Kevin Holmes, a 20-year news veteran, is joining the KARE-TV team.
Holmes, who has spent the last nine years at KSHB in Kansas City, will work alongside Julie Nelson at the anchor desk for the 6 and 10 p.m. weekday newscasts starting April 13.
Nelson has been the solo news anchor for most of her broadcasts since Randy Shaver left in 2024.
“I’m honored to join a station so deeply committed to the community it serves and to practicing thoughtful, responsible journalism,” Holmes said in a news release. “KARE’s long-standing tradition of outstanding reporting is something I deeply admire, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute to that legacy.”
Holmes, who previously worked in Savannah, Ga., Raleigh, N.C., and Memphis, Tenn., has won six Emmys. He led breaking news coverage of the 2024 Kansas City parade shooting that earned KSHB its first national Edward R. Murrow Award.
“We have an incredible team of journalists telling the stories of our community to an ever‑growing audience,” KARE news director Matt Kummer in the news release. “We’re confident that Kevin’s experience, personality and expertise will connect with our local viewers and represent our community accurately to everyone watching our coverage.”
KARE has consistently been one of the most respected TV news operations in the country. At the Upper Midwest Emmy Awards in October, it won in 26 categories, including overall excellence, the most of any station in competition.
But it has suffered from the departure of several popular personalities. In the last seven years, it has lost Shaver, Eric Perkins, Pat Evans, Sven Sundgaard and Adrienne Broaddus. Meteorologist Belinda Jensen is expected to retire in the near future.
