Kristen Kennedy Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Kristen Kennedy is a journalist best known for playing Investigative reporter in Wkyt Investigates.

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Best Known For:WKYT Investigates

Breakthrough:Joined WKYT in Lexington, Kentucky in 2010

Full Name: Kristen Kennedy
Profession: News anchor and reporter
Known For: WKYT Investigates
Current Role: Morning anchor and investigative reporter
Marital Status: Married
Spouse / Partner: Lee K
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Investigative Journalist, and Reporter
Beats: Investigations
Media Level: Local

Kristen Kennedy's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

She attended Elon University.

Kristen Kennedy's career includes news and reporting roles with WKYT and KAMC.

Organization: WKYT

Role: Morning anchor and investigative reporter

Period: 2010–Present

Details: Lexington, Kentucky

Organization: KAMC

Role: Reporter and anchor

Details: Lubbock, Texas · Reported on the salmonella outbreak linked to a peanut-processing plant and Lubbock alcohol-sales policy.

Organization: WEIU-TV

Role: Reporter

Details: Eastern Illinois

Organization: NBC News

Role: London bureau staff experience

Details: London, England · Worked in NBC’s London bureau as a student.

Kristen Kennedy rose to prominence for her role on WKYT Investigates.

Notable media work includes WKYT Investigates, Grieving family fights fake obituaries for teenage son, and West Liberty tornado aftermath coverage.

Work: WKYT Investigates (Investigative reporter, 2026) — Reporting on Kentucky infrastructure, schools and consumer issues
Work: Grieving family fights fake obituaries for teenage son (Reporter, 2026) — WKYT story dated October 5, 2026
Work: West Liberty tornado aftermath coverage (Reporter, 2012) — Part of the first station crew reporting from West Liberty after 2012 tornadoes