Kim Coon

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Kim Coon is a familiar face in the motorsports industry. She has spent the last ten years covering NASCAR, ARCA and motorcycle racing and recently has been seen co-hosting “Off The Grid” on NBC Sports as well as NASCAR’s popular “Glass Case of Emotion” podcast with driver Ryan Blaney.

She is best known for serving as an official spokesperson for NASCAR – acting as a liaison between fans and the exciting world of racing, while activating the title sponsor’s strategic plan through social media, broadcast channels and trackside events.

She currently serves as a pit road reporter for MRN in all three national NASCAR series. When she isn’t at a race track, she’s busy hosting digital assets and live events for NASCAR. Kim also regularly joins the morning news broadcast for WCCB Charlotte, The CW.

Born and raised in Orlando, Florida, Kim got her bachelor’s from the University of Miami (FL), where she double majored in Broadcasting and Religious Studies. She received her master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications from the University of Alabama. While attending Miami, Kim was a member of the university’s dance team. She also spent two seasons cheering in the NFL for the Carolina Panthers.

She currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kim loves getting her hands dirty with DIY home improvement projects, antique hunting and painting. She is also an avid reader and is always eager to loan from her collection of books.

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WCCB Is Live At Charlotte MiniCon!

The Charlotte MiniCon is this Saturday at the Grady Cole Center and WCCB will be there with the CW Street Team giving away lots of cool CWag!

Serena Williams wins 6th Australian women...Laird leads Tiger-less Phoenix Open

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams is the Australian Open women's champion for the sixth time. In winning her 19th Grand Slam title today, Williams continued her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova with a commanding 6-3, 7-6 (5) win. At 33, she also became the oldest winner of the Australian women's title in the Open era. And she moved into outright second place on the list of major winners in the Open era, behind only Steffi Graf's 22.

Fognini, Bolelli win men's doubles at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli became the first all-Italian team to capture a Grand Slam men's doubles title in more than 50 years after beating French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4, 6-4 in the Australian Open final on Saturday.

Skeleton World Cup race canceled in France

LA PLAGNE, France (AP) — The women's race scheduled for Saturday in the skeleton Word Cup has been cancelled because of poor track conditions in the French Alps resort of La Plagne.