Kathleen Bade is an American journalist working at FOX 5 San Diego (KSWB-TV) as an evening news anchor. She anchors the evening newscast from Monday to Friday at 5, 6, 10 and 11 p.m. Apart from being an anchorwoman, Bade is also a certified broadcast meteorologist and a part-time commentator at KTLA.
Age
Kathleen is about 56 years old. She celebrates her birthday every February. On her birthday, her daughter gifted her a thoughtful necklace bearing her mother’s name.
Mother
Kathleen’s mother Julia Kathleen Bade passed away on November 28, 2023, surrounded by her family. In May 2024 Mother’s Day, she commemorated her mother as the first mothers Day without her. She was raised alongside her two brothers including Tom and one sister.
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Kathleen graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in Broadcast meteorology. She also graduated with honors from Arizona State University – Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Husband, Children
Kathleen 55, is married to her husband Jeff. They met around 1993 while she was working with the Phoenix Station while her husband was also working for the Suns.
He proposed to her on Valentine’s Day in February 1994 and got married in December of the same year. On their 29th wedding anniversary, Kathleen shared tbt photos from her wedding in 1994.
Kathleen and her husband Jeff have two children Jackson and Campbell. Their son Jackson turned 24 in June 2024 while their daughter turned 21 in December 2023.
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Journalism Career
Kathleen began her journalism career at KYMA in Yuma, Arizona where she worked as a fill-in anchor and evening weathercaster. She then moved to Phoenix working for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. Kathleen later joined CBS in Phoenix where she was the morning and noon weather anchor and years later transitioned to the weekend anchor.
At that time, Kathleen would multitask between being a weathercaster and working at the Phoenix Station. “When I was simultaneously working for the Phoenix station and the Phoenix Suns, I would wake up at 3 a.m. and head into the station for the morning show, then back to the Suns office. Then, I would do the noon weather during my lunch break back at the station, and then, return to the Suns office. On game days, I would head to the arena to attend the games till 10 at night. It was a crazy time.” She said.
When the station switched to a Fox affiliate, Kathleen began hosting the new show Fox 10 Arizona Morning while also being a weather anchor. She was offered a day anchoring position at KFMB-TV in San Diego but turned down the position as she wanted a nighttime post to spend the day with her children.
Kathleen eventually joined KFMB-TV in 2001 and worked as an anchor for seven years. While there she worked closely with San Diego County Adoptions to connect children into loving homes. She then joined Fox 5 San Diego during its launch and became an evening weekday anchor.
Leaving FOX 5 San Diego (KSWB-TV)
In early July 2024, Kathleen shared a video on her Instagram announcing that she is leaving her anchor job to make time for new adventures.
“It’s time to hang up my anchor cleats. This job, to do it right, is really all-consuming and requires a lot of dedication and commitment, which has been something I’ve been happy to do. But, it feels like it’s time for new adventures. As incredible as it has been to come into your living rooms, I just want to be in mind now with my husband of nearly 30 years.”
Her last newscast will be on July 31.
