| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kellie Rowe |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | Born in 1992. As of 2025, she is around 33 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Partner | Currently not married, possibly single. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Did Kellie Rowe have a heart attack? | In December 2017, Rowe posted on Twitter (now called X) that she had chest pain, but after being diagnosed, the doctors concluded it was stress causing the pain. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- An American journalist, Kellie Rowe currently works as the news anchor and reporter for FOX 2 Detroit.
- Based in Detroit, Michigan, Kellie has worked on stories covering Michigan legislature and courts, Michigan politics, breaking, and other hard-hitting news.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Born to parents Mike (father) and April Rowe (mother) in California, Kellie Kathryn Rowe was raised in Davison, Michigan. She celebrates her birthday on May 14 every year. For her birthday in May 2020, her boyfriend built her a custom gaming PC.
- She is quite close with her siblings, Savannah and Nick. She loves living in the heart of Downtown Detroit with her chinchilla, Tiggy.
- Currently, Kellie is in a relationship with Chris Thieda.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Kellie attended the Davison High School from 2007 to 2010.
- After graduating high school in 2010, Kellie attended the Michigan State University from 2010 to 2014. She graduated (3.9 GPA) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism in 2014.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Kellie Rowe began her journalism journey at Michigan State University (2010–2014), where she wrote for The State News and gained hands-on experience through internships at ABC 12, USA Today, and FOX 47. These experiences helped her build a strong foundation in reporting and storytelling.
- Right after graduating, she joined Ballotpedia in August 2015 as a political reporter. There, she produced in-depth articles on U.S. government and statewide ballot measures, gaining valuable insight into political reporting. She left the role in February 2016 but considered it an important crash course in high-level journalism.
- In January 2016, Kellie joined FOX 2 Detroit as a part-time digital producer. Her skills and drive quickly earned her a full-time digital host position, and soon after, she was promoted to the on-air morning team. Since then, she has become a familiar face to Detroit viewers, delivering traffic updates, trending stories, and live reports from 5–9 a.m., while also stepping in as the main fill-in anchor for The Nine and other early morning shows.
- Alongside news, Kellie has made a name for herself in sports media. She contributes to SB Nation’s Pride of Detroit, produces her own sports satire series The Rowe Report, and launched The Gritcast to cover the Detroit Lions pre- and post-game. Her reporting has taken her from Michigan State locker rooms to Detroit Tigers Opening Day, Lions tailgates, and even Florida for Tigers spring training.
- More recently, from February to May 2024, she served as the in-game host for the Michigan Panthers of the UFL at Ford Field, adding live sports hosting to her versatile journalism portfolio.
Courses :
Kellie strongly believes that education is an everlasting process. In pursuit of knowledge, she has completed 34 courses as per her Linkedin bio. Courses include:
- American Intellectual History to 1860
- American Legislative Process
- Brain and Behavior
- Criminal Procedure
- Dynamics of Personal Adjustment
- Gathering and Writing News
- History of the Holocaust
- Intro To Human Nutrition
- Intro to Biblical Literature
- Intro to Criminal Justice
- Intro to Technical Theatre
- Intro to Technical Theatre Lab
- Introduction to Microeconomics
- JRN Professional Field Experience
- Lifespan Human Development in Family
- News Media Law & Ethics
- Plays as Film
- Public Affairs & Business Reporting
- Readings in Women Writers
Contribution :
- Kellie has contributed by giving back to the underprivileged in society. She worked for the Cause Health initiative by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association from July 2013 to September 2013.
- Kellie worked with the Midwest coordinator to participate in interviews to talk about her sister, who has Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. On the day of the Lansing Hearth Walk in late September, Kellie took the stage alongside her sister to talk about supporting the AHA. Kellie was also interviewed by Fox47 and appeared on the morning newscast for Lansing’s Channel 6, WLNS, alongside AHA representatives. She has helped foundations like the AHA raise millions to research heart defects, much like her sister has.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- While at Davison High School, Kellie was the Executive Producer of Davison Television (DTV), Executive Board of Student Council for all classes, National Honors Society, Varsity Choir, Drama Club, Principal/Student Advisory Committee, and B.J.’s Songbirds Center of the Performing Arts – Dance – Voice – Acting – Teaching – Show Choir.
- While pursuing her Bachelors at Michigan State University, Kellie participated in Department of Theatre, MSU Telecasters – The ShoW (actress, assistant director), American Exchange program, East Lansing Commission Board (biweekly meetings with East Lansing mayor and staff to discuss student concerns).
- She is a semi-pro dog petter and whiskey connoisseur.
- Kellie has helped Special Olympics Michigan in its Social Services initiative raise $1,000 for the annual Legislative Polar Plunge held on the Capitol lawn.
- An ideal day for Kellie includes grabbing an Old Fashioned on the Monarch Club roof, relaxing at a Tigers game, picking up groceries and flowers at Eastern Market, and dinner at La Lanterna in Capitol Park.
- As per her bio on FOX 2 Detroit, Kellie loves reading, gaming, and weightlifting in her free time. But more than that, she is a diehard sports fan. Kellie has a goal for the future that includes coaching her daughter or son’s football team.
- A massive fan of Backstreet Boys, Rowe posed with band-member Brian Littrell for an Instagram post on August 12, 2019. She even captioned the post with their famous song – I Want It That Way.
- Kellie loves to post about her adorable dog, Tiggy. Moreover, She has a range of snaps with her family on various social media channels.
- Being a Snoop Dog fan, Kellie posted an Instagram snap with Snoop on October 11, 2018. She dedicated the photo to her 7th-grade self, who was obsessed with whistling Snoop’s famous song lyric, drop it like it’s hot in an Abercrombie polo in algebra.
- Did Kellie Rowe have a heart attack? : Back in December 2017, she had some chest pains.
Why was she fired…please let me know!