Kim Khazei
Kim Khazei | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | TV news anchor and journalist |
| Known for | news anchor woman for 7News Boston WHDH-TV[1] |
| Spouse | Scott A. Huff [1][2] |
| Children | Hayden, Walker, and Tatum [1] |
| Relatives | Alan Khazei (cousin) [3] |
Kim Khazei is a female news anchor for 7News Boston WHDH-TV and its sister station WLVI-TV (CW56).[4][5]
Career
[edit]Kim Khazei began her TV career at KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri, then worked for four years at KQTV in Missouri as an evening anchor and reporter.[6]
She became an evening news anchor for the NBC affiliates in Champaign, Illinois and later went to work at KOVR-TV in Sacramento, California as an anchor and reporter.[1][6]
Khazei came to Channel 7 in Boston, Massachusetts in January 1994 at the time when Sunbeam Television Corporation took over the station and introduced a "fast-paced, graphics-driven, and aggressive brand of local news" to the Boston market. She worked for the station's morning show and co-anchored the debut of WHDH's first 4 p.m. news.[1]
After being on personal leave since July 2001, she resigned in September 2001 to dedicate her full-time to raise her children and be with her husband and family.[7] In August 2007, she returned to her duties at WHDH-TV.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Khazei is married to Scott A. Huff, a Bowling Green State University alumnus and a division manager for a medical technology company, and they have three children, Hayden (born 1994), Walker, and Tatum. They live in Winchester, Massachusetts.[1][2]
She is also the cousin of Massachusetts social entrepreneur and politician, Alan Khazei.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Diaz, Johnny, "And now, back to the news: Kim Khazei returns to TV after six years of anchoring the household", The Boston Globe, August 6, 2007
- ^ a b Schrock, Nancy, "HAPPY 100!"[permanent dead link], Black Horse Bulletin, Winchester Historical Society, v.34, no.1, January - March 2009
- ^ a b Heslam, Jessica, "Candidates' media kin honor 'firewall'", The Boston Herald, December 3, 2009
- ^ "Kim Khazei". WHDH. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ "Bio: Kim Khazei" Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, WLVI-TV News team.
- ^ a b "Biography: Kim Khazei", Boston Symphony Orchestra website
- ^ Jurkowitz, Mark, "Kim Khazei Resigns from CH.7", The Boston Globe, September 7, 2001