| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kim Passoth |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | No confirmed information is available on the year she was born. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Engaged / Fiance / Partner | No confirmed information is available. |
| Children / No. of Kids | None |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Where is Kim Passoth now? | Passoth is a co-host on Meredith Corp’s KVVU Fox5 Newscast, co-anchoring weekday newscasts alongside John Huck. |
Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Kim Passoth is an anchor, reporter, and journalist who works for Fox5 KVVU in Las Vegas, Nevada. Previously, she was an anchor at CBS 46 in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Headstrong and passionate about her work, Kim has always been in love with the art of storytelling and has worked very hard to make a name for herself in the industry.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Passoth was born in Southern California. She was raised in the area and even decided to attend university in Los Angeles.
- She prefers to keep details about her personal life private, and little is known about her childhood or general life away from work.
- However, we do know that her family was evacuated from their family home in 2003 because of a wildfire.
- Education : She attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated ‘Summa-Cum-Laude’ with Bachelor’s Degrees in both Mass Communications and Political Science.
- In early 2021, Kim moved from Atlanta to Las Vegas and purchased her dream home. She purchased this “dream house” in Las Vegas after seeing it on Zillow before even starting her Fox5 job.
- Kim remains close to her family in Southern California, visiting them regularly as they live less than 3 hours away from Las Vegas. Her father’s health has significantly improved, and her mother now has 24-hour care, which allows Kim to maintain her career while staying connected to family.
Internships :
- During her time at the UCLA, Passoth worked as an intern at the KABC-7 station in Los Angeles and covered several red-carpet functions as one of the entertainment interns.
- She then moved on to Daily Bruin Television and Bruin News 29, where she worked as a reporter covering an infamous incident in the university library, which involved one of the students on campus getting tasered.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- After graduating from university, Passoth began working as a General Assignment Reporter and anchor for ABC’s KFBB station, located in Great Falls, Montana. She was also tasked with anchoring and organization of the coverage for the presidential elections in 2008.
- Her most memorable moment while working at KFBB was getting to interview Walter Bruening, who at 113 years was the oldest man alive at the time.
- Kim then left Montana and relocated to Corpus Christi, Texas, where she worked as a reporter and anchor for the KIII-TV 3 station. She covered multiple breaking news bulletins that included the Mexican-American immigration situation. She also pioneered a segment called Pet of the Week, which saw her shining the spotlight on various cats and dogs, which were in desperate need of adoption. Through this segment, she was lucky enough to be able to adopt her dog, whom she named Summer.
- Passoth spent three years in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, working as a reporter and anchor, and got the opportunity to cover important news stories such as record-breaking natural disasters and crimes around the city. In 2014, she was at the forefront of covering a dangerous wildfire in Oklahoma and subsequently earned the station an Edward R. Murrow Award for her coverage.
- Kim worked at CBS46 Atlanta as anchor/reporter from May 2015 until 2018 and later moved to Spectrum News in Los Angeles before accepting her current role at KVVU Fox5 Las Vegas in January 2021. She anchors the weekday evening newscasts and is recognized as one of the market’s leading journalists.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Kim had joined Fox5 Las Vegas in January 2021, accepting the job after a Zoom interview without even visiting the station during the pandemic!
- When Kim is not working, she enjoys staying as active as possible and loves taking any opportunity she gets to embark on a wild adventure, be it jumping off cliffs in Jamaica or getting up close and personal with grey whales in Baja California.
- Kim is also a fan of long-distance running and has taken part in the Peachtree 10km Road Race. She also enjoys watching reality television (especially Real Housewives series) and climbing Stone Mountain in her spare time.
- Quite devoted to her dog Summer, whom she rescued through her “Pet of the Week” segment in Texas, Kim refers to herself as “Dog mom to Summer”.
- Kim has developed a tradition of taking anniversary photos at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (formerly during her CBS46 days) and continues similar traditions at Fox5.
Body & Other Vital Info
Kim Passoth Measurements :
- Eye Color : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
- How tall is Kim Passoth Height : No confirmed information is available.
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.