Kimberly Hunt, an Emmy Award winner, is a San Diego news reporter, chief anchor, and managing editor, for KGTV.

After graduation, Hunt went to work for ABC Network News as a researcher for Peter Jennings during the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco.

[8] She received a Golden Mic Award for a special titled Postcards From Home during the Persian Gulf War, which linked local Marines with their families via videotaped messages.

[3] Hunt has volunteered as Mistress of Ceremonies for such organizations as The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,[10] Dia Del Sol (United Cerebral Palsy),[11] The March of Dimes,[12] The San Diego Burn Institute,[13] and the annual lighting of the Tree of Life, in support of Mama's Kitchen and the fight against HIV and AIDS.

[16] In November 2007, Hunt and husband Billy Ray Smith were given the Legacy Award from Nonprofit Management Solutions for their charitable contributions in San Diego and abroad.

[17] Hunt has emceed San Diego's annual Shop with a Cop, which pairs officers with underprivileged children, to provide them with holiday gifts.