[4] He graduated from John Jay High School (now the John Jay Educational Campus) in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, then from State University of New York at Oswego, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

[9] Gibson left Southern California to join WJLA, the ABC affiliate for Washington, D.C. area, in October 2011.

[11] On January 18, 2022, Gibson joined CBS Miami as a morning news co-anchor alongside Marybel Rodriguez.

On January 25, Gibson and Rodriguez began hosting CBS News Miami's streaming service.

[14] In February 2024, Kendis Gibson was hired by WPIX in New York as co-anchor of its 4pm and 5pm evening newscasts, alongside Arrianee LeBeau.

[15] In November 2024, Gibson revealed that he suffered from severe depression and attempted suicide due to racism and bullying he experienced while working at ABC News.