Isiah Carey Biography
Isiah Carey is an American television journalist and reporter who has worked for television and radio stations in the Southeast. He was born on October 17, 1970. Carey presently works as a reporter for Houston’s KRIV channel 26. He is the host of Isiah Factor Uncensored which airs Monday through Friday at 10:30 p.m. on KRIV TV and at http://fox26houston.com.
Carey attended McKinley Senior High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was born. Carey enrolled in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to study mass communications after graduating from high school. In addition, he attended Southern University in Baton Rouge in 1989 and worked for WXOK radio in Baton Rouge as one of the city’s youngest radio news anchors and reporters before graduating.
By 1990, Isaiah had also worked at KQXL-FM and WYCT-FM as a news director and anchor. He earned his first break in television as a reporter and weekend public affairs talk show host at WVLA-TV (NBC) in the same year (Baton Rouge).
Furthermore, in 1991, Isaiah joined WAFB (Baton Rouge), where he worked as a general assignment reporter and fill-in co-host of a morning news program for four years. Carey has also worked at television stations in Memphis, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., including KARK-TV, and Channel 4 in Little Rock, Arkansas (BET).
Carey has earned several accolades over his broadcasting career, including an Emmy for live reporting after a plane crash in Little Rock in 1999 and an award from the Society of Professional Journalists in Memphis for investigative reporting in 2000.
Isiah Carey Age
How old is Isiah Carey? Carey is 53 years old as of 2023. He was born on October 17, 1970, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America. In addition, Isaiah celebrates his birthday on the 17th of October every year and his zodiac sign is Libra.
Moreover, Isaiah’s nationality is American.
Isiah Carey Parents
Carey was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the United States to his parents. However, he has not revealed any information about his parents and siblings to the public. We will notify you as soon as the information is available.
Isaiah Carey Wife
Is Isaiah Carey married? Carey has managed to keep his marital status low-key. It is not known if he is married or unmarried. Also, information on whether Isaiah has any kids is not known. We will update this area once the relevant information becomes publicly available.
Isaiah Carey Height
How tall is Isaiah Carey? Carey stands approximately at a height of 5 feet 11 inches tall (1.8 m).
Isaiah Carey Salary
Carey earns an average annual salary of between $42,000 -$110,000.
Isaiah Carey Net Worth
How much is Isaiah Carey worth? Carey has an estimated net worth of between $1 million – $5 million. Isaiah’s fortune stems mainly from his career as a journalist.
Honors
- Following a report on the city’s homeless population, Houston Mayor Bill White designated June 23, 2009 “Isiah Carey Day” in the city.
- In addition, Carey won an Emmy for live reporting in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1999.
- Carey won two Society of Professional Journalists awards in 2000 while working as an investigative reporter at WHBQ-TV in Memphis, Tennessee.
- In addition, the University of Houston honored Isaiah in 2008 for his work in clearing a Houston man in the shooting of a pit bull that attacked his family. Wady Spikes, the guy in question, was prosecuted for animal cruelty and sentenced to prison. However, after Carey conducted an investigation and found that Spikes was protecting his grandchildren from the dogs, a Harris County grand jury chose to drop the charges against him.