Carter Evans Biography
Carter Evans is a skilled journalist currently working as a Los Angeles-based correspondent for CBS News. He reports across all of the network’s platforms and joined the network in February 2013.
Carter Evans Career
Evans joined CBS News with nearly over two decades of journalism experience, covering major national and international stories.
Moreover, he received nationwide attention for his February 2013 coverage of the police shootout with suspected killer and former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner. Evans was the only reporter on the scene when authorities closed in on Dorner after an intense manhunt in Big Bear, California. Most recently, Evans was a freelance correspondent for CBS News.
Prior to joining CBS News, he spent four years as a business correspondent for CNN New source. He contributed more than 20 live shots per day and served as the rotating host of CNN’s financial Q&A segment “The Help Desk.” In addition, Evans also covered the 2010 BP oil spill, the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Evans also reported on Hurricane Irene, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and reported the “Great Recession” from the New York Stock Exchange trading floor.
Carter Evans CBS News
Before CNN, Evans reported and anchored for WNYW/WWOR-TV in New York. Furthermore, he also served as a freelance correspondent for CBS News path, covering the California wildfires and filling in for “CBS MoneyWatch.”
Evans first relocated to Los Angeles, California, in 2003 and spent the next four years reporting for KCBS/KCAL, where he covered the death and state funeral of President Ronald Reagan. Additionally, he also reported on the red carpet for E! News and hosted their countdown show to the Golden Globes in 2004.
Evans began his career in journalism in 1995 as a freelance reporter for the CBS affiliate KGMB-TV in his hometown Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Evans graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Philosophy from Ithaca College in 1998. He is a father of two children, a son Cash Hudson Evans born in 2011 and a daughter Cameron Kaiulani Evans born on 2012 with his ex-wife Courtney Friel.
Carter Evans Age
Evans was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on 18 June, 1975 and is now 49 years old as of 2024.
Carter Evans Height
He stands at an approximate height of 1.78m tall.
Carter Evans Education
Evans graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Philosophy from Ithaca College in 1998.
Carter Evans Family
He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. There is no information about his parents or siblings. However, will update as soon as the information is available.
Carter Evans Wife
Evans married KTLA weekend anchor Courtney Friel in 2005 and divorced her in 2016 and they are parents of two children. He then remarried and tied the knot with KTLA reporter Lauren Lyster in August 2018.
Carter Evans Children
He is a father of two children, a son Cash Hudson Evans born in January 2011 and a daughter Cameron Kaiulani Evans born in April 2012 with his ex-wife Courtney Friel.
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