Kim Khazei is co-anchor of the 4pm, 4:30pm and 5:30pm newscasts. She rejoined the 7News anchor desk in the Fall of 2006 after taking a six-year break to raise her children and focus on her family. Kim was instrumental in the launch of the first morning news show at 7News after Sunbeam Television Corporation took over the station in 1993 - at one point anchoring four straight hours of live, local news each morning. During Kim's eight years at WHDH, she also anchored the Noon, 4pm and 5:30pm newscasts. Kim quickly earned a reputation as a commanding anchor, especially during breaking news coverage. Kim has reported on major national and international news events for nearly two decades. She began her television career at KOMU-TV (NBC) in Columbia, Missouri, then spent four years at KQTV (ABC) in Missouri as an evening anchor and reporter. Soon after, she became the evening news anchor at the NBC affiliate in Champaign, Illinois, followed by a move to the NBC affiliate in Sacramento, California, where she worked for two years as a weekend anchor/reporter. Then, Kim spent two years as an anchor/ reporter at KOVR-TV (ABC) in Sacramento, California. Outside the newsroom, Kim is active in the community and takes part in several non-profit events in her town and surrounding areas. She also loves, skiing, tennis, swimming and spending time with her husband and three children on New England's beaches and mountains.