Kim Kurth Email & Phone Number

Frisco, TX

Seasoned communications specialist who is an effective communicator, critical thinker, problem solver and continuous learner. I am also passionate about developing people. My responsibilities at EKH Media include sales generation, client project oversight, story development and execution, communication coaching, social media development, and website design.

Frisco, TX

Chief Operating Officer for Evans Kurth Holdings, LLC - parent company of EKH Media/Midcourt Tennis Academy. Responsibilities include staff development/management, sales/revenue growth, program development/implementation, and marketing. Also provide coaching sessions to staff to improve communication skills on and off the court. MTA took over operations in.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Managed newsroom staff members for three-hour block of morning newscasts providing editorial supervision over all content and story selection. Also responsible for hiring,

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

I opted to step out of my professional career to become the primary caregiver for my mother after she suffered a massive stroke just hours after undergoing a mastectomy. Top neurologists gave my mother less than 1% chance of survival and said if she did make it, she would be in a vegetative state. My mother is still alive as of May 2018 and far from being.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Performance Coach to on-air media professionals at network and local-affiliate levels across the United States as well as internationally. Traveled extensively providing one-on-one and team coaching to on-air talent and workshops for producers and other newsroom staff members. All coaching sessions and workshops were customized to the needs/challenges of.

Boise, Idaho Area

Editorial and financial accountability with 25+ employees. As News Director, was responsible for the direction and content of newscast, hiring, training, etc. In a small-market television station, developing stronger storytellers was one of the areas I particularly focused on with anchors and reporters as well as photographers.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

I was specifically brought in to help KDFW successfully transition from a CBS affiliate to a FOX affiliate and as part of the transition management team, my responsibilities centered around editorial decision-making for 4 hours worth of nightly newscasts and managing 35+ staff working the afternoon/night-shift. Corporate also asked me to assume sole.

Cincinnati Area, KY

Under my direction as Nighttime Executive Producer, the 11 pm newscast rose to the #1 newscast in Cincinnati. Responsibilities included direction and content of the newscast as well as accountability of 20+ staff members. Promoted to Assistant News Director which brought an increase in responsibilities and working in tandem with News Director,Jim Zarchin.

Houston, Texas Area

Hired to produce the 6 pm newscast and within a relatively short amount of time took that newscast from 4th in the market to the #1 newscast. Was then promoted to produce the 10 pm newscast and successfully raised its ratings to first place as well.

My first paid job in television news was at KHBS in Ft. Smith, AR under ND Craig Cannon. 11 months later, I moved to KSLA-TV in Shreveport, LA and worked under Bill Bauman. Then Bauman went to work at KCRA in Sacramento, CA and it wasn't long before I was hired there to work again with Bauman and another great news director, Bob Jordan.