Jean Enersen


Jean Stanislaw Enersen is an American journalist who worked for 48 years at KING-TV in Seattle. As an anchor for 42 years, she was the first and longest-standing local female anchor in the country. She retired from full-time duties at KING in the summer of 2014, and accepted a retirement buy-out by Tegna, formerly Gannett, in April 2016. This ended her run at KING-TV, after 48 years with the station.

Personal life

Enersen was born in San Mateo, California, to Irving "Stan" and Evelyn Stanislaw, while her father was serving in the U.S. Navy.
Her family moved to Magnolia when she was young and she attended Our Lady of Fatima School. She then studied at Mercer Island High School, where she participated in swimming and graduated in 1962. She attended Pomona College and transferred to Stanford University, earning a bachelor's degree in 1966.
Enersen married Dr. Bruce Carter, president and CEO of ZymoGenetics, in 1997. Her previous marriages were to cinematographer Dick Enersen and businessman Paul Skinner, the father of her two daughters.