Kyung Lah Biography
Kyung Lah is an American journalist working at CNN as a news correspondent and reporter. She reports live world-breaking news and makes headlines at CNN.
She gained fame after she was grabbed in a dangerous 2011 Japanese earthquake that claimed many lives. Moreover, she has vast reporting and news coverage skills that makes her the peoples famous.
Kyung Lah Age and Birthday
This renowned journalist was born on August 27, 1971, in South Korea. She is 49 years as of 2020 and celebrates her birthday on the 27th of August every year.
Kyung Lah Height and Weight
Lah stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches equivalent to 1.59 meters. Additionally, she weighs 123 lbs equivalent to 56 kg.
Kyung Lah Family, Parents, and Siblings
Lah was born and raised by both parents in South Korea. Moreover, She holds a South Korean nationality, American citizenship. She is of Asian ethnicity and white race. However, this renowned reporter has not shared detailed information on her parents and siblings. This includes their ages, names, and occupations. We are however keeping tabs and will update this information as soon as it is available.
Kyung Lah Husband and Children
Lah keeps a faithful relationship as of 2021. She is married to her supportive and loving husband, Curtis Vogel who works as the Edendale Strategies president. The two dated for a long time before engaging and wedding in a colorful matrimony where they exchanged their marriage vows.
The couple is blessed with one child. However, they have not disclosed details concerning their child. This includes the child’s name, gender, and age. This information is currently under review and will be updated as soon as it is available.
Kyung Lah Education
Kyung graduated in 1989 from Hoffman Estates High School in Hoffman Estate, Illinois. She later earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1993. Moreover, she was a writer for the school’s Daily Illini newspaper.
Kyung Lah Career
Kyung began her career in 1993 as a desk assistant and field producer at WBBM-TV in Chicago. In 1994, Lah became an on-air reporter for WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She later joined KGTV-TV in San Diego as a reporter in 1995.
She again returned to WBBM-TV in January 2000. In early 2003, She moved to Los Angeles to take a job at KNBC-TV in Los Angeles where she was a morning reporter and midday anchor. The Chicago Sun-Times reported at the time that Kyung had turned down a “half-hearted (contract) renewal offer” from WBBM-TV.
Despite receiving high praise from management, Kyung was allegedly fired from KNBC-TV in Los Angeles in March 2005 an alleged affair with her field producer Jeff Soto. They were both married at the time and Kyung’s husband also worked for NBC in the Los Angeles area.
In late 2005, she joined CNN Newssource as a Washington, D.C. -based correspondent
Lah became CNN’s Tokyo-based correspondent in November 2007. A Japanese interpreter always accompanied Lah. On the 27th of June 2012, she left her post in Japan for a position at the CNN bureau in Los Angeles.
Kyung Lah Net Worth and Salary
Lah is approximated to earn a salary of $115,400 annually from her journalism career. Moreover, she has an estimated net worth of up to $2 million. Her main source of income is her journalism career.
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