Caroline Collins

Caroline Collins is a weekday evening 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 co-hosted a nationally televised golf instructional show series, The Swing Clinic, which aired on Fox Sports. Collins was the face of national golf companies modeling for Golf Galaxy and Dick's Sporting Goods. ^[1] She also competed for Miss Pennsylvania.

Caroline Collins
Born	West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Point Park University
Occupation(s)	anchor, reporter
Employer	KRIV-TV

Early life and college

Collins grew up in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, where her father is a professional PGA golf instructor.^[2] Her parents entered her into beauty pageants to hone her public speaking skills.^[3] She attended Kennedy Catholic High School (Hermitage, Pennsylvania) and Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on a full-ride athletic scholarship.^[4] 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.^[5][6] She received a bachelor's in broadcasting in 2015 and later a Master of Arts in communication technology, with a concentration in social media in 2019, both at PPU.^[7][8]

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. Afterward, she worked at WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, as a weekend evening anchor, multi-media journalist, and co-hosted The Swing Clinic. It was her time in Fresno where she anchored the morning news and gained a following on TikTok and Instagram. She has over 1.3 million followers and 26 million likes on TikTok and over 320,000 followers on Instagram.^[9] 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.^[10] She made her debut for KRIV in 2023.^[11]

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. Ariana Garcia (6 February 2023). "FOX 26's Caroline Collins opens up about move to Houston, TikTok fame". chron.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
3. Ariana Garcia (6 February 2023). "FOX 26's Caroline Collins opens up about move to Houston, TikTok fame". chron.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
4. "2015 Alumna Caroline Collins is an Anchor and Reporter for WFMJ in Youngstown, Ohio". pointpark.edu. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
5. Justin Walker (2 December 2020). "Getting to know Caroline Collins, the newest face on KSEE24 Sunrise and Midday". yourcentralvalley.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
6. Phil Poupore. "Senior golfers end Point Park careers after tournament loss". ppuglobe.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
7. Ariana Garcia (22 November 2022). "TikTok-famous TV anchor Caroline Collins to join Houston's FOX 26 news team". chron.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
8. "Pioneer Careers: Caroline Collins '15 '19, FOX 26 Houston Anchor". pointpark.edu. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
9. Ariana Garcia (22 November 2022). "TikTok-famous TV anchor Caroline Collins to join Houston's FOX 26 news team". chron.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
10. Caroline Collins (26 October 2022). "Spooky Kingsburg home featured on the Today show". yourcentralvalley.com. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
11. Garcia, Ariana (January 3, 2023). "News anchor and TikTok star Caroline Collins makes Houston debut". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

External links

• Caroline Collins' bio at KRIV
  • Caroline Collins on Twitter