CeFaan Kim Biography
CeFaan Kim is a media personality serving as an ABC News correspondent and reporter for WABC-TV Eyewitness News. He is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association and serves as co-chair of its Media Watch Committee.
CeFaan Kim Age
He was born on December 31, 1980 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
CeFaan Kim Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches tall.
CeFaan Kim Education
CeFaan graduated from New York University where he majored in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Pre-law.
CeFaan Kim Nationality
He is an American national.
CeFaan Kim Ethnicity
Kim belongs to Korean ancestry.
CeFaan Kim Family
Kim was born to Korean parents but he hasn’t revealed their names. He however posted a photo of his mother celebrating her and revealed she was a nurse.
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CeFaan Kim Wife
CeFaan is not married.
CeFaan Kim U.S. Army
CeFaan is a former sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves; he graduated from Non-Commissioned Officer’s Academy on the Commandant’s List.
CeFaan Kim ABC News
Kim is a correspondent for ABC News and a reporter for WABC-TV New York. He was named ABC News correspondent in May 2021. He joined WABC-TV in September 2015 as a reporter for Eyewitness News.
During his tenure, he has covered a wide range of stories. During the pandemic shutdown, he reported nightly from the streets of New York City, speaking with health care workers, gravediggers, farmers and others impacted by the health crisis.
He has also covered the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes throughout the pandemic. His coverage helped spark a national conversation on anti-Asian hate and led to the NYPD reversing its posture on how it communicated its investigatory process on anti-Asian hate crimes. He has contributed to multiple primetime specials on the topic including, the ABC News Live special “Stop the Hate: The Rise in Violence Against Asian Americans,” the 20/20 special “Murder in Atlanta” and ABC Owned Television Stations’ news special, “Our America: Asian Voices” which rebroadcasts across the station group’s owned channels.
He also reported daily on the Black Lives Matter protests that followed the murder of George Floyd. He covered the 2020 presidential election recount in Pennsylvania, the Chelsea terrorist bombing and protests of President Trump’s travel ban at JFK airport.
Before joining WABC-TV, CeFaan was a reporter for News12 Westchester/Hudson Valley and NY1 News, where he extensively covered local politics and breaking news. He lead the station’s coverage of the January 2015 Metro-North train crash that killed 6 people, the deadliest in its history. He began his career as a photographer and field producer at NY1 News in New York City in 2003.
CeFaan Kim Attack
In May 2017, while live reporting on ABC-7 Kim was interrupted by a man in a ski mask who later pushed him to the ground. The man had approached him and wrapped his arm around his shoulders. Kim filed a report with the New York Police Department.
The masked man who was later identified as Keyjonta Foster surrended himself to the police. Leading up to his surrended he said the incident was “an opportunity” to promote his music career.
This is the man who attacked me last night during a live broadcast. If anyone has seen him around please give the 7th precinct a call. pic.twitter.com/enkqQe0mxC
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) March 4, 2017
CeFaan Kim Net worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1 million.
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