[1] Born in St. John's, Newfoundland,[2] Kennedy was educated at Memorial University of Newfoundland and at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute where he received a Bachelor of Arts in journalism.
He was one of the few Canadian journalists present when the crisis in Tiananmen Square hit in Beijing, in June 1989.
[4] In 2001, he became the CTV News bureau chief in London, England and spent the next dozen years covering major international events.
[1] Beginning in 2012, he was based out of Toronto, doing documentaries for CTV's newsmagazine series W5, for which he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Host or Interviewer in a News or Information Program or Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015.
[6] He was formerly married to Global National anchor Dawna Friesen, and is now divorced.