Jinah Kim
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Jinah Kim is a Korean American
reporter for NBC News and KNBC
in Los Angeles
, California
. She is also President of the Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association
. She is the Co-Founder of WorldWiseProductions.com.
, South Korea
and immigrated to Los Angeles with her family when she was 6 years old. She grew up in Walnut
, California. She attended UCLA, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Her career in journalism began as the editor of her high school newspaper. She went on to write for the Korea Times - English Edition and the Daily Bruin
while at UCLA. She interned at CBS News
in New York City. Jinah has also served as the assistant editor of KAGRO, a national Korean American magazine.
in Los Angeles.
Kim moved on to KCCN, when it was a CBS affiliate
, in Monterey, California, where she produced the 11 pm news. She then went on the report and anchor at KCBA
, the FOX
television station in Salinas
, California.
In 1999, she became a reporter/fill-in anchor for KSWB-TV
Channel 5 in San Diego, California. Just prior to that, she had a brief stint as a reporter at OCN in Orange County.
In February 2003 she moved to Denver, Colorado
to work as a reporter and fill-in anchor at KUSA-TV
, Channel 9.
She is now a Correspondent for KNBC, NBC News Channel and MSNBC in Los Angeles, California.
Korean American
Korean Americans are Americans of Korean descent, mostly from South Korea, with a small minority from North Korea...
reporter for NBC News and KNBC
KNBC
KNBC, channel 4, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, licensed to Los Angeles, California, USA. KNBC's studios and offices are located within the NBC Studios complex in Burbank, California, and its transmitter is located on Mount Wilson...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She is also President of the Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association
Asian American Journalists Association
The Asian American Journalists Association was founded in 1981 by several Asian American journalists who felt a need to support greater participation by Asian Americans in the news media.Its goals are:...
. She is the Co-Founder of WorldWiseProductions.com.
Background
Jinah Kim was born in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and immigrated to Los Angeles with her family when she was 6 years old. She grew up in Walnut
Walnut, California
Walnut is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2010 census and its current mayor is Tom King, a former Detective from the Los Angeles Police Department....
, California. She attended UCLA, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.
Her career in journalism began as the editor of her high school newspaper. She went on to write for the Korea Times - English Edition and the Daily Bruin
Daily Bruin
The Daily Bruin is the student newspaper at the University of California, Los Angeles.-Frequency and governance:When classes are in session, the Bruin is published Monday through Friday during the school year and once a week on Mondays in the summer quarter.It is overseen by the ASUCLA...
while at UCLA. She interned at CBS News
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
in New York City. Jinah has also served as the assistant editor of KAGRO, a national Korean American magazine.
Professional career
Kim's first full-time job in broadcast journalism came during her junior year at UCLA, when she began working as the weekend desk assistant and newswriter at KTLAKTLA
KTLA, virtual channel 5, is a television station in Los Angeles, California, USA. Owned by the Tribune Company, KTLA is an affiliate of the CW Television Network. KTLA's studios are on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson...
in Los Angeles.
Kim moved on to KCCN, when it was a CBS affiliate
Affiliate
An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity.- Corporate structure :A corporation may be referred to as an affiliate of another when it is related to it but not strictly controlled by it, as with a subsidiary relationship, or when it is desired to avoid...
, in Monterey, California, where she produced the 11 pm news. She then went on the report and anchor at KCBA
KCBA
KCBA is a Fox affiliate television station in Salinas, California, USA. The station broadcasts its digital signal on VHF channel 13. KCBA is owned by Seal Rock Broadcasters, LLC and operated by Cowles Publishing Company through a local marketing agreement with CBS affiliate KION-TV channel...
, the FOX
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
television station in Salinas
Salinas, California
Salinas is the county seat and the largest municipality of Monterey County, California. Salinas is located east-southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River, at an elevation of about 52 feet above sea level. The population was 150,441 at the 2010 census...
, California.
In 1999, she became a reporter/fill-in anchor for KSWB-TV
KSWB-TV
KSWB-TV, virtual channel 69, is a Fox-affiliated television station in San Diego, California. It broadcasts a 720p high definition digital signal on UHF channel 19 from a transmitter southeast of Spring Valley...
Channel 5 in San Diego, California. Just prior to that, she had a brief stint as a reporter at OCN in Orange County.
In February 2003 she moved to Denver, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
to work as a reporter and fill-in anchor at KUSA-TV
KUSA-TV
KUSA, channel 9, is an NBC-affiliated television station in Denver, Colorado. KUSA is owned by the Gannett Company, and is a sister station to MyNetworkTV affiliate KTVD...
, Channel 9.
She is now a Correspondent for KNBC, NBC News Channel and MSNBC in Los Angeles, California.
Notables
- Jinah has a passion for languages and speaks, reads and writes German, Korean and Spanish.
- She is a National Board Member of the ALS Association.
- She was also national Co-President of the Korean American Journalists AssociationKorean American Journalists AssociationThe Korean American Journalists Association was founded in 1987, but the organization for professional journalists of Korean-American descent or journalists who specialize in Korean- or Asian - American issues, fell dormant...
. - She was a media winner at the 8th annual Wirth Chair Awards while at KUSA-TV in Denver, for three segments on the significance of recycling (presented by the University of Colorado at Denver, Graduate School of Public Affairs and Health Sciences Center)
- Jinah was nominated for several Emmy awards and received two Golden Mikes, an Associated Press Award and RTNDA Award for her reporting.