Kathy Quinn Biography
Kathy Quinn is an American Emmy award-winning news anchor and reporter working for FOX 4/WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri. She joined the station in May 2002. Previously she worked at KSHB-TV in Kansas City, Missouri as a reporter and anchor.
Kathy Quinn Date of Birth / Birthday
Quinn was born in Kansas City, she manages to keep information regarding her dates of birth away from the limelight. Therefore, it is not known when she celebrates her birthday and how old she is at the moment. Judging from her appearance, she might be in her 40s.
Kathy Quinn Measurements/Height
She is of an average body stature and stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 5 inches.
Kathy Quinn Partner/ Husband
Quinn is married to her better half Ian. She likes to keep her personal information private.
Kathy Quinn Kids/Children
Quinn and her husband are proud parents of their three grown-up children, Kian, Andreina, and Kaitlin. Her family works together in several family businesses including THE ELDERS, a Celtic band. Ian her husband is the lead singer while Kian on the other hand is the drummer.
The two sisters, Andreina and Kaitlin, work with public relations for the band. In addition, they also work for the family art gallery, “Off the Floor Woodwork” at 71st and Wornall in Kansas City. Kaitlin keeps the other members organized with social media while Ian, Kian, and Andreina create the wood wall art for http://www.offthefloorwoodwork.com.
Kathy Quinn Relatives/ Family
Quinn was born and raised in Kansas City. She has Mexican and Irish background. Her family is so embedded in the community that they were awarded the “2005 Legacy Award” at UMKC. She manages to keep information regarding her parents away from the limelight. Additionally, she shares no information regarding whether or not she has any siblings. We will update this information once it’s available to the public.
Kathy Quinn Schooling/Education
Quinn joined the University of Missouri in Kansas City to further her education and pursue her career course. While there, she double-majored in communication studies and history and minored in women’s studies
Kathy Quinn Profession
Quinn is an Emmy award-winning news anchor and reporter at FOX 4 in Kansas City. She joined the station as a morning anchor and currently reports on FOX 4’s number one morning show every morning. In addition, she produces “Pay It Forward,” a weekly franchise where she surprises viewers with $400.00.
Quinn has also worked on radio as a news anchor and on-air personality, morning TV news anchor, as well as a television reporter. While working in radio, she served at several stations in Dublin, Ireland. These include Radio Nova, during this time she was attending the University College in Dublin, a year of college.
She has close connections with the community in her hometown since her background is Mexican and Irish. This has been advantageous during her reports. She covered a report on a house fire in the east bottoms. The victims were brothers but they could not English, Quinn was able to translate it for the fire investigator on the scene and got the report on first.
Quinn hosts the KC Forum which was awarded a 2014 International “Crime Stoppers” award and a 2006 Society of Professional Journalists honorable mention on Sunday mornings on Q104 and KC 102.
Her family owned one of the first Mexican restaurants, “Las Palmas,” in Kansas City. She enjoys making Spanish rice and chicken tacos for her family. During her free time, she likes spending time with her fourth child, Chihuahua, Packy. Packy made his TV debut on FOX 4’s weekend morning show when Quinn filled in as anchor. She also likes being active in the community and volunteering. Quinn volunteers her time as reporter for the FOX 4 Love Fund for Children, career speaker, as well as auctioneer.
Kathy Quinn Income
Quinn receives an annual income ranging between $30,000 and $90,000.
Kathy Quinn Net Worth
Through Quinn’s career as a news reporter and anchor, she has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges between $1million and $1.5 million.
Quinn’s Awards
Her great work has been recognized and in 1997, she won an Emmy Award for a new series, “A Child’s Prayer.” She completed the trip of local doctors, her brother included. They moved to the Dominican Republic to repair cleft lips and cleft palates in children.
She won her first Emmy Award for “Be Cool, Be Smart”, a Children’s Series which portrayed dangerous situations and ways to avoid them. Her second Emmy award nomination was for her live reports during one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the U.S., here in Kansas City.
Quinn’s Acting
Apart from her journalism career, she is also talented in acting. She acted in a Kansas City film with Ray Liotta, “Article 99”. She also got the part of “Paquita” in “Mr. & Mrs. Bridge” with Paul Newman in a Merchant-Ivory film shot in Kansas City.
Kathy Quinn Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Quinn is active on her social media accounts. She has about 16k followers on her Facebook Page, about 3324 followers on her Twitter account, and around 3397 followers on her Instagram account.