Jobin Panicker Biography
Jobin Panicker is an Emmy Award-winning WFAA-ABC Reporter in Dallas. He specializes in stories from Collin County. Previously, he worked at KSEE-24 in Fresno, California.
Jobin Panicker Age
He is 38 years old. He was born on August 22, 1983, in New York.
Jobin Panicker Height
He is 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Jobin Panicker Nationality
Panicker is Indian-American.
Jobin Panicker Education
Panicker graduated from Gonzaga University with degrees in Business Administration and Broadcast Journalism in 2005. While there, he joined the cheerleading squad, thereby securing courtside viewing for every Zags basketball game. From Gonzaga, he received a scholarship to SyracuseUniversity’s Newhouse School of Communication where he earned a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Jobin Panicker Parents
Jobin was born in New York but raised in California. He is the son of Fr. Yohannan Panicker, a Christian Priest in the Orthodox Church, and Lilly Panicker. His parents immigrated from India with only a suitcase and 20$ to their name.
He and his siblings were raised in a home deeply-rooted in Indian culture and Christianity. Also, English was the second language spoken in their home. Several years ago, he lost his mother to breast cancer.
Jobin Panicker Wife
Jobin is married to Jenni Panicker, an attorney in Dallas. The couple met in college at Gonzaga University as freshmen in the fall of 2001 and began dating.
Jenni, the daughter of a high school principal, graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Law and Public Policy and a minor in Spanish in 2005. While at Gonzaga, Jobin and his wife (then girlfriend) joined the cheerleading squad, thereby securing courtside viewing for every Zags basketball game.
From Gonzaga, Jobin and Jenni were both accepted with scholarships to Syracuse. After Jenni finished law school, they were married at St. Al’s.
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Jobin Panicker Kids
Panicker and his wife, Jenni have two biological sons and an adopted daughter. The couple’s first son, Jonah was born on Feb. 7, 2013. Jenni had induced labor so she couldn’t miss watching the Zags.
“But the Zags were good that year, and I didn’t want to miss a game,” said Jenni. So she made a counteroffer: induce labor on a Thursday morning.
Three years later, Jenni gave birth to their second child, Solomon Aloysius. In 2018, they adopted a daughter, Aya.
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Jobin Panicker WFAA
Panicker is a reporter at WFAA in Dallas, TX, specializing in stories from Collin County.
He is an Emmy® Award-winning reporter who joined WFAA Channel 8 in December of 2012. Before that, he worked at KSEE-24 in Fresno, California.
His work has garnered 13 Emmys through 2020. In 2019 he was a national finalist for Reporter of the Year by NPPA (National Press Photographer’s Association). He’s also a 4-time Regional Edward R. Murrow Award winner. His stories have also won AP Awards. Panicker also won 2 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. He won that in the areas of Outstanding Features and Culture and Arts.
Jobin Panicker Salary and Net Worth
His salary and net worth are under review.
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