Hometown: Kristen was born in snowy Oswego, New York where a snow day from school was a common occurrence. From there she moved to equally snowy Buffalo, NY where they are so used to the snow there was NEVER a snow day from school!

Education: A proud graduate of the State University of New York, College at Fredonia Kristen studied Video Production with a minor in Spanish. She's still not sure how she made it though those Spanish poetry classes (they were tough!) but she graduated with honors in 1996.

Career: The Queen City is Kristen's first experience living outside of New York State. She started her career working in a newsroom in Buffalo before she graduated college. She's been a reporter at WIVT in Binghamton, NY and an anchor and reporter at WHAM in Rochester, NY. Now she's here with us - happy to be working at WBTV.

Favorite Stories: Any story that allows Kristen to share something someone in our community has experienced - be it happy - heartbreaking - or hilarious - is a favorite.

Honors: Kristen has been honored by the New York State Associate Press and the Syracuse Press Club for her coverage of breaking news. She was also chosen for a Rotary International Group Study Exchange to Sweden in 2005. She spent five weeks in Sweden studying how television news, radio news, and newspapers operate. It was a life and career changing experience.

Family: Kristen reminds her parents every day that they can escape the Buffalo cold to visit her here any time! She also has a sister and her family living just a few hours south in South Carolina. And of course, her dog - Stella!

Favorite Food: Just one favorite? Impossible! Trying a new restaurant is one of Kristen's favorite things to do. She could spend an afternoon just reading menus from restaurants all over the area. One day soon she hopes to take some pastry classes at Johnson & Wales because eventually she'd like to use the skills learned in her second dream career!

Hobbies: Traveling is a passion. So is baking (see above!).

Email: kmiranda@wbtv.com