Kristen Kennedy Biography
Kristen Kennedy is an American Anchor/Reporter working at WKYT in Lexington, Kentucky. She joined the WKYT team in June 2010.
Kristen Kennedy Age
Kristen likes to keep her personal life private hence she has not yet disclosed the date, month, or year she was born. However, she might be in her 30’s.
Kristen Kennedy Height
Kristen stands at a height of 5 feet 5 inches tall.
Kristen Kennedy Family
Kristen grew up in South Carolina. She has managed to keep her personal life away from the limelight hence she has not disclosed any information about her parents. It is also not known if Kristen has any siblings.
Kristen Kennedy Husband
Kristen is happily married to the love of her life Lee K Howard with whom she has two children. The family of four lives in Lexington.
Kristen Kennedy Net Worth
Kristen has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which he has earned through her career as a journalist.
Kristen Kennedy Salary
Kristen earns an annual salary ranging between $ 45,000 – $ 110,500.
Kristen Kennedy Career
Kennedy serves at WKYT as a morning anchor and an investigative reporter. She joined the WKYT team in June 2010, which was a move back east from West Texas. In her first decade of storytelling at WKYT, Kristen covered stories of hope, help, and heartbreak. After the devastating 2012 tornado outbreak, she was a part of the first crew on the ground in West Liberty, Ky. After the University of Kentucky men’s basketball team won their eighth NCAA National Championship, she covered student riots. Kristen has interviewed governors, mayors, and even a “caped condom crusader.”
Before joining the station, she worked for KAMC. As a reporter and anchor for KAMC in Lubbock, she brought home some of the region’s biggest and most compelling stories to viewers each night. When the city changed the rules to allow beer and wine sales in stores, Kristen covered the nationwide salmonella scare originating at a local peanut production plant, as well as the end of “prohibition” in Lubbock.
When coming to her education, Kristen graduated from Elon University in Elon, N.C. While in college, she spent time in newsrooms in both states, as well as reporting for WEIU in eastern Illinois. She found her love of news at Elon and got to travel the world as a student, taking classes in Hawaii and London, England. While in London, she worked in NBC’s London bureau.
Kristen Kennedy WKYT
Kennedy is working at WKYT where she works alongside other famous WKYT anchors and reporters including;
- Jacqueline Policastro
- Alex Walker
- Lee K. Howard
- Dave Baker
- Brian Milam
- Adam Burniston
- Ally Blake
- Jim Caldwell
- Chris Bailey
- Garrett Wymer
- Olivia Russell
- Victor Puente
- Andrea Walker
- Sam Dick
- Amber Philpott
- Bill Bryant
Kristen Kennedy Social Media Platforms
Kristen is active on her social media accounts and is often seen posting on her Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. She has over 5k followers on Twitter, over 1.4k followers on Instagram, and over 15k followers on Facebook.