Deborah Knapp is one of the most beautiful faces in the television industry. Beauty with a brain, the extraordinary Cooper has been active in the journalism and reporting sector from more than three consecutive decades.
Previously, she had her media stint at KSAR-TV, where she served as the weekend weather anchor. The Emmy award-winning anchor is currently involved as exuberant anchor of KENS’ 4 and 5 p.m. news.
Besides her splendid professional career, Deborah is relishing her blissful married life since holding the hands of her new husband after six years of romantic date. Furthermore, she remains blessed with the company of her two children and three grandchildren.
Deborah Knapp’s Bio: Career, Net Worth
Born on 1954, Deborah celebrates her birthday on 1 December of every year. She was born in Japan but considers San Antonio her hometown.
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Her father was in the Air Force, so her family moved numerous times before settling in the Alamo City in the '60s when she entered Garner Middle School as per wiki.
Deborah, age 64, wanted to be a reporter since her childhood. Right after the college at the University of Texas at Austin, she started her journalism career at KSAR-TV as the weekend weather girl.
Afterward, Deborah joined KENS-TV where she anchors KENS 5 Eyewitness News First at Four and Eyewitness News at 5 p.m alongside Ainsley Earhardt. She also regularly reports and has had numerous national and international assignments.
The Emmy Award-winning anchor was also honored in Washington D.C. with the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award for her years of community involvement and leadership in San Antonio.
Besides her journalism career, education and community services are also important to her. In 1994, Deborah established a scholarship at her alma mater, The University of Texas at Austin.
Each year a San Antonio student, who has demonstrated a commitment to the community, is awarded the Deborah Knapp Scholarship to help pay for his or her education.
In 1999, Deborah helped launch the KENS 5 Excel Award, recognizing an outstanding public school teacher from every local district.
Active in the community, Deborah is currently serving on the boards of the Boy Scouts of America and The Old Spanish Missions, which restores and maintains San Antonio's historic Mission churches, now designated as a World Heritage Site.
With a success-filled career, Deborah owns a net worth that is somewhat close to six figures by the estimation. However, her exact net worth remains confined to the media.
Nevertheless, the average salary of KENS anchor is estimated to be $36K.
Deborah’s Blissful Married Life With Husband
Deborah got married to her husband Celso Gonzalez-Falla, a Houston attorney in October 2014.
The couple exchanged their wedding vows at Mission San Juan in front of their close friends and families, including her grown son Austin and daughter Alicia. At their wedding, the couple even danced together at Latin-themed music.
The couple had been dating for six years before they got engaged on March 2014. Deborah's husband Celso is four years younger than her and has two teenage kids from his previous marriage.
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Likewise, it was also the second marriage for Deborah. She was previously married to her ex-husband Henry Bonilla, a former U.S. Rep. However, their relationship could not survive for long and ended in divorce.
Deborah shares two kids: a daughter named Alicia, 31, and a son Austin, 28 with her former husband. She is also the grandmother of her three grandchildren and loves visiting them and her daughter Alicia in Hong-Kong.
Besides that, she is also an active user of her social account and keeps flaunting photos of her family.
Deborah Knapp enjoys Sunday brunch with her son on 29 July 2018 (Photo: Deborah Knapp's Facebook)
One instance was on 29 July 2018, Deborah shared the picture of herself with her son Austin through Facebook. Via the caption, she wrote she felt extra special when she got time to spend with her family on Sunday.
Moreover, on 17 November 2016, she shared the picture of herself with her husband attending Children’s Hospital of San Antonio. Speculating at the post, it looks that she is relishing her blissful married life with her new husband and her lovely family.
