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Kristi Runyon joined the Action News 36 team in the summer of 1999 as a health reporter and currently anchors the morning show. Ms. Runyon began her career in television news as a reporter and producer for a public affairs program at WKYU-TV. She then became the weekend anchor at WBKO-TV. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Her work in television has earned her numerous amounts of awards. In 2004, Kristi earned a Midwestern Regional Emmy for Public Service and in 2003, her in-depth report on Internet predators earned her a Community Service Award from the U.S. Attorney?s office. Ms. Runyon has also been honored by the Kentucky Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists. In the fall of 1999 she received a National Mark of Excellence Award for Television Spot News reporting. Ms. Runyon was also named a 2005 "Rising Star" by the Lexington Young Professionals Association. [CR-LF][CR-LF]Kristi volunteers with Junior Achievement, March of Dimes, and school reading programs. She's a member of the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts Wilderness Road Council, on the Board of Governors for the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Television Academy (NATAS), and she's a member of the Lexington Urban League Young Professionals. She?s also active as an emcee and speaker for various community events.[CR-LF][CR-LF]Kristi is a graduate of Western Kentucky University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Broadcasting and a minor in Spanish.

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