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It's hard to believe, but Utah is as far west as Kerry Kinsey has ever lived among the lower forty-eight. A world traveler and an "Army Brat," Kerry's adventures have spanned the globe.
As a child Kerry lived in Japan, Hawaii, Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. Growing up in a military family, Kerry developed a tremendous respect for the dedication and sacrifice of our soldiers. His brother is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Kerry's late father fought in two wars and was awarded among other medals the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts. The former prisoner of war retired as a Sergeant Major after nearly twenty-two years in the U.S. Army.
After spending his teenage years in Atlanta, GA, Kerry started his broadcasting career as a radio disk jockey, news reporter and football & baseball play-by-play announcer in South Carolina and Georgia. Those experiences led to jobs as a TV sports anchor/reporter. Among his stops: WHAS-TV in Louisville, KY followed by WOWK-TV in Charleston/Huntington, WV where he was the Sports Director. There, he won seven Associated Press Awards in three years, among them: "Best Sportscast" three times, and also "Outstanding Sports Operation" once.
Kerry then switched from sports to his original love, "hard news." He worked as an anchor/reporter at CN8 News in Philadelphia, PA. In 2002, Kerry made the move to Houston, Texas where he became the weekend anchor/reporter for a 24-hour news channel. At News 24 Houston, Kerry anchored coverage of the scheduled landing and break up of Space Shuttle Columbia, the hunt for shuttle debris in East Texas, Hurricane Erika, and the unraveling of energy giant Enron.
In 2004, Kerry jumped at an opportunity to give back to others. He accepted a job as the senior television instructor and Avid editing teacher at the Atlanta campus of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. He utilized his many years of experience to show pupils how to shoot, write, edit, report and anchor newscasts and sportscasts. He also served as a coach and mentor to hundreds of students aspiring toward lifelong broadcasting careers.
Kerry joined the ABC 4 family in February of 2006. He thinks Utahns are very friendly people. "The mountains," he says, "are just absolutely gorgeous - makes you wonder what took me so long to get out here."
