Kristen Kennedy Biography
Kristen Kennedy is an American journalist, anchor and reporter currently serving as a morning anchor and an investigative reporter at WKYT. Before joining WKYT, she served as a reporter and anchor at KAMC in Lubbock, Texas.
Kristen Kennedy Education
Kristen attended and graduated from Elon University with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism.
Kristen Kennedy WKYT Age
Kennedy was born and raised in South Carolina United States of America. However, information regarding when she was born and celebrates her birthday is currently under review. ALSO READ: Vicky Yates
Kristen Kennedy Nationality | Ethnicity
Kristen holds American nationality and citizenship by birth. She was born and raised in South Carolina. She is of the white ethnicity/heritage.
Kristen Kennedy Height
Kennedy stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m). Information regarding her other body measurements is currently under review. We will update her other body measurements once confirmed available in the public.
Kristen Kennedy Parents | Family
Kennedy was born and raised in South Carolina by her parents. Information regarding her family members including her mother, father and siblings is currently under review. Her family information will be updated once confirmed available in the public.
Kristen Kennedy Husband
Kristen is happily married to her husband Lee K. Howard, a sports anchor and reporter for CBS/FOX in Lexington, Kentucky. Lee is a graduate of West Texas A&M University. The couples are proud parents of two children.
Kristen Kennedy Tumor | Health
In December 2020, Kennedy was off-air after undergoing surgery to remove the mass on her thyroid. After undergoing various check-ups she was advised by her doctors to go for surgery to remove half of her thyroid on the right side to ensure all the growth was cut out. However, she thanked her viewers who supported her upon her recovery through her social media accounts.
Kristen Kennedy Salary
Kristen working as a morning anchor and an investigative reporter at WKYT-TV in Kentucky earns an estimated annual salary ranging from $45,000 – 79,000.
Kristen Kennedy Net Worth
Kennedy as an accomplished American journalist, anchor and reporter has an estimated net worth ranging from $200k – $1 million.
Kristen Kennedy WKYT
Kristen currently serves as a morning anchor and an investigative reporter at WKYT-TV in Kentucky. She joined the station in June 2010 as a reporter. At WKYT, she has reported various stories about help, hope and heartbreak. After a devastating 2012 tornado outbreak in West Liberty, Kentucky, Kristen was part of the team that reported the incident.
Kristen also reported student demonstration after the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team won their eighth NCAA National Championship. She has also held interviews with prominent figures including governors, mayors and even a “caped condom crusader.”
Prior to joining WKYT-TV, she served as a reporter and a news anchor at KAMC in Lubbock, Texas where she reported compelling stories to her viewers. She also had the opportunity to work in both South and North Carolina as a reporter. She also spent time in Eastern Illinois working as a reporter for WEIU-TV. Her passion for news developed while studying at Elon and she had to travel around the world as a student, learning in Hawaii and London, England. While in London, she worked in NBC’s London bureau.