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Kayna Whitworth

Kayna Whitworth

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
BornKayna Logan Whitworth
(1982-07-04)July 4, 1982(age 35)
Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Alma materColorado State University
Years active2005–present
Known forCorrespondent 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]

References

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