Lara Moritz Biography
Lara Moritz is an American media personality serving as the anchor of KMBC 9 News at 4 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm. Previously, she worked at KSNT-TV, an NBC Affiliate as a part-time editor/photographer, morning producer/anchor, weekend anchor, and 6 & 10 pm anchor/crime beat reporter.
Lara Moritz Age
Moritz is around 56 years old as of February 2024. She was born on December 10 (according to her Instagram posts on December 10, 2023) in Wisconsin, United States. However, her year of birth is unknown.
Lara Moritz Height
She is 1.65 m (Approximately 5 feet 5 inches).
Lara Moritz Nationality
She holds American nationality.
Lara Moritz Education
Lara earned her bachelor’s degree in English from Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. in 1990. Subsequently, she received her master’s degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. in 1992.
Lara Moritz Parents
Moritz was raised by an alcoholic father and she pledged to herself as a teenager never to subject her family to the heartache that accompanies addiction. However, there is no information about her mother.
Lara Moritz Husband
Lara is married to Todd Ummelmann, a photographer at KMBC-TV. The couple tied the knot on April 5, 2008. They are blessed with two kids a son Tanner Junior who attended Boston University and a daughter Kathryn at Drake University.
Lara Moritz KMBC 9 News
Lara anchors KMBC 9 News at 4 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm. A native of Wisconsin, she calls Kansas City home now.
“The people I meet while covering stories help me grow as a human being. Some stories are humbling, some stories inspiring every single story valuable.” My most memorable interview to date was a one-on-one interview with President Barack Obama.”
Lara has won three Edward R. Murrow awards and three Emmys for her reporting. She joined KMBC 9 News in January 1995. Before KMBC 9 News, Lara worked at KSNT-TV, an NBC Affiliate where she was a part-time editor/photographer, morning producer/anchor, weekend anchor, and 6 & 10 pm anchor/crime beat reporter.
Lara has completed three full marathons, two half-marathons, and one triathlon. She enjoys running, lifting weights, and walking. One little-known fact about Lara: She listens to The Grateful Dead Channel on Satellite Radio.
Lara Moritz Illness/Cancer
Many people are worried about whether Lara has cancer. However, as of February 2024, Lara does not have cancer. But her mother is a breast cancer survivor. In 2008, Lara also interviewed a 28-year-old Overland Park lady about her breast cancer battle.
Lara Moritz Weight Loss
Moritz reported about an area woman who says she lost half her body weight after bringing something into her home. The woman lost 118 lbs on the ketogenic diet.
Lara Moritz Tattoo
John Hughes, a self-proclaimed serial murderer revealed his tattoo to Lara during an exclusive interview. The Antichrist provided an excellent justification for the fifteen to twenty murders he claimed to have committed.
Lara Moritz Recovery
Moritz was raised by an alcoholic father and pledged to herself as a teenager never to subject her family to the heartache that accompanies addiction. But, Moritz, a longtime newscaster at KMBC-TV Channel 9, did become an alcoholic and hit rock bottom when her son pushed her away after a winning basketball game, rejecting her congratulatory words due to the smell of alcohol on her breath.
“History repeated itself,” she said while sharing her story during an online presentation.
“Everybody saw it, and everybody knew it,” she said.
Moritz, who spent years binge drinking evenings and weekends and going to work hung over, finally found help in a residential treatment program. The award-winning journalist shared her experiences during an online event called GRACE Speaks, a program of In the Name of GRACE (Giving Recovering Addicts a Chance to Evolve). She said that to maintain sobriety she needs to be of service to others and that her strength comes from being around others who are in recovery, such as the three Oxford House residents, Lance Whitney, Nick Dykes, and Kimberly Eversgerd, whom she interviewed after sharing her story during the online presentation. “I get my strength from listening to other peoples’ stories,” she said.
Moritz also shared that her journey to recovery, at times, included no hope. She said, “Through sobriety, I have become a better journalist with more compassion and, honestly, core gifts I can offer, especially in the times we’re in now.”
Lara Moritz Salary
She receives an average salary of $65,242 per year.
Lara Moritz Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $1.5 million as of February 2024.
