Jay Cashmere Biography
Jay Cashmere is an American multimedia journalist currently working as an anchor and a reporter for WPTV News from New Orleans.
Before, Jay worked for WJRD in 1998, and later from 1999-2001, he served for WTOC. Later he joined WPTV as a reporter and anchor from 2002 till now. Currently is an anchor of the 05:30 am news on WPTV. He has covered a huge range of stories in his career as a journalist.
Jay Cashmere Age
Cashmere was born in New Orleans, Los Angeles, and raised 50 miles north of the city in Folsom, Los Angeles.
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Jay Cashmere Education
Cashmere attended the University of Alabama and graduated with a degree in Broadcasting and minors in English and Geography.
Jay Cashmere Height
Cashmere stands at an average height, although he has not disclosed his exact height in public to be updated once confirmed.
Jay Cashmere Family/Parents
Cashmere has managed to keep his personal life private therefore he has not disclosed his family members in public, more details to be updated once confirmed.
Jay Cashmere Wife
Cashmere is married to Kelly Hafferly, though he has not disclosed her career in public to be updated once confirmed. The couple got married and live a happy marriage.
Jay Cashmere Children
Cashmere loves running, swimming, surfing, being a father, and biking. Jay and his wife Kelly welcomed their son Cruz into the world in 2012 and their daughter Ella in 2014. They as well rescued a 180-pound Great Dane (their gentle giant) named Jake from the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast.
Jay Cashmere WPTV
Cashmere has been served at WPTV as a reporter and anchor since 2001. Currently, he anchors the 5:30 p.m. news on WPTV, the 10 p.m. news on WFLX Fox 29, and The Now at 6:30 p.m. on WFLX Fox 29. Over the years Jay has received multiple Associated Press awards along with 14 nominations for Emmy awards several for his stories focusing on ocean conservation and the environment.
He earned a Suncoast Emmy for “Wounded Warriors.” in December of 2008. The piece was shot on location in Bonaire in August of 2007 stating a group of single and double amputee soldiers who were diving for the first time since coming from war. The information aired as part of Jay’s series “Underwater Wednesdays” which featured and promoted stories surrounding coral reef and ocean awareness.
That series as well earned Jay a community service award from the United States Coral Reef Task Force in 2004 for increasing public awareness on coral reef conservation. He has drifted in ocean currents over multiple wrecks and reefs in the Bahamas, Keys, Turks and Caicos, Bora Bora, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, St. Thomas, The Dominican Republic, and South Florida.
He has covered a huge range of stories in his career as a journalist. Jay took the ride of his life in 2000 when he flew with the Blue Angels in preparation for a South Carolina air show. Additionally, he was one of the first reporters to hit the ground in Haiti hours after the disastrous earthquake of January 2010 and was later on the white sand beaches of the Florida panhandle that same year following the devastating Gulf oil spill.
He covered the hurricanes of 2004 and 2005 abundantly, which battered South Florida. Jay as well as covered the most personal story of his career in 2005 when he traveled back home to assist his family to dig out and recover during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Cashmere anchored live coverage outside the Palm Beach County Courthouse every day throughout the trial of polo mogul John Goodman in March of 2011 and currently spent 7 hours in the Everglades hunting pythons. Besides, he has taken a stronghold over the last decade and a half covering environmental reports that include the deterioration of the last living reef in the country in the Florida Keys.
He also emcees many events during the year for many charities and works closely with several including the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Forgotten Soldiers Outreach, Palm Beach County’s Business Development Board. He is also involved with the South Florida Fair, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Palm Beach County, and the Palm Beach County Food and Wine Festival, an event where he met his wife Kelly in 2008.
Jay Cashmere Salary
Cashmere receives an annual salary ranging between $ 43,668 to $ 150,443. However, details about the exact amount of salary he earns are currently not available.
Jay Cashmere Net W0rth
Cashmere has an estimated net worth of around $1 Million $5 Million which he gets from her successful career as a reporter.