About Kimberley Kennedy
Your Hot Topics Host
Kimberley Kennedy hosts the magazine show that focuses on what America's talking about—the hottest stories of the week!The show is a fast-paced, insider's look at the fascinating stories people talk about around the water cooler. From the newsmakers, to everyday people, to the hottest celebrities, Hot Topics covers it all!It continues to be the No. 1 rated show in its time period consistently beating all competition, including "Saturday Night Live" on NBC!In addition to Hot Topics, Kimberley also hosts other station projects. She won an Emmy Award recently for her work on the WSB-TV/Channel 2 primetime special, "Behind the Curtain: The Lion King."Kimberley Kennedy started her career at the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour in Washington, D.C., before landing her first reporting job at WRBL-TV in Columbus, Georgia. She quickly moved up as weekend anchor and reporter for WSB-TV in Atlanta. She left Atlanta in 1992 to be the noon and 6 p.m. news anchor at KDFW-TV in Dallas. Two years later, she returned to Atlanta as the 5 p.m. news anchor and reporter at NBC affiliate WXIA-TV. During the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games that were held in Atlanta, she hosted her own daily talk show.In 2000, Kimberley took a break from television but returned the next year to host and co-produce Hot Topics.Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Kimberley grew up in the tiny middle Georgia town of The Rock. She attended Agnes Scott College in Atlanta and graduated with a double major in English and Political Science.Kimberley's volunteer work includes her service as a member of the Georgia Arthritis Foundation Board of Directors, an advisory board member for Prevent Child Abuse Georgia and a board member for Buckhead Christian Ministry. She is a member of Peachtree Presbyterian Church.Kimberley comes from a family of broadcasters. Her sister, Kathleen, is a former anchor at CNN Headline News and her brother, Arch, is a meteorologist in Nashville.
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