Kristen Kidman
Sr. ProducerKristen Kidman is a former senior producer at KNPR’s State of Nevada and is proud to be from Las Vegas.
She began her professional journalism career at 8 News Now. She then spent the next several years producing newscasts at FOX5, covering major events ranging from One October, the Bundy Ranch standoff, and the formation of the Vegas Golden Knights.
Kristen has also worked in special projects, commercial, nonprofit and government video producing. She is a three-time Emmy award winner and a Telly Award recipient.
Kristen graduated from UNLV, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. She enjoys swimming laps, cooking, and Broadway shows. She’s a mom to one son, two tortoises, and three border collies.
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We live in a world, and really a city, where looks can be everything. Everybody has a thought or an opinion about other people's bodies. -
Domestic violence is an insidious crime because it happens to people in relationships who are supposed to love each other. -
Nevada is home to more than 100,000 students who are taking advantage of the state’s higher education opportunities. -
The takedown of a Black student near Durango High School by a school cop, caught on video, has renewed discussions about safety in our schools. -
For many years, Nevada hasn’t had enough doctors for its growing population. Today, it ranks 48th in the country for primary doctors per person. -
Valentine's Day is a day for those who are in love to celebrate — and for those who loved and lost — well, we’ll get into that. -
It's Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Do you know the signs to look for or how to get help? -
School choice. Pay raises for all school employees and more money into education overall. Improving teacher recruitment. And for what remains of COVID-19 rules, getting rid of them in schools. -
When Pamela Goynes-Brown was elected mayor of North Las Vegas last month, she became the first Black mayor in Nevada. -
Life doesn't always go the way we want to; that goes for everybody on the planet, everybody in Las Vegas. But sometimes the curves thrown your way are pretty unimaginable.
