As the lead anchor of Denver鈥檚 9News broadcast, Kim Christiansen (Jour鈥84) has earned a reputation as a trusted source for news.
鈥淜im Christiansen鈥檚 superpower is her empathy...She cares about people,鈥 said 9News colleague Chris Vanderveen (闯辞耻谤鈥96).听
Kim also is a huge CU 麻豆影院 supporter. As a journalism student in the 1980s, she credits the foundational writing and reporting skills she gained at CU with helping her land her first job at 9News.聽
She鈥檚 also a parent to her son and recent graduate Tanner Feith (Mktg鈥23). Since 2016, the nine-time Emmy Award winner has dedicated hours of her time to CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 annual Alumni Awards Ceremony as emcee and video narrator.
For her efforts, the Alumni Association gave her theAlumni Recognition Award during the 94th awards ceremony Nov. 2. Eight other alumni also received awards at the ceremony, which kicked off Homecoming Weekend, Nov. 2鈥4.
See videos of all Alumni Award winners, plus other Homecoming 2023 highlights, at colorado.edu/homecoming.