Kendall Morris Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Kendall Morris is a journalist best known for playing Anchor and Multi-Skilled Journalist in Wcnc Charlotte News.

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Best Known For:The television show WCNC Charlotte News

Breakthrough:Became Miss Texas and began a public advocacy campaign focused on leukemia awareness in 2011

10 Quick Facts About Kendall Morris

Full Name: Kendall Morris
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television show WCNC Charlotte News
Current Role: Communications professional
Place of Birth: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse / Partner: Savani
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Reporter, and Journalist
Beats: Politics / Government

WCNC-TV NBC Reporter Kendall Morris Photo

Kendall Morris Age

Kendall Morris's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended Texas Christian University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism.

Texas Christian University
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Field of Study: Broadcast Journalism
- Period: 2009–2014

Career & Work

Kendall Morris' career includes news and reporting roles with WCNC-TV, a television station and WBIR-TV.

Organization: WCNC-TV

Role: Anchor and Multi-Skilled Journalist

Period: January–November 2022

Details: Charlotte, North Carolina

Organization: WCNC-TV

Role: Multi-Skilled Journalist and Fill-in Anchor

Period: January 2018–January 2022

Details: Charlotte, North Carolina · Reported general news and filled in on the anchor desk.

Organization: WBIR-TV

Role: Anchor and Multimedia Journalist

Period: June 2014–December 2017

Details: Knoxville, Tennessee · Covered breaking news and investigative stories, including the Chattanooga shootings and Gatlinburg wildfires.

Organization: Miss Texas Scholarship Organization

Role: Miss Texas

Period: 2011–2012

Details: Texas · Represented Texas in the 2012 Miss America competition and advocated for leukemia awareness.

Organization: TCU 360

Role: Managing Editor and Multimedia Reporter

Period: University years

Details: Fort Worth, Texas · Worked in student journalism and newsroom leadership while attending Texas Christian University.

Rise to Fame

Kendall Morris rose to prominence for her role on the television show WCNC Charlotte News.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes WCNC Charlotte News, WBIR 10News, and 2012 Miss America Competition.

Television

TV Show: WCNC Charlotte News (Anchor and Multi-Skilled Journalist, 2018-2022) — Local television reporting and anchoring in Charlotte
TV Show: WBIR 10News (Anchor and Multimedia Journalist, 2014-2017) — East Tennessee television journalism
TV Show: 2012 Miss America Competition (Miss Texas Contestant, 2012) — Represented Texas in the nationally televised competition

Work: North Carolina Mom Works to Create Kids Clothing Brand That Grows With the Child (Reporter, 2022) — WCNC business and community feature about Generation Joy
Work: Fines, Fees, and a Flawed System (Investigative Reporter) — Six-part political reporting series that received Associated Press recognition

Notable Coverage

Tennessee School Bus Crashes - WBIR-TV - Covered school bus crashes in Knox and Hamilton counties
Chattanooga Shootings - WBIR-TV - 2015 - Covered the shootings in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Gatlinburg Wildfires - WBIR-TV - 2016 - Reported on the devastating wildfires in East Tennessee
North Carolina Children's Clothing Entrepreneurship - WCNC-TV - 2022 - Reported on a Charlotte-area business developing more durable clothing for growing children

Awards & Achievements

Miss Texas — Miss Texas Scholarship Organization — 2011 — Winner of the Miss Texas scholarship competition.
Associated Press Best Political Coverage Award — Associated Press — Reporting on the six-part series Fines, Fees, and a Flawed System.

Kendall Morris Family & Relationships

Kendall Morris is married to Savani.

Lesser Known Facts

Represented Texas at the 2012 Miss America competition.
Used her Miss Texas platform to promote leukemia awareness.
Worked in student journalism at TCU 360 before becoming a professional television reporter.
Worked in Knoxville, Tennessee, before moving to the Charlotte television market.
Reported on both the 2015 Chattanooga shootings and the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires.
Has used the extended professional name Kendall Morris Savani.