1. Kyra Phillips was born on August 8,1968 and is a correspondent for ABC News.
14 Facts About Kyra Phillips
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Kyra Phillips has held positions as morning anchor for KAMC-TV in Lubbock, Texas, field producer for CNN-Telemundo's Washington, DC, offices and a journalist of the special assignment unit of KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, California.
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In January 2002, Kyra Phillips spent about a month in Antarctica to work on a television documentary to be featured on the program CNN Presents.
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Kyra Phillips has participated in the Navy's TOPGUN school, SWAT training, and other police and weapons training.
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In 2006, Kyra Phillips was the last journalist to fly in an F-14 Tomcat before its official retirement from service in the US Navy.
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Kyra Phillips was criticized for her insensitivity during an April 16,2003, interview with Dr Imad al-Najada, the doctor of Ali Ismail Abbas, a 12-year-old boy who lost 15 relatives and both arms when a US missile hit his home in Baghdad.
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Portions of a personal conversation were broadcast live, during which Kyra Phillips offered advice on men, criticized her sister-in-law for being a "control freak", and praised her then-husband.
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Kyra Phillips later appeared on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman poking fun at herself in retrospect.
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Kyra Phillips co-anchored CNN Radio's November 4,2008, election coverage with Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins.
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In March 2012, Kyra Phillips moved to the 11am Newsroom, and her timeslot was shortened to one hour.
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Kyra Phillips soon returned to CNN as an "investigative correspondent".
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In 1997, Kyra Phillips was named Reporter of the Year by the Associated Press.
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Kyra Phillips has won four Emmy Awards, two Edward R Murrow Awards for investigative reporting, the top documentary award from the Society of Professional Journalists for her coverage of Jena, Louisiana and multiple Golden Microphones.
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Kyra Phillips gave birth to their twins in March 2011.