Kris Ketz is a journalist best known for playing News Anchor in KMBC 9 News.
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Best Known For:The television program KMBC 9 News
Breakthrough:Began his broadcast journalism career at WQUA radio in Moline in 1977
10 Quick Facts About Kris Ketz
- Full Name: Kris Ketz
- Profession: News anchor and journalist
- Known For: The television program KMBC 9 News
- Current Role: Weeknight news anchor
- Children: Jonathan Ketz
- Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Journalist, and Investigative Journalist
- Media Level: Local
- Employer Type: TV Station
- Net Worth: $353,000-$5,038,000 (Estimated range)
- Salary: $56,000-$245,000 (Estimated range)
Kris Ketz Age
Kris Ketz's exact age is not publicly confirmed.
Education
They attended St. Ambrose University.
- St. Ambrose University
Career & Work
Kris Ketz's career includes news and reporting roles with KMBC-TV, a television station and WQAD-TV.
Organization: KMBC-TV
Role: Weeknight News Anchor
Period: May 2015–Present
Details: Kansas City, Missouri
Organization: KMBC-TV
Role: News Reporter and Anchor
Period: July 1983–Present
Details: Kansas City, Missouri · Joined KMBC on July 4, 1983, and developed a long career in local television news and investigative reporting.
Organization: KMBC-TV
Role: Morning News Co-anchor
Period: October 2007–2015
Details: Kansas City, Missouri · Became co-anchor of KMBC 9 First News in October 2007.
Organization: KMBC-TV
Role: Weekday News at 5 Co-anchor
Period: Fourteen-year assignment before October 2007
Details: Kansas City, Missouri · Co-anchored weekday editions of KMBC 9 News at 5 for 14 years.
Organization: WQAD-TV
Role: News Anchor, Reporter and Producer
Period: 1981–1983
Details: Moline, Illinois
Organization: WQUA
Role: Radio News Anchor and News Director
Period: From 1977; before 1981
Details: Moline, Illinois · Started in radio while still in high school, reading weekend news before moving into afternoon and morning anchoring and eventually becoming news director.
Rise to Fame
Kris Ketz rose to prominence for their role on the television show KMBC 9 News.
Notable Works
Notable media work includes KMBC 9 News, KMBC 9 First News, and KMBC 9 News Father's Day Broadcast.
Television
- TV Show: KMBC 9 News (News Anchor, 1983-Present) — Kansas City local television news reporting and anchoring
- TV Show: KMBC 9 First News (Co-anchor, 2007-2015) — Morning news program
- TV Show: KMBC 9 News Father's Day Broadcast (Co-anchor, 1998) — Co-anchored a special Father's Day edition of the 10 p.m. news with his father, broadcaster Jim King
- TV Show: KMBC 9 News at 5 (News Co-anchor) — Evening news broadcast in Kansas City
- Work: Ku Klux Klan Influence Investigation (Investigative Reporter, 1991) — Emmy-winning investigative report about the Ku Klux Klan in the Kansas City area
- Work: Heart Transplant Recipient Meets Donor Family (Reporter, 2011) — Emmy-nominated human-interest news report
- Work: Interview with President Barack Obama (Interviewer, 2015) — One-on-one presidential interview selected for a small group of local television anchors
Notable Coverage
- Ku Klux Klan Influence in Kansas City – KMBC-TV – 1991 – Investigative report examining the influence of the Ku Klux Klan in the Kansas City area. The reporting received a regional Emmy
- Los Angeles Civil Unrest – KMBC-TV – 1992 – Reported from Los Angeles during major civil unrest
- Hurricane Andrew – KMBC-TV – 1992 – Reported on Hurricane Andrew's effects in Louisiana
- Heart Transplant Recipient and Donor Family Meeting – KMBC-TV – 2011 – Produced a general assignment report about a heart transplant recipient meeting the donor's family for the first time. The report received a regional Emmy nomination
- President Barack Obama Interview – KMBC-TV – 2015 – Was among four local television news anchors selected to interview President Barack Obama individually
- National Political Conventions – KMBC-TV – Covered major national political conventions during his television journalism career
Awards & Achievements
- Mid-America Emmy Award — Investigative Reporting — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Mid-America Chapter — 1991 — Investigative report on Ku Klux Klan influence in the Kansas City area.
- Mid-America Emmy Award — Best News Anchor — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Mid-America Chapter — 2008 — Television news anchoring.
- Best Reporter — Readers' Poll — Kansas City Magazine — 2001 — Recognition by magazine readers.
- Best Reporter — Readers' Poll — Kansas City Magazine — 2003 — Recognition by magazine readers.
- Barbara Potts Award — Hope House — 2004 — Raising public awareness about domestic violence in Kansas City.
Kris Ketz Family & Relationships
They has 1 child, Jonathan Ketz.
- Father: Jim King
- Children:
- Jonathan Ketz
Lesser Known Facts
- His son Jonathan Ketz continued the family's television journalism tradition.
- Has supported fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy Association through telethon appearances.
- Joined KMBC on July 4, 1983.
- Received a Kansas City City Council resolution recognizing his 25th anniversary at KMBC in 2008.
- Was inducted into the Mid-America Silver Circle in 2012.
Personal Information
- Full Name: Kris Ketz
- Occupation: News anchor and journalist
Family & Relationships
- Father: Jim King
- Children: Jonathan Ketz
Net Worth & Income
- Salary: $56,000–$245,000 (Estimated range)
- Net Worth: $353,000–$5,038,000 (Estimated range)
- Source of Income: Broadcast employment and related professional work
