Name Kelly Blanco
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB September 14, 1989. As of 2025, she is around 36 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Dating / Partner / Boyfriend Married. Check the bio for relationship details.
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Kelly Blanco worked for WTVJ / NBC 6 South Florida as an entertainment host & the weekday morning traffic reporter for over a decade, from March 2013 until late 2023.
- When she left NBC 6, Kelly said that she wanted to be recognized as Kelly Blanco, not just “NBC 6’s Kelly Blanco,” and prioritized her personal life after years of thriving on constant professional chaos.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Kelly was born on September 14, 1989 to parents Aura Blanco (mother), and Osmar Blanco (father). She sees herself as a happy girl with an adventurous soul!
- Kelly maintains an active Instagram presence (@kellyyblanco and @kellyblancotv) with 35K+ followers across two accounts. She continues to live in Florida and frequently travels. Recent posts show her celebrating others’ birthdays and attending racing events.
- In July 2025, Blanco marked a major personal milestone, sharing on Instagram about her surprise engagement weekend and expressing excitement for the life ahead with her partner. Her partner works in finance, while she notes the couple has little overlap in professional knowledge.
- Now married after the surprise engagement, Kelly describes her husband as her “bestie who you’re in love with.” Days before the wedding, an Airbnb scam caused the couple a lot of stress.
- Kelly maintains a close-knit group of five best friends in the media industry. Their friendship is built on genuine support and love, rather than competition. They celebrate each other’s successes and provide support during challenging times.
Career, Income, Salary and Net Worth :
- Prior to her time at NBC 6, Kelly has a considerable portfolio of work behind her. These jobs include working as the Weekend Sports Anchor on radio station WQAM560 Sports Radio, working as a field reporter for MSN, and much more.
- From around the age of 13, Kelly knew she wanted a career in speaking and media. Her first significant opportunity came in her hometown, just ten minutes from her parents’ house. Although she had no formal background in news, supportive women in the industry gave her a chance to enter the field.
- She has also been the Miami correspondent for HollyScoop TV and the host of 2.0 TV, entertainment correspondent for Terra Networks and a technology vlogger for TigerDirect.
- Continuing on with her extensive decade-long work history, she has been a spokesperson for New Balance, the sorting brand, co-captain of the Florida Panthers cheerleading squad, co-host of Swept Away TV and The Rockstar Stories, and a citizen journalist for General Motors.
- Kelly has covered big events such as The Super Bowl, The Academy Awards & The 2012 Paralympics.
- Kelly also hosted 6 In The Mix two days during the week, sharing the position with another host who works the three other weekdays plus the weekend.
- After 10+ years at NBC 6, Kelly departed to forge her own path. In June 2025, she appeared on the “Cultura Talks” podcast discussing her journey “From Burnout to Balance,” leaving the security of news to pursue life on her own terms while navigating career pressures and wedding planning.
- Currently, she serves as an In-Game Arena Host for the Miami Heat, describing the team as “my purpose in life to love and support forever” and calling it a truly special organization.
- Kelly’s Instagram also highlights a growing career in motorsports hosting and emceeing, with frequent posts from “Race Day” events and engaging with fans and drivers.
- In 2024, Kelly filed taxes as an LLC instead of a salaried employee, shifting from steady pay to “eat what you kill,” which was a stressful adjustment. She advises giving oneself grace during dry periods of work and staying grounded in faith, manifestation, and karma.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Kelly embodies Virgo traits completely, with her sun, rising, and moon all in Virgo. She describes herself as Type A, OCD, detail-oriented person, having a “teacher’s pet” energy. Her fiancé, an Aquarius, shares her interest in astrology, and they often joke about their compatibility.
- Kelly also loves children, news, music, food, sports, and cheese, not necessarily in that order.
- She is known for her on-air figure-hugging dresses, although she prefers more of a flowy, boho look when not in the public eye.
- Kelly is bilingual – Completely fluent in both English and Spanish.
- She volunteers her limited spare time as the in-hospital host of JoeD-TV, an interactive TV game show for sick kids at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Florida.
- Miami News Times readers voted Kelly number 9 in 2013 and number 5 in 2015 in a poll of Miami’s Ten Hottest Female TV Reporters.
- A few years back, Kelly’s alarm used to go off in the middle of the night at 2:30 am in order to make it to work in time for her traffic reporting role. She says a great concealer is essential to hide any dark circles under the eyes and make her look like she has had eight hours of sleep.
- With a bit of a shoe fetish, Blanco enjoys spending any spare cash on a new pair.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Kelly Blanco Measurements :
- Eye Color : Black
- Haircut / Hair Color : Brown
- How tall / Height : 5′1″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.
Personal / Home / Contact Details
- Marital Status / Married? : No confirmed information is available.
- Children / No of Kids : –
- Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : Hispanic (Latina)
- Nationality : American