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Introduction :

Katie Raml is an Emmy award-winning journalist & anchor for ABC15 News. She regularly presents the news at 5 pm and 10 pm in Phoenix, Arizona.

Family, Married Life and Children :

• Raml grew up in Phoenix with her two siblings – a brother & a sister.
• She is now married to Octavio “Augie” Ojeda, an American former professional baseball infielder, who played for the Chicago Cubs. They now have three children together – Two daughters named Mila & Isella. Their youngest child, son Octavio Diego Ojeda III was born in September 2017.

Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info

• Raml attended elementary, middle, and high school in Scottsdale.
• Knowing that she wanted to go into journalism, she enrolled at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication located at Arizona State University. She studied hard and graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in French.

Anchoring Career and Professional Timeline :

• Raml actually started her career, in 1996, at the place she now works, ABC 15 News. She first worked behind the camera as a Promotional Assistant for two years.
• In 1999, Katie moved on to KNDU-TV in Kennewick, Washington, taking on the role of a General Assignment Reporter at first. But soon, she jumped in front of the camera as a morning anchor after a year. Raml headed back to Arizona in 2002, where she was hired, again, at ABC 15. She started off as a general reporter, which began a rapid succession upwards.
• By the summer of 2002, she was promoted to weekend anchor. By the fall of the same year, she was promoted to her current position as the main anchor of the nightly news at 10 pm. She still reports from behind ABC 15’s desk close to two decades later.
• Raml has been the recipient of many awards and nominations during the course of her career. In her first year back in Arizona, she received a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award. She has won another two Emmys for her news reporting and been nominated for several more.
• In 2005, the Associated Press (AP) named her as the ‘Anchor of the Year’. In the same year, she was inducted into the Walter Cronkite Hall of Fame at her old school Arizona State University, recognizing her outstanding achievements in broadcasting.

Katie Raml Salary and Net Worth :

• As per Salary(dot)com, the average median salary of a News Anchor from Phoenix is $61,523 per year. The salary range is $38,260 to $99,030 annually. ZipRecruiter gives the average salary as $60,915/year, while the PayScale website mentions $98,920 annually for the same position.
• Drawing from this data, we get a rough estimate of Katie’s salary. Considering her work experience, one can estimate her annual income to be higher than the figures mentioned above.

Interesting Facts and Trivia :

• Raml loves to hike and travel extensively, which gives her an opportunity to practice another thing she loves – digital photography!
• She is also a volunteer with several charities in Phoenix and often finds a way to combine it with her love of working out by running charity marathons, etc.
• She loves her kids most of all and likes to spend time with them as much as possible, stating that being their mom is the most important job she has.
• It’s obvious from the pictures on her Facebook and Twitter pages that Raml enjoys cooking.
• She has mentioned that her mom was a great influence and always around to give a good piece of advice.
• In the late 1990s, Katie ran off to France without any phone or any plan! She describes the experience as one of her most formative life experiences.
• She obtained her real estate license to understand the changing housing landscape better.
• Raml stays close to family and goes back home every summer and for family events. She once shared a favorite family recipe for ‘Grandma Raml’s Grape Punch’ in an interview. Her family, however, was actually not too pleased about her sharing it!

Katie Raml Measurements :

• Eye Color : Brown
• Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
• How tall / Height : No confirmed information is available.
• Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
• Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
• Katie Raml Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.

• Marital Status / Married? : Yes
• Children / No of Kids : 3
• Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : White
• Nationality : American

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