Shannon Cake WPTV, Bio-Wiki, Age, Husband, Sons, Salary, Net Worth

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Shannon Cake Biography and Wiki

Shannon Cake is an American award-winning investigative journalist and former news anchor. She is best known for her nearly three-decade career at WPTV NBC5 News in West Palm Beach, FL. Before this, she worked for WMBB-TV as an anchor and reporter.

Shannon Cake Age and Birthday

The journalist is in her late 40s as of 2025. She has not disclosed the exact details regarding her age and birth details to the public yet. However, this section will be updated as soon as the information is available.

Shannon Cake Height

She stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches (approximately 1.70 meters)tall.

Education

The news anchor enrolled at the University of Alabama, a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. From here, she graduated with a degree in both Journalism and Political Science.

Shannon Cake Family, Parents, Siblings

Shannon was born and brought up in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known that she lived in many different places due to her father’s military career. This includes eight states and three foreign countries, before moving to Florida.

However, attempts to establish her parents’ identities were in vain since no information about them was available. It’s therefore not clear if she has any siblings. Further details regarding her family background will be updated soon when established.

Shannon Cake Husband|Wedding, Is She Married?

Regarding her marital entanglements, Cake is currently married to her lovely husband, Joe Cake. Presently, he is a professional pulmonologist based in Palm Beach County, Florida. Likewise, he is a well-known retired Navy veteran.

Shannon Cake Her Husband and Sons Photo
Shannon Cake Her Husband and Sons Photo

Shannon Cake Children

Shannon and her husband, Joe Cake, have been blessed with two sons. They are Joseph and Christian. Further details regarding her children’s whereabouts will be updated as soon as the information is available.

Shannon Cake Salary

According to WPTV NBC 5 News anchors’ estimates, she receives an average salary of $107,733. Her contract with the exact figures is yet to be released.

Shannon Cake Net Worth

The news personality has an estimated net worth ranging from $650K – $1 Million (Approx.). This amount is from her extensive career as a journalist, among other investments.

WPTV Channel 5 News

Cake is a widely recognized journalist who currently serves as a news reporter and anchor for WPTV-Channel 5 in West Palm Beach, FL. She joined NBC 5 in 1996 and has been on the face of the station for a span of 29 years, during which she retired recently.

It is known that she officially signed off from her final broadcast at WPTV in May 2025. Moreover, she specialized in investigative-related coverages and evening newscasts. During this time, she led a report coverage that exposed government waste related to Medicare spending.

Likewise, she covered a half-hour special on the Jeffrey Epstein case that led to an interview for a Netflix documentary. Before this, she worked for WMBB-TV both as an anchor and reporter in Panama City, FL.

She had her career start in journalism as a radio broadcaster. Throughout her career here, she has been a recipient of several accolades, including Associated Press Awards.

Awards

  • 18 Regional Emmy Awards
  • Edward R. Murrow Award
  • Associated Press Awards

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