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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.
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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.
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Officials issue dire warnings as Hurricane Matthew takes aim at the coast.
The White House issued a statement Thursday evening placing South Carolina under a State of Emergency as Hurricane Matthew approaches.
Governor Nikki Haley held another news conference Thursday evening updating on the progress of Hurricane Matthew and says the outlooks are getting worse as the storm approaches.
Officials said in a statement Thursday that due to closures associated with Hurricane Matthew all SC residents will now have more time to submit voter registration applications for the 2016 General Election.
As Hurricane Matthew nears the Carolina coast, one local wildlife center is working to rescue some feathered or four-legged friends they say are often forgotten about.
Governor McCrory announced that the State of Emergency initially issued to 66 counties in eastern and central NC will now extend to the entire state.
A Rock Hill mom called the police on her adult son. She says he was beating their dog repeatedly.
Tourists who flock to Orlando's major theme parks were disappointed Thursday when all of them closed early because of Hurricane Matthew and planned to stay shut down until Saturday.
Gaining fury as it closed in, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to board up their homes and flee inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade.
Hurricane Matthew has strengthened to a catastrophic Category 4 storm as it barrels toward the heavily populated coast of Florida.
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