Karley Cross grew up in Abilene and is a West Texas native. Originally from the Permian Basin area, her family migrated to the Big Country when she was a child.
In Abilene, she attended Wylie Junior High School, Abilene High School, Cisco College and later transferred to Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island from which she has a bachelor’s degree in Media & Communications, with a focus in Journalism.
In her free time, Karley likes to roller skate at the Oscar Rose Skate Park, paint, perform DIY home décor projects, enjoy local shops and restaurants, and spend time with her 7-year-old dog, Chloe, as well as the many lifelong friends she’s made working in news since 2018.
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Place lived: Southern Oregon
Snack: Jalapeño chips and dark chocolate
Shows: Friends, Golden Girls, New Girl, Black-ish, Euphoria
Poem: ‘Still I Rise’ by Maya Angelou
