Kimberly Hunt Biography
Kimberly Hunt is an American 13-time Emmy Award-winning Anchor and Reporter working for KGTV 10 News in San Diego, California as a weekday evening news anchor. Prior to re-joining the station in January 2008, she worked for KUSI-TV.
Kimberly Hunt Age
Hunt was born in August 1961 in Ventura County, California, United States. She is therefore 62 years old as of 2023. However, he has not yet disclosed the date he was born.
Kimberly Hunt Height
Hunt stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Kimberly Hunt Family
Hunt grew up in Napa, North Carolina. She has not disclosed the names of her parents. However, it is known that her family has a history of working in law enforcement – her dad was a Lieutenant with the California Highway Patrol, and her grandpa was a constable with the Ojai Police Department. There is no information regarding whether Hunt has any siblings.
Kimberly Hunt Husband
Hunt is a married woman and she is married to Billy Ray Smith Jr., former NFL’s San Diego Chargers linebacker. There is no information regarding their wedding and less is known about their marriage and love life. However, there will be an update as soon as they mention any in the limelight.
About Billy Ray Smith
Billy has also worked as a sports analyst, host, and sportscaster, and he reported sports at KGTV. He is the same years old as his wife Hunt (62 years, born on August 10, 1961). Billy Ray was a football player in the NFL for ten years in the ’80s and ’90s. He played football in college at the University of Arkansas and was named a top player two times. Smith got picked in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft and played for the San Diego Chargers.
Kimberly Hunt Daughter
Hunt and her husband, Billy Ray Smith, take great pride in being dad and mom to their 1 daughter, Savannah Marie Smith. Savannah is an actress and she is well-known for the film “Gossip Girl Revival”. She is 23 years old as of 2023 having been born on July 27, 2000.
Kimberly Hunt Net Worth
Hunt has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million-$5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an Anchor and Reporter.
Kimberly Hunt Salary
Hunt earns an annual salary ranging from $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Kimberly Hunt Career
Hunt serves at KGTV 10 News as a weekday evening news chief & primary anchor and managing editor. She appears on the 4, 6, 7, and 11 PM newscasts from Monday to Friday alongside Steve Atkinson. This is her rejoin at the station, having worked there for 15 years (from 1987) as an evening news anchor. Before joining KGTV, she worked for KUSI-TV in San Diego, California as a weeknight news anchor, appearing in the 6, 10, and 11 PM newscasts for half a decade. Simultaneously, she hosted “San Diego People”, a weekend program.
Hunt started his journalism career immediately after college, where she went to work at ABC Network News. While there, she served as a researcher for Peter Jennings during the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco, in the year 1984. Also, she worked for ABC’s Monday Night Football as an associate producer. Her TV career started at KION-TV (then KMST-TV) in Monterey, California, where she worked as a news anchor. After that, she joined KGTV (the 1st stint), and 15 years later she moved to KUSI-TV, and finally KGTV.
During her career, Hunt has reported on lots of significant stories like Cocaine of the Sea- How Cartels Pushed the World’s Smallest Whale to the Brink of Extinction, Hell Week with the Navy Seals, Tracking Cartel Guns, Maquiladoras: Economic Boon or Toxic Time Bomb, and more.
She’s had face-to-face interviews with many public figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Presidents, and other important people in the military, business, and politics. She has provided live coverage while it’s happening at events like political meetings, the Super Bowl games, the Academy Awards, and other big things. When it comes to her education, she is a proud alumnus of San Francisco State University. During her spare time, she likes having cups of coffee or dark chocolate.
Kimberly Hunt Awards and Honors
Throughout Hunt’s career, she has won many awards and recognitions for her remarkable work as an anchor and reporter. Some of these awards include;
- Edward R. Murrow Award (2011) – for the piece “Tracking the Mexican Mafia – Inside Donovan State Prison.”
- 4 regional Emmy Awards for:
- Best Evening Newscast
- Best Feature News Story
- Best Investigative News Story
- Best Journalistic Enterprise
- Attorney General’s Crime Prevention Award.
- 2 San Diego Press Club’s first-place awards for:
- Report on Sex Trafficking
- Coverage of Open Air Brothels in San Diego’s Canyons
- Golden Mic Award for a special called “Postcards From Home”. It was when the Persian Gulf War was happening, and made a connection between local Marines and their families via videotaped messages.
Kimberly Hunt Volunteer Work
Away from work, Hunt loves to give back to the community. She has dedicated her time as a Mistress of Ceremonies to various charitable causes: The San Diego Burn Institute, Dia Del Sol (United Cerebral Palsy), The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and The March of Dimes.
She’s also served as the host at the annual lighting of the Tree of Life to support the fight against HIV and AIDS and Mama’s Kitchen. Hunt assisted in starting the 1st Sleepless In San Diego event, which helped The San Diego Rescue Mission. She got an award from Soroptimist International for her coverage of sex trafficking in March 2011. Nonprofit Management Solutions honored Hunt and her husband Billy with The Legacy Award for helping in San Diego and other places in November 2007. She’s also hosted San Diego’s “Shop with a Cop” event, where police officers and kids who need help get together to get presents during the holidays.
Kimberly Hunt KGTV
Hunt is working at KGTV where she works alongside other famous KGTV meteorologists, anchors, and reporters including;
- Laura Acevedo
- Ryan Hill
- Jeff Lasky
- Michael Chen
- Lindsey Peña
- Rachel Bianco
- Wale Aliyu
- Vanessa Paz
- Marie Coronel
Kimberly Hunt Illness / Surgery
Some of Hunt’s fans search about her health on Google, and by the look of the searches, they speculate her to have an illness and has undergone surgery. However, there is no information regarding Hunt’s health in the limelight, hence there’s no public information about Hunt’s health, so it is not known whether she ever had surgery or had a serious illness.
Kimberly Hunt Social Media Platforms
She is active on her social media accounts and often posts on her Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. She has over 3.2K followers on Instagram.
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