Chris Flanagan

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Chris Flanagan
Born
Christopher Flanagan

(1970-12-18) December 18, 1970 (age 52)[ citation needed ]
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Colorado State University Southern Connecticut State University
Occupation News Anchor
Years active1992-present
SpouseKristin[ citation needed ]
Children3

Christopher Flanagan is an American News Anchor currently working for WDVM-TV in the Washington, D.C., market. Before that, he was at FOX affiliate and former network owned-and-operated station WFXT in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Education

Flanagan graduated from Daniel Hand High School in Madison, CT in 1989. He is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University.[ citation needed ]

Career

Starting his career as a weekend Sports Analyst from 1992 to 2004, Flanagan then took over the Main Anchor position at WOI-DT in Des Moines, Iowa, a position he held for four years while being nominated for several Emmy's. He departed the station in order to take on an anchor position on the weekday morning show for WFAA in Dallas. [1] Flanagan then left Dallas to take on his second Main Anchor position, this time for WEWS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. [2] In 2016, Flanagan joined the staff of WFXT in Boston as an Anchor/Reporter. [3]

Flanagan joined WDVM-TV in Washington, DC as an evening anchor on July 11, 2022, which coincided with that station's news department relaunch as DC News Now.

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References

  1. "Cleveland Anchor Moving to Boston". Adweek . July 14, 2016.
  2. "WEWS NewsChannel5 announces new anchor Chris Flanagan". WEWS-TV . October 5, 2011. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. "Chris Flanagan Joining FOX 25 as Weekend Evening Anchor". New England One. July 14, 2016.