Kathy Park
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Kathy Park | |
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| Born | |
| Education | University of Maryland (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Employer | NBC News |
| Awards | Emmy Award nominee |
Kathy Park is an American journalist and news personality working as a correspondent at NBC News in New York City, New York. She was previously a reporter and anchor at KCRA, an NBC network affiliate in Sacramento, California.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Park graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland, with a degree in journalism.[2] She was also a reporter for the university's award-winning Capital News Service during her undergraduate studies.[3]
Career
[edit]Park began her journalism career as a general assignment reporter for WCYB in Bristol, Virginia in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, covering breaking news in Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport until departing in 2008.[3]
She also worked as a Meredith-Cronkite fellow at a CBS affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona. Park then moved to WJLA NewsChannel 8, an ABC News affiliate from July 2008, where she covered the Washington Navy Yard shooting, 2 of President Barack Obama's inaugurations, and the 2010 blizzard for which she received an Emmy Awards nomination.[3]
Park left WJLA-TV in July 2014 and moved to Sacramento, California to work at KCRA as a general assignment reporter and weekend evening anchor. From there, she covered stories including the Killing of Stephon Clark and the 2018 California elections.[3][4][5]
In August 2018, Park left KCRA to work as a news correspondent at NBC News, reporting on Today, MSNBC, and NBC Nightly News, and has been working there since.[6]
Park is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Katz, A.J. (July 11, 2018). "NBC News adds two local newsers to its national on-air team". Adweek.
- ^ a b "Member News: July 2018 Roundup". Asian American Journalists Association. August 3, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Kathy Park". KCRA 3.
- ^ Park, Kathy (April 16, 2018). "Sacramento police release more videos from Stephon Clark's shooting death". KCRA 3.
- ^ Park, Kathy (September 13, 2015). "'Horrid' fire in Amador, Calaveras counties leaves path of destruction". KCRA 3.
- ^ Wilson, Daniel (July 12, 2018). "KCRA reporter Kathy Park leaving to become national correspondent at NBC News". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 29, 2025.