If you watch Connecticut mornings, you know the face. Caitlin Francis anchors and reports traffic on the WFSB Channel 3 Morning Team in Hartford. She’s from Ellington, she came up through newsrooms in three other states, and she landed back home in 2019.
Search her name, though, and you’ll hit a wall of bio sites claiming a husband, a net worth and an exact birthday. Most of it is copied from page to page with nothing behind it. So here’s the short version of what’s confirmed, followed by the longer story.
The quick answer
- Job: Anchor and traffic reporter, WFSB Morning Team
- At WFSB since: November 2019
- Hometown: Ellington, Connecticut
- Education: University of Hartford (bachelor’s), Syracuse University’s Newhouse School (master’s)
- Earlier stations: WJET in Erie, WDVM in Hagerstown, WDBJ in Roanoke
- Age: Not public. Probably late 30s.
- Husband, salary, net worth: Never confirmed by her or the station
Anything labeled “estimated” below comes from outside sources, not from Francis or WFSB.
Who she is and what she does
WFSB’s own bio says she joined in November 2019 and calls her an award-winning anchor. On a normal morning she’s doing three jobs at once: traffic reporter, news anchor and co-host. She also files her own stories, and they’re not all traffic. Her author page includes a piece on the Connecticut State Capitol’s tours and 140 years of history, a Hartford Wolf Pack preview, a UConn fall sports special and a feature on a couple who took over an ice cream shop in Dayville. It’s mostly community and sports stories, which suits a morning show.
Growing up in Ellington
Francis grew up in Ellington and has danced since she was three. She still teaches when she can, and WFSB says she taught and coached dance in Connecticut before news became her full-time career.
She earned her bachelor’s in communication at the University of Hartford, finishing in January 2011. Her master’s is from Syracuse’s Newhouse School, and a professional profile points to 2012, although WFSB doesn’t say so itself, so treat that year as an estimate.
Her student internships were all local: the NBC affiliate in West Hartford, the Hartford Courant’s editorial department (two of her op-eds ran there) and WGGB in Springfield, Massachusetts. Her Connecticut ties go back long before WFSB.
Her career, stop by stop
| Station | Role | Notes |
| WJET, Erie, PA | Reporter | Reported from Washington, D.C. |
| WDVM (formerly WHAG), Hagerstown, MD | Morning anchor | About 2.5 years |
| WDBJ, Roanoke, VA | Weekend anchor, special projects manager | About 3 years |
| WFSB, Hartford, CT | Anchor / traffic reporter | Since Nov 2019 |
Source: WFSB official bio [link]. Start and end years for the first two stops aren’t published.
It’s the classic local TV path: start in smaller markets, work your way toward a bigger one, and if you’re lucky, end up in your hometown. In Roanoke she worked on specials about the opioid crisis and cancer, plus series called “Hometown Adventures,” “Lake Life” and “Caitlin Can.”
WFSB credits her with two Virginia Association of Broadcasters awards from her Roanoke years, one for anchoring special winter weather coverage and one for best public service. No other awards turned up.
How old is Caitlin Francis?
Her birth year isn’t public, but her degree dates give you something to work with.
She finished her bachelor’s in January 2011. Most people are 21 or 22 at that point, which puts her birth year in the late 1980s and her age around 37 or 38 in 2026. That’s an estimate, not a fact.
It also explains why the “32” and “33” you’ll see on some sites don’t fit. She’d have graduated college at 17 or 18.
One more small clue: a third-party wiki lists her birthday as February 21, and WFSB aired a segment on February 20, 2026 saying her birthday was that weekend. That fits, though neither source gives a year.
Is she married?
Nothing confirmed. Francis keeps her personal life off her professional pages, and that’s her call.
Some bio sites name a husband and even describe him as running a herb farm. Those same pages also get basic things wrong (one of them describes WFSB as a sports federation), and I couldn’t trace the claim to WFSB or to anything she’s posted. Treat it as unverified. An older page from 2021 listed her as single, also unverified.
What she does share: two rescue dogs, Ciara and Kenai, and an adopt-don’t-shop tag in her X bio. She’s also mentioned Boston sports, live music, DIY projects, yoga, pilates and volunteering.
In May 2026 WFSB posted a clip titled “Caitlin Francis has a special announcement.” The description doesn’t say what it was about, so there’s nothing to report beyond that.
Salary and net worth
Short answer: nobody outside WFSB knows. The station doesn’t publish pay, and she hasn’t shared it. Third-party sites throw out salary guesses between roughly $63,000 and $89,500, and net worth figures anywhere from about $717,000 to $5 million.
Don’t put much weight on any of it. None of those pages show their math, and the same “$1–5 million” line appears word for word on pages about completely unrelated people, which looks like a template, not research.
Is she still at WFSB?
As far as public records go, yes. Her Muck Rack page lists WFSB stories through at least April 2026, and I found no report of her leaving or being taken off the air. If that changes, WFSB’s own site will be the first place to say so.
Not the same Caitlin Francis
It’s a fairly common name, so if you landed here looking for someone else, you may have the wrong person. This page is only about the Connecticut anchor at WFSB. Details like a location, an employer or a profession will help you tell people apart in search results.
How to watch or contact her
She’s on the WFSB Morning Team, so the station’s website is the best place to check current show times and how to watch. For story tips or comments, her WFSB bio lists [email protected]. On social media, she’s @CaitlinMFrancis on X and @caitlinfrancistv on TikTok, and third-party sites put her Instagram at around 20,000 followers (estimated).
What about the height, weight loss and pregnancy rumors?
You’ll find height listed as both 5’5″ and 5’6″, with no source for either. I found no credible reporting on weight loss or pregnancy. Those phrases mostly exist as search bait.
Quick FAQs
How old is Caitlin Francis?
Not public. Working from her 2011 degree, about 37 or 38 (estimated).
Is Caitlin Francis married?
No confirmed information.
What is her salary?
Not public. Outside estimates run about $63,000 to $89,500.
Did she work at WDBJ?
Yes, as weekend anchor and special projects manager for about three years.
Does she have a Wikipedia page?
I couldn’t find one.
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Shahzad is the founder and lead writer at WorthRada. He writes about celebrity net worth, biographies, careers, income, and success stories, with a focus on providing clear, well-researched, and reliable information.
