Rob Fukuzaki Bio | Wiki
Rob Fukuzaki is an American journalist. As of now, Rob serves as a News Sports Anchor at ABC7, KABC-TV in Los Angeles, California, United States. He has covered major sports stories including Lakers championships and Kings Stanley Cup finals.
Rob Fukuzaki Age
He was born on July 4, 1966, in Torrance, California, United States. Rob is 55 years old.
Rob Fukuzaki Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Rob Stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in (approx. 1.78 m).
Rob Fukuzaki Family
He was born to his parents in Torrance, California, and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. His family relocated also when he was 3 years old, however, there is no detailed information about Rob’s parents and siblings and we will update you once we have detailed information.
Rob Fukuzaki Wife
He is happily married to his lovely wife, Sharyl Fukuzaki. Rob’s wife serves as the Executive Director of the Heads Up Youth Foundation, which Mr. Rob founded in 1996. The pair also has a child known as Maverick Robert Fukuzaki.
Rob Fukuzaki Education
He attended and graduated from Mid-Pacific Institute high school in Honolulu. Furthermore, Rob graduated from the University of La Verne in Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism with an emphasis in radio and television. There, he won the university’s Broadcaster of the Year three consecutive years.
Rob Fukuzaki Abc News
He is working as the weekday sports anchor for ABC7 Eyewitness News in KABC-TV in Los Angeles, California. Rob is also the host of Special sports programmings such as Chargers pre-and post-game shows, Slam Dunk, and Saturday Night Sports. Notably, Rob was the first male Japanese-American television anchor in Los Angeles, California local TV News.
He has covered major sports including the Super Bowls, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Finals as well as Championship Boxing. Additionally, Rob was also inducted into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2016 together with his heroes Vin Scully, Chick Hearn, and Bob Miller.
He began his broadcasting career working for the Top 40 radio station KXPW in Hawaii. He later moved to KITV in Honolulu working as a part-time sports reporter. Amazingly, Rob also got a full-time slot working as a weekday sports reporter and weekend anchor for KITV-TV. His memorable assignments at KITV were an award-winning special on Sumo in Japan where he featured the three top-ranked wrestlers from Hawaii, such as Grand Champion Akebono and Grand Champion Musashimaru.
Rob’s Colleagues at ABC7 includes:
Amanda del Castillo – general assignment reporter
Dan Ashely – Investigative reporter
Krista Fogelsong – anchor
Jen Stacy – anchor
Gio Benitez – correspondent
Drew Tuma – meteorologist
Rob Fukuzaki Salary
He is working for ABC7 and there is no doubt, therefore, he is earning a decent salary. Rob earns an average salary of $98,650 annually.
Rob Fukuzaki Net Worth
He is a veteran journalist who has been working for more than 2 decades. Rob has over the years amassed a great fortune from his successful career. He has a net worth of $1.2 million.
Who Is Rob Fukuzaki Married To
He is a married man to her dear wife, Sharyl Fukuzaki. Her wife is Executive Director of the Heads Up Youth Foundation which he founded in 1966. The pair shares a child, Maverick Robert born in 2019.
How Old Rob Fukuzaki
He is 55 years old. Moreover, Rob was born to his parents in 1966 and celebrates his birthday every year on the 4th of July with family and friends.