Kendis Gibson Biography
Kendis Gibson is a journalist who was born in Belize and currently works as an anchor for WFOR-TV. Two different categories of the Emmy Awards were named after him: “excellent news reporting” and “sports feature.” He has worked for CNN, CBS News, and ABC News as an anchor and correspondent, and for MSNBC both as a reporter and as a correspondent. In addition to that, Gibson anchored both World News Now and America This Morning.
Gibson’s work may be seen on all of the ABC News programs, including “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “Nightline,” “20/20,” and “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” as well as on ABC News Digital. He was born in the United States and is of African ancestry.
Kendis Gibson Age
He was born on September 6, 1972, in Belize Central America, under the birth sign Virgo. He is 50 years old.
Kendis Gibson Family
Because Kendis Gibson keeps a low profile when it comes to talking about his private life, very little is known about his family life. The only details that are currently known about him are the ones that he has revealed about himself in interviews and on websites. It is known that Kendis was born into an African American family in Belize, which is located in Central America. At this time, no more information about Kendis’s background is available.
Kendis Gibson Education
Gibson received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the State University of New York at Oswego in 1994.
Kendis Gibson MSNBC
After working for some time at ABC News, Kendis joined MSNBC as a weekend anchor, making her the most recent addition to the NBCUniversal cable news network’s roster as it continues to place an emphasis on live news programming on Saturdays and Sundays. On Saturday, January 19, 2019, he made the transition to his new position.
Prior to joining ABC News in 2014, Gibson worked as an anchor for the programs “World News Now” and “America This Morning,” both of which air in the early morning. On Saturdays and Sundays, he will likely serve as the anchor for two hours between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. ET on MSNBC.
Kendis Gibson ABC News
On Monday, December 17, 2018, during the live broadcast of ABC World News Now, Kendis revealed that he would be leaving the program. His coworkers were overjoyed, but the audience members of the play were going to be sad to see him go. The 40-year-old host did his last show for WNN on Friday, December 14, 2018, before leaving the network.
If you are curious about the reason that Kendis has quit WNN, he explained it at his announcement on Monday, when he announced that he is going to join the “daywalkers.” Since 2014, he has maintained a consistent presence in ABC’s early morning time slot, and the unique and engaging liveliness of his show has won him a dedicated following.
After working for both local and national networks, Gibson became a correspondent and anchor for ABC News in 2014. Before to that, Gibson had worked for several networks. Gibson has reported on many severe storms while working for ABC. He was the first network journalist to cover the disastrous oil leak in Santa Barbara. Gibson also covered the FIFA scandal in Switzerland and the shooting of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in South Carolina.
Prior to joining ABC, Gibson worked as an anchor and reporter throughout the Obama administration while headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. Gibson reported on politics and led coverage of historic events such as the shooting that took place at the naval yard, which resulted in several deaths, and the destruction that was caused by Hurricane Sandy.
He covered the red carpets at events in Hollywood, Cannes, and Sundance while working as an entertainment anchor for CNN. In addition, he presented a show on HGTV that was quite successful.
Kendis Gibson CNN
Gibson began his tenure as an entertainment anchor and occasional news anchor for CNN and CNN Headline News in January 2002. Both programs are broadcast nationally. During the course of his three years there, he was known to make frequent appearances on the red carpet of award shows such as the Grammy Awards and the Academy Awards.
In addition, he worked as a host for the television program “I Want That!” on HGTV and as an evening news anchor for the KSWB-TV news station in San Diego, California.
Kendis Gibson Wife
Gibson’s personal life is shrouded in mystery, and it appears that he may not have a partner at this time. He is not married and does not have any children at this time. Gibson’s former dating history has also been kept very well hidden from the news tabloids, and he has never been affiliated with anyone who works in the journalism industry. In light of the circumstances, it is very evident that Kendis has not even come close to tying the knot.
Gibson is rumored to be gay, despite the fact that his sexual orientation is already public knowledge, but the actor has chosen to conceal this information. This hoax was developed when Gibson made comments in an interview that raised questions about his sexual orientation. Yet, he does not subscribe to any of these theories. The fact that Kendis is currently single is another factor that lends credence to the hypothesis of controversy.
Kendis Gibson Height
He stands at an approximate height of 6ft 1in.
Kendis Gibson Belize
There are locals of Belize who may be seen informing millions of Americans about the events of the day, the trends of current times, and occasionally performing an uncanny rendition of the ‘Carlton’ dance.
Kendis Gibson Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth that ranges between $500k – $1 million.
Kendis Gibson Salary
His annual salary is estimated to be between $50k -$90k.
Kendis Gibson Reporter
Kendis got his start in the broadcasting industry at the NBC station in Rochester, New York. After working as a reporter at that station for three years, Kendis accepted a position as the morning host and reporter at WTXF in Philadelphia. Kendis was awarded the Emmy for “excellent news reporting” as well as the Emmy for “sports feature.”
After that, he relocated to New York City so that he could work as a primary correspondent for WNBC NewsChannel. While working at NBC, he covered some of the most significant events of the day, including the destruction of the Concorde. Kendis was one of the first reporters to arrive to the scene after the terrorist attacks of September 11 because he lived just a few steps away from the World Trade Center.
Kendis Gibson Correspondent
Kendis started working as a west coast correspondent for CBS Newspath in June 2010, when he joined CBS News in Los Angeles. Gibson also works as a correspondent for entertainment news, covering stories such as the trial of actor Mel Gibson in 2011, during which Gibson reached a plea deal to plead guilty to a charge of misdemeanor violence.
On October of 2011, Gibson relocated to Washington, District of Columbia to take a position at WJLA, an ABC affiliate station there. Gibson resigned from his position as a correspondent at WJLA-TV in December 2013 and began working for ABC News. In addition, he served as a co-anchor for World News Now and America This Morning up until January 2019, respectively.
In September 2018, Kendis came under fire for his reporting on the South Korean band BTS, which was broadcast on the episode that aired on the 25th of that month on ABC’s World News Now. The news program on ABC featured a clip of BTS speaking before the United Nations General Assembly about the mental health of young people and violence against young people.
Depression, mental health difficulties, and the path to rehabilitation were common themes in a number of the songs that BTS released. During 2017 and 2018, the band worked with UNICEF on the “Love Me” campaign, which was an effort to raise awareness about the dangers of youth violence.
Several people felt that Kendis’s response to BTS’s address at the United Nations was extremely effective because of the way he made fun of the foreign accent and copied the diction of the band leader, RM. Kendis continued by saying that “fans are used to seeing the boys exposing their legs” before dismissing BTS as a “boy band from South Korea.”
His comments were interpreted as being racist toward Asians and as being demeaning to those who struggle with difficulties related to their mental health. Kendis gave a response that he found it “hilarious” when supporters and general viewers asked him to apologize for his words, saying that he found their comments “hilarious.”