After nine years in Duluth, Kevin Jacobson named News Director for KBJR 6 and CBS 3
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After nine years in Duluth, Kevin Jacobsen named News Director for KBJR 6 and CBS 3
DULUTH, JUNE 14, 2017– Kevin Jacobsen, an Emmy-Award winning journalist, has been promoted to news director for KBJR 6 and CBS 3 Duluth effective August 14th, 2017. Kevin replaces Barbara Reyelts, who is retiring after 9 years as news director and 38 years at KBJR 6.
“We’re very pleased to have a veteran journalist with Kevin’s credentials to oversee operations for KBJR6 and CBS 3. Kevin spent years on the anchor desk for each station and most recently has honed his leadership skills as assistant news director and content manager in the news department,” says David Jensch, KBJR 6 and CBS 3 Vice President/ Station Manager. “With Kevin at the helm I’m confident the each station will continue a longtime tradition of providing critical news, weather and sports on air and online 24 hours a day.”
Before arriving in the Northland, Kevin was an early riser, anchoring the morning news on KMEG-TV in Sioux City, Iowa. He also worked as a reporter at News 12 Connecticut. Since arriving to Duluth in 2008, Kevin has received multiple Upper Midwest Emmy nominations and Eric Sevareid awards for his work as a producer, reporter and his contributions to newscasts as an anchor. Kevin anchored the KBJR 6 News at 6 and 10 until June 2015 when he stepped behind the scenes as assistant news director.
Kevin, a dual-citizen of Denmark, was born and raised just outside New York City to proud Danish parents. He didn’t waste any time getting into the news business. He had press credentials before getting his driver’s license. Kevin got his start in television news interning with WRNN-TV in New York while in High School, and received a B.S. in Television News from Lyndon State College in Vermont.
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