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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Text2Win Tickets To A Pre-Screening Of Pixels!

Send WCCBVIP to 45548 before 12pm Monday for your chance to win admission for 2 to see a pre-screening of PIXELS at Regal Phillips Place on Monday, July 20th at 7pm. Pixels is released nationwide on July 24th.

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Here is the latest South Carolina sports news from The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Syracuse is the attendance leader in men's basketball, edging Kentucky for the second straight year. The NCAA said yesterday that Syracuse averaged 23,854 fans per game last season, just ahead of Kentucky's 23,572. Louisville, at 21,386, was the only other school to draw better than 20,000 a game.

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McIlroy damages ankle...Spurs get West...Marc Gasol stays put...Sale's K streak ends

LONDON (AP) — Rory McIlroy's ability to play in next week's British Open is iffy after he ruptured his ligament in his left ankle playing soccer over the weekend. His spokesman says the world's No. 1-ranked golfer is definitely out of this week's Scottish Open and will decide on the British Open after he assesses the severity of the injury.

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Director Zhang Yimou sues ex-production partner for $2.5M

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court says Zhang Yimou has sued the company in charge of promoting and distributing his 2009 film "A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop" for 15 million yuan ($2.5 million). The director says he is owed the money as his share of the distribution.