Ric Young Bio, CBS 19 Charlottesville, Age, Height and Weight, Education, Family, Wife, Children and Career

Ric Young Biography

Ricardo Miguel Young also known as Ric Young is an award winning veteran journalist currently working as an anchor and producer at CBS19 News at 4 p.m. , 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.  

Ric Young Career

Previously, Young was an Adjunct Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He also worked as a news anchor, host and at the Radio VR network in Washington, DC, interviewing national and international newsmakers, authors, and journalists.  

In addition, Young anchored and reported for CBS 6 News and the CW News at 10 in Richmond, Virginia. He also co-anchored the 6 and 11 PM newscasts at WRIC-TV, also in Richmond, Virginia. Furthermore, Young also created, produced, and hosted “Talk Virginia with Ric Young” seen on Richmond PBS affiliate WCVE-TV for two years.

Prior to moving to Virginia, Young anchored the No. 1 morning newscast in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been a recipient of several awards for his broadcast work, including an EMMY,  Edward R. Murrow award, five National Association of Black journalists (NABJ) awards and several national honors. 

In 2024, Young won the 2023 Virginia Associated Press Best TV News Anchor award and the Virginia Association of Broadcasters Awards for Best Newscast and Best News Series.

Most recently, he won the 2022 First Place Award for Covering Native America from the National Association of Native American Journalists for his reporting on “Removing the Sacagawea Statue” in Charlottesville, Virginia. 

Some of the highlights in his reporting career at CBS 6 include his coverage of 9/11 at the Pentagon. In addition, Young was the first to break the news about the sniper shooting in Ashland, and the surrender of a murder suspect to him.

Ric Young CBS 19 Charlottesville

Besides his career in broadcasting, he has appeared as a reporter in several major motion pictures and TV shows filmed in Virginia, including Hannibal and Mickey. Young also appeared in the film “The Contender” as a White House reporter. In addition, he has also appeared in the second season of the Netflix series Mindhunter as a local news anchor and briefly as a news anchor in Netflix’s Stranger Things, Season 2 Episode 1. Young is also a narrator of documentaries and government and corporate video presentations.

In November 2024, he suffered a health emergency and was unable to come into work. The CBS19 News team supported Young during his recovery and thanked viewers for their concern.

Ric Young Age

There is no information about his age. However, will update as soon as the information is available.

Ric Young Height and Weight

He stands at a height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.80M) tall and weighs about 210 lbs.

Ric Young Education

There is no information about his education background though he was previously, an Adjunct Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. However, will update as soon as the information is available.

Ric Young Family

He was born Ricardo Miguel Young. There is no information about his parents or siblings. However, will update as soon as the information is available.

Ric Young Wife

There is no information about Young being married or in a relationship. However, will update as soon as the information is available.

Ric Young Children

There is no information about him having children. However, will update as soon as the information is available.


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