Name Kelly Simek
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB Born on May 20, 1993. As of 2025, she is around 32 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Spouse / Partner Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Kelly Simek is an American reporter, broadcast meteorologist and weather anchor who lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- Charming, athletic and hard-working, Kelly is the complete package who is always up for a new adventure.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Kelly is originally from Carlsbad, California. She grew up in San Diego.
- She is the daughter of Debbie Campanelli Simek (mother) and Bob Simek (father). Her brother Jonathan is a mountain biker and surfer. Kelly maintains a close relationship with her parents in California, who periodically visit her in Hawaii.
- Currently, Kelly is in a romantic relationship with Tom Knapp-Ramos, who studied at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Tom is regularly featured on Kelly’s Instagram page along with various pictures of their fun trips & adventures together.
- Tom had asked Kelly to be his girlfriend on Friday 13th in May 2011. Exactly 100 months later, on Friday the 13th in September 2019, he asked her for marriage.
- The couple had planned for a wedding date in May 2020, but the coronavirus crisis disrupted their plans. Eventually, the wedding happened on November 28, 2020, after a couple of cancellations. Instead of a grand ceremony, with 200+ guests, they eventually settled with an intimate ceremony with only 10 guests.
- The pair resides in Honolulu, Hawaii, and are active in the local outdoor community, often sharing hiking and surfing adventures on social media.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Kelly graduated from La Costa Canyon High School in 2011.
- She studied at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Initially, she pursued a career in Broadcast Journalism, but after taking a meteorology course during her first year, she changed her mind immediately. The fact that she was good at Math & Science, which are essentials for a meteorology course, also helped her make this decision.
- During her time at the university, she studied Geography, Journalism, Meteorology, and Communications to create a sort of personalized degree in Broadcast Meteorology.
- Simek graduated Cum-Laude with a degree in Broadcast Meteorology in 2014, and later earned her American Meteorological Society (AMS) seal in 2019.
- She was also a member of the school’s marching band, Cancer Free Hawaii program, Colleges Against Cancer and many other societies and clubs.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- A failure that shaped Kelly occurred in her final year at the University of Hawai‘i, when a local news station rejected her and told her to start at a smaller station. Just a few months later, she proved that advice wrong by landing a job at a much bigger station!
- Kelly’s meteorology career truly began in Honolulu, where she joined the KITV4 More Local News team as an intern. She worked with the station for five months, from January 2014 to May of 2014.
- Her big break came when she was offered a position as weather anchor and reporter by the KHON-TV station, which is also based in Honolulu.
- In her current role as a lifestyle show host on Living808 on the KHON2 network (since early 2022), Kelly embraces the opportunity to entertain viewers while showcasing the beauty of Hawai‘i. She co-hosts Empowered, a show highlighting the importance of renewable energy and sustainability for the islands.
- Kelly describes her Living808 co-host John Veneri and reporter Mikey Monis as “balls of energy and so much fun to be around,” but also notes their serious side, highlighting how driven they are to create the best entertainment show for the people of Hawaiʻi.
- Prior to this, Kelly worked for KHON2 as a weather reporter and anchor for the Wake Up 2day show and also as a Morning News Co-Anchor for the Take2 show, with Kristine Uyeno.
- Besides her work in broadcasting, Simek also works in luxury real estate, as a Realtor-Associate with the Alesia Barnes Team at Compass. Some of her notable sales include a property sold for $2,237,500 with 9 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms on 0.15 acres, and another for $1,350,000 featuring 3 bedrooms, and 1.5 bathrooms.
- Kelly felt like a true “boss babe” while traveling in Europe, where she closed two Hawai‘i real estate deals from abroad, even scheduling meetings at 1 a.m. in Amsterdam!
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- For eight years in her life, Kelly endured very tough early mornings, waking up at 2:30 a.m. every day. Although she enjoyed both reporting and weather forecasting, the schedule eventually became too draining.
- When she was a university student, Kelly took part in beauty pageants and even won the Miss East Oahu contest in 2014.
- She was also a baton twirler for the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and put on performances with the school’s band during various volleyball, football, and basketball matches.
- When she is not working, Kelly enjoys spending time in the great outdoors. She also enjoys good food and traveling around the country. Her favorite travel destinations (beyond Hawaii) are Japan and New Zealand, while her favorite foods include poke, ramen, and fresh tropical fruit.
- A passionate and extensive traveler, Kelly has Instagram posts showing her visits to Croatia, Czech Republic, Alaska, Cambodia, Singapore, Bali, Iceland, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Bora Bora, England, and Scotland.
- Passionate about giving back to her local community, Kelly is a part of the American Cancer Society where she works as a volunteer.
- Simek regularly posts her adventures on her Instagram page where she has over 29,000 followers. She also loves sharing pictures of different foods and dishes that she tries out when she is out exploring the world.
- Kelly is a certified scuba diver and often explores reefs around Oahu. She is also a fan of hiking, working out & fitness, and also has her own blog called WeatherandWandering.
- Reflecting on her life and career, Kelly considers her two big career milestones include transitioning to the lifestyle show, Living808, and starting her real estate career, which made her feel like a businesswoman.
- Kelly was featured in Pacific Edge Magazine’s “Women in Business 2023” edition, highlighting her dual career success in media and real estate.
Body & Other Vital Info
Kelly Simek Measurements :
- Eye Color : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Color : Light Brown
- How tall? / Height : 5′5″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
You are so blessed with your beauty and happy demeanor. You have the ability to make people feel comfortable and expressive. Keep up your great life and hope to meet you someday. Aloha
I immensely enjoy Kelly’s forecast. I’m from Texas and always watch her forecasts when I visit Hawaii. She is so much better than the ones in Dallas/Ft Worth.
You are the bomb
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