Name Ginger Chan
Birthday / Date of Birth / Ginger Chan Age No confirmed information is available on her birth year or the date she was born.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Dating / Partner / Boyfriend Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction : Ginger Chan Biography
- Best known for her bubbly personality & swift traffic reports, Ginger Chan is a familiar face on KTLA-5 Morning News.
- A popular TV personality and a first-generation American, this modern mom of three has been helping Southern California commuters reach their destinations for more than a decade.
- She is also widely known from KIIS-FM’s “On Air with Ryan Seacrest.”
Young Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Born on August 21st in Los Angeles, California, Ginger is one of four daughters in her family. Her other three sisters are also doing well : Julie (business owner in Washington, with advertising experience), Naomi (voice-over artist and actress), and Stella (formerly a nanny, now works at CNN).
- Parents : Ginger’s mother was a fine example of a working mother, spending weekdays teaching Math at the junior high school across the street from KTLA studios & working weekends with Ginger’s father in their grocery stores.
- Her parents immigrated from China to America and started businesses together, staying in the Chinese community and helping each other grow and flourish.
- Education : Chan grew up in South LA before moving to Montebello for middle and high school. Later, she graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. While still at school, she interned at KIIS-FM.
Ginger Chan Married Life : Mark Kono and Ginger Chan
- Ginger is married to Mark Kono, a Helicopter pilot for Sky 5 KTLA. Mark left KTLA in June 2022 after nearly 20 years as Sky5 helicopter pilot and reporter. Like Ginger, Mark too grew up in Los Angeles, in a family that ran meat markets and hair salons in Atwater Village.
- Together, Mark and Ginger are the proud parents of three children – An elder son Ryder and twin daughters – Devyn Rose Kono & Alyssa Doris Kono.
- Devyn was born first, weighing 5 pounds 9 ounces & Alyssa arrived one minute later weighing 5 pounds 8 ounces.
- Ryder was born around 2011-12, while the twins were born on May 9, 2014. One of her son’s first words was helicopter!
- Keen to return to broadcasting, Ginger took maternity leave for just two months after having her first child.
- She still lives close to her parents and two of her sisters, who help out with babysitting while the couple are out reporting.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Ginger began her broadcasting career as a news & traffic reporter for KIIS-FM. She also covered traffic for shows on the sister station KLAC-AM, based in South California.
- The then fresh graduate spent her days reporting from a Cessna 172 aircraft.
- In March 2008, Ginger was hired as KTLA media station as a new traffic and news reporter. Again, she made her broadcasts weekday mornings from 4 – 10 AM, this time in a helicopter for Sky 5.
- Additionally, Chan is also a radio personality. She has hosted weekend news programs for the popular talk radio station KFI-AM.
- The multitalented presenter has also anchored and reported for TV stations in California, including Huntsville, Orange County, and Ala in the past.
- Despite a fear of heights, Ginger now reports traffic from a helicopter most days of the week, known for her fun, genuine personality.
Trivia, Bloopers and Interesting Facts :
- Usually on her toes, Ginger Chan is not known for making mistakes.
- However, a blooper occurred in October 2014 when the presenter accidentally called her colleague Sam Rubin, anchor of KTLA Morning show, fat while live on air.
- Unaware that her microphone was still turned on Ginger loudly replied “He’s always been” to Rubin’s opening line “When did you become the fat guy on the show,” surprising her co-presenters.
- Fortunately Rubin did not take offense to the comment.
- While pregnant with her first child, Ginger met hit American rapper, Snoop Dogg, at the KTLA studios. Her unborn baby was also introduced to singer-songwriter, Smokey Robinson in a parking lot.
- In October 2024, Ginger did a live report on California Clean Air Day from Rossmoor’s Rush Park, where she is a resident. She pledged to start walking to the grocery store with her kids more often instead of driving to help improve air quality.
- It has been clarified on air that Liberte Chan and Ginger Chan are not related, as mentioned when one of them was filling in for the other.
Health Update :
- Ginger Chan Illness / Sick : She has no major illness or sickness to date and seems to be in good health.
Body & Other Vital Info
Ginger Chan Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Black
- How tall is Ginger Chan Height : 5′4″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
More Details :
- Marital Status / Married? : Yes
- Children / Kids : 3
- Ginger Chan Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : Asian
- Nationality : American
Love, love Ginger Chan! I never leave home until I hear her traffic report.
Is Ginger Chan pregnant?
I get up at 4 am just to relax and watch you with my morning coffee. You are like family especially when Chris and Henry start teasing. Pretty soon everyone is in the game. Reminds me of my jokester sons. Please keep up your fun atmosphere and don’t get political like most predictable boring Stations. Love you guys. Take it easy on sweet Megan.
Mary (Ginger): Is Mark Kono OK? I am retired so I don’t watch the KTLA morning news as religously as I used to, but it seems like we haven’t seen his helocopter reports lately…
I don’t know whose idea was to make the change in Ginger’s makeup and her clothes. She is a real hottie now. She looks great. Her husband should worship the ground she walks on. Go, Ginger!
I am retired now, so I don’t drive to work anymore. But keep up the good work. I also enjoy watching Kimberly Chan. She is super hot, only weather lady to walk across the screen as she does
You said what I thought!
HI YOU ALL IM A LONG TIME CH 5 VIEWER, I ALSO LOVE YOUR WEEKEND SHOW, YOU GUYS DO AN AWSOME JOB. I JUST ONLY WISH YOU WOULD SAY MORE ABOUT my LITTLE ( BIG) TOWN OF BISHOP CA, WE ALL ARE WATCHING YOU GUYS HERE, JUST A BIT OF THE WEATHER ON YOUR SHOW WOULD BE AMAZING…You ALL KEEP UP THE AMAZING JOB…TAKE CARE & GOD BLESS…”” DARN WE SURE MIS C. B. “”…