8]

References
  1. Bryant-Joy Anteola. "Popular TV anchor with more than 1 million social media followers leaving Fresno". fresnobee.com. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. "2015 Alumna Caroline Collins is an Anchor and Reporter for WFMJ in Youngstown, Ohio". pointpark.edu. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. Justin Walker. "Getting to know Caroline Collins, the newest face on KSEE24 Sunrise and Midday". yourcentralvalley.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Phil Poupore. "Senior golfers end Point Park careers after tournament loss". ppuglobe.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  5. Ariana Garcia. "TikTok-famous TV anchor Caroline Collins to join Houston's FOX 26 news team". chron.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. Ariana Garcia. "TikTok-famous TV anchor Caroline Collins to join Houston's FOX 26 news team". chron.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. Caroline Collins. "Spooky Kingsburg home featured on the Today show". yourcentralvalley.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  8. Garcia, Ariana (January 3, 2023). "News anchor and TikTok star Caroline Collins makes Houston debut". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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