Kayna Whitworth
Kayna Whitworth
Kayna Whitworth | |
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Born | Kayna Logan Whitworth (1982-07-04)July 4, 1982(age 35) Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
Alma mater | Colorado State University |
Years active | 2005–present |
Known for | Correspondent for ABC News |
Spouse(s) | Rhett Lewis |
Kayna Logan Whitworth (born July 4, 1982) is a Los Angeles correspondent for ABC News. She has worked in Bend, Oregon, Boise, Idaho, Tucson, Arizona, and Boston, Massachusetts, before joining ABC News in Los Angeles in 2015.
Kayna Whitworth | |
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Born | Kayna Logan Whitworth (1982-07-04)July 4, 1982(age 35) Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
Alma mater | Colorado State University |
Years active | 2005–present |
Known for | Correspondent for ABC News |
Spouse(s) | Rhett Lewis |
Early life and education
Whitworth was born, Kayna Logan Whitworth, on July 4, [1] 1982, [2] in Aurora, Colorado, [3] to parents Rocky and Mary Whitworth, where she was raised with her younger brother, Kellen. [4] She was a 2001 Grandview High School graduate, [5] where she went on from there to Colorado State University, obtaining her baccalaureate in communication and media studies, in 2005. [6] [7]
Career
She started her journalism career at KTVZ in Bend, Oregon as a reporter then an anchor, before moving on to become a reporter and anchor at KBOI-TV located in Boise, Idaho. [6] [7] Her career lead her to Tucson, Arizona, where she became an anchor at KOLD-TV, then she moved to Boston, Massachusetts to WHDH in December 2012 as a weekday morning anchor. [6] [7] This caught the attention of ABC News, who hired her in 2015, to be a Los Angeles, California-based correspondent, for the network. [6]
Personal life
She started dating sports reporter for WHDH, Rhett Lewis, while they were working in Boston, Massachusetts. [6] He would take a job, at the NFL Network, where it is based in Los Angeles. [6] The couple were married on May 15, 2015, in a ceremony located in New Orleans, Louisiana. [8] [9]